kara's kitchen 101: January 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Not over the Slump... but hopeful

I'm not completely ready to start cooking again... I don't know what happened, but sometime last year I lost my love for cooking! I just couldn't stand to do it for a while! I hope that my search for some new recipes will help encourage not only my diet, but also my love to cook!

Get ready!!!

Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken

Start with 3 or 4 frozen chicken breasts. Add an entire bottle of your favorite teriyaki marinade. Add one whole can of pineapples. Turn your crock on low for 6-8 hours.

EAT and ENJOY!!! For an extra something if you can handle the carbs, when it's cooked completely put it over brown rice!

KarasKitchen

My inspiration for this blog comes from working diligently on a project for my sister-in-law which was a family cookbook like the one my sister made for me for my wedding present. I've compiled some of my own tried and true recipes as well as collected a few from my hubby's side of the family.

My inspirations in my cooking world have come from my Mama, my Meemee, my sister Laura, and Chef Pam. My Mama always made great meals growing up and still does. My Meemee taught me a few of the basics about growing my own veggies and how to cook them, except that I forgot all of that so Mom's teaching me again now! My sister Laura makes everything seem easier with her own ways of doing things. Finally, I took cooking lessons for a few months with Chef Pam and learned a few tricks of the trade. Chef Pam is the head Chef at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I'm hoping my bro-in-law, John will help me add a few more. He's into Thai/Chinese/Sushi stuff.