Going to take two short *fun* courses at the COD, college of dupage, to get my mind of depressing things

4 weeks
COOKING--Basic Skills

BASIC SKILLS FOR THE BEGINNING COOK- Hone basic cooking skills and prepare simple recipes from soup to dessert, that are easy yet elegant, tasty yet nutritious. Practice basic cooking methods of broiling, sauteing, stir-frying and steaming; chopping, cutting, mixing and folding; and using seasonings.

2 weeks
COOKING--Cuts of Meat

HOW TO BUY AND COOK MEAT- Avoid standing at the meat counter. Quality, cost, cooking process and nutritive value are a few considerations when purchasing meat (beef, pork, lamb). Learn the different meat cuts and prepare related recipes. Guide to Identifying Meat Cuts included.

This weekend, specially on Sunday, Joe and I drove to downtown Glen Ellyn mainstreet to attend the taste of glen ellyn and I specifically wanted to see the Irish dancers and we did. But before that we shopped and walked around and eventually reparked my car.



It is a rarety that I find Art.. that really appeals to me.. sticks out.. and screams BUY ME!

I bought this for $35 and it is a nice tile.. and could be placed on a kitchen floor, but I thought it was too nice and I am hanging it up on my kitchen wall above the cat's food and drink area.



We had ate some famous Nathan's hot dogs before we left so Joe protested when I wanted to buy some grilled barbecure chicken. He ended up getting some cotton-candy flavored dip n dots which I thought were rather tasteless, and I got a strawberry-banana smoothie made with fresh strawberries. Yumm. But I really wanted to taste the Chicken.. after all it is a taste.. and you go to festivals to eat!

We enjoyed watching the Trinity Irish Dancers and I kept fantasizing how cool it must be for those girls to do that (not to mention expensive) and how I want my future baby girl to do dance like I did.

For your viewing pleasure, you may now view my Orlando vacation photos here





I have placed a few of my favorites ( here )