I have discovered, in cleaning up my to do lists, that I have enough recipes clipped that is I make a brand new trial recipe a day, I will probably die before I finish trying them all.<\/p>\n
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Obviously, not all of them will be worth trying— I have been clipping recipes to try since I was about 7 years old (I was that weird kid who bought the cookbook at the souvenir stand when everyone else was buying the squirting cameras and the space ice cream), but I am going to make an attempt because I love cooking, it *normally* calms me down, and I currently have a 13 year old son who is never NEVER not hungry. Yay for me!<\/p>\n
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So I packed up a box of loose clippings and I have a 2 foot pile of books with recipes flagged (the whole book is not one I want to keep) and I am going to put forth as much an effort as I can to see what I can make.<\/p>\n
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Today I am making a meringue-y frosting, because we have 10 egg whites in the fridge, 2 from I don\u2019t know what, 6 from an attempt to make Almanzo Wilder\u2019s ice cream (3 were a mistake and 3 were from the SUCCESS— it\u2019s so good!) and 3 were from a cooked Amish dressing from a souvenir cookbook from 30 years ago. Yes, I know that\u2019s 11 egg whites. The recipe calls for 10 and I play loose and fast that way.<\/p>\n
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I am also attempting to make a \u2018carmeled sugar\u2019 a friend sent with a \u2018hey, this looks interesting.\u2019<\/p>\n
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So, wish me luck.<\/p>\n
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I am also trying to clean my studio, because it has become a mess, I have my exam for Surface Embroidery looming (hence the studio) and bills and taxes and a messy desk and my parents\u2019 estate stuff to clear up. Yes, I am bonkers. But as I said above, cooking makes me happy and I deserve to be happy.<\/p>\n
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So\u2026 here I go.<\/p>\n
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I have discovered, in cleaning up my to do lists, that I have enough recipes clipped that is I make a brand new trial recipe a day, I will probably die before I finish trying them all. Obviously, not all of them will be worth trying— I have been clipping recipes to try since … Continue reading cooking new things.<\/span>