Chatting with a friend recently, I came to the realization that I may have finally filled up on kitchen gadgets. I’m sure there are more out there, but my limit is due to finally filling up my kitchen space. However, with the removal of the toddler seat that Jay refuses to use and a floor vase that is in my kitchen for decorative purposes only, I could insert a rolling cart into my kitchen. It will give me a little more prep space and storage space, and I can move it out of the way unlike a permanent island. Then I could get my unneeded, but would be nice, tortilla press. I’d like to think that 2010 would be the year of Not Buying More Kitchen Gadgets. I’d hate to set a unrealistic goal though.

I finally started getting on a cooking schedule again. I made two types of bagels, navajo stew and of course, black eyed peas. Today will be a sourdough boule using my new brotform* that Santa was nice enough to order for me to take advantage of a free shipping sale. I also have a pork loin to cook. I’m stuffing it with a fruit compote, wrapping it with bacon and roasting it. The only goal I set in 2010 for cooking is to have 1-2 vegetarian meals a week. Thanks to people gifting me with three cookbooks that will help with that.

Mac is wrapping the kids up so he can throw them out into the snow. I need to start cooking some. I want to go re-org the photography room downstairs, but I also really want to just sit and have one day of relaxing.

Also, I started programming again a few days ago. I need to pick a project or make a project. Just to focus on something rather than random playing.

*Not to be confused with a bratform.