food, glorious food

Food has become my new passion.  It's been a long time in the making, but over the last year or so, I just can't get enough.  If I could, I would quit life as I know it and run away to culinary school.  I daydream of making it big, buying a home with an amazing kitchen, and spending all my days creating culinary masterpieces.  I envy those who can make their dreams of food creation a reality.  Unfortunately, I'm not in a position where I can do that.  My days are consumed with the normal routines of life.  However, it doesn't mean that I'm not going to try to fit in as much as I can.

A few weeks ago, I made a new goal to try at least two new recipes a week.  So far so good.  It's been fun to get creative in my kitchen--my very, very small kitchen.  Despite the limitations of a minuscule workspace, here are a few of  my most recent successes...

• Arugula, Fennel & Apricot Salad
• Ground Beef Wellington
• Bolognese Sauce
• Roasted Veggies with Rosemary
• Chicken Coconut Curry
• Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and cream
• Poached Eggs
• Curried Zucchini Relish
• Banana Cream Pie
• Tiramisu

...and here's to many more!

Update:  I have included a few of the links to the recipes that I used.  Keep in mind that I hardly ever follow the recipe.  I always make modifications along the way.  For example, with the Tiramisu, I used Pero instead of coffee and omitted the wine.   For the banana cream pie, I mashed up bananas and put it into the pudding mix.  Should I make this again, I would strain the pudding mixture to preserve the integrity of the texture.  etc. etc.