This summer I have decided to teach myself to cook. As a beginner cook, I am starting with simple recipes I find on
allrecipes.com, which is a GREAT site for finding recipes. You can search for recipes by ingredient, read reviews, find nutritional info, save and file recipes in an online recipe box and/or print recipes. I used this website to find a recipe teaching me to cook roasted new potatoes and Parmesan roasted asparagus. I also made spinach stuffed chicken breasts (Locke really enjoyed this dish) and tonight, Alfredo Lasagna (with chicken and spinach...the spinach and chicken combo in two dishes was purely coincidental). And I haven't only made dishes from recipes... Last night we hadn't gone to the grocery store in a while so we didn't have much to work with; however, we did have several types of beans and some corn bread mix. So I looked up spices that can go in bean soup and used what I had to make a fairly delicious concoction. I also spiced up the corn bread to make what I call "Sweet corn bread" by adding brown sugar and cinnamon.
With the extra time I have this summer, I have enjoyed learning to cook and even experimenting with flavors and ingredients. And Locke has seemed to enjoy it too! :)
and hopefully many more to come! :) This past Sunday, July 11, was our 1 year anniversary. We have had an incredible year! We celebrated our anniversary at a little cabin called Rustic Hideaway at Covemountain Resorts. It was so much fun! We cooked our meals, played pool, and relaxed in our cabin's personal hot tub! We also visited Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and went for a short hike in the Smokies. Below are some pictures from the trip. 
