I can cook!

I am learning how to cook! Matt and I actually go grocery shopping, I plan our meals roughly a month ahead of time, I buy all the ingredients I need, and I actually stick to it. It is not an easy task, though. I bought a cookbook and I'm starting to learn that straying from the directions can make for some interesting concoctions. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Tonight I cooked meatloaf. We didn't have any basil so I used oregeno. We didn't have any bread crumbs, so I used crushed pretzels. Etc etc. It sure didn't turn out like Mom used to make, but it was edible. There hasn't been anything yet that we've thrown out and ordered pizza. Timing is my biggest challenge. It's still hard for me to get the veggies and the potatos and the meat to finish at the same time. I keep getting closer and closer, though.

Tonight's Olympic rant: what is it all about? Some say it is about world peace and hope; some training and hard work; some sportmanship and good will. I say it is all about McDonalds and Visa. Yep, commercials. These commercials have been almost Super Bowl-like in quality, and I am noticing some eye-rolling trends. Just about everything is being geared toward this Atkins low-carb BS. I know some people lose weight this way, but some people lose weight eating nothing but junk food, too. Even beer, yes, beer, is on the Atkins kick. "Hey, get more drunk but don't get fat!" LOL

But I do have to admit, the Budweiser low-carb games have been my personal favorite. From the low jump to the 15-foot marathon, I chuckle every time I see them (which is 20 times a day.)