January 19, 2011

• The Culinary Misadventures of a New Wife: Part-1

  Growing up a tomboy, it really never occurred to me that all of the cooking my mother did for my father someday I would be doing for my husband. Ignoring all of the standards that society places on young women, I learned how to climb trees, build forts, catch snakes and make entertaining special effects with my mouth. Needless to say, I've never been very apt in the kitchen. I've been with my husband for 3 years, we wed this past August. Before we got married I made a promise to him that to be the best wife I could be, I, a childhood tomboy and lifelong advocate of never being like every other girl, would learn how to cook (DUN DUN DUHHNNNN). Thus is where The Culinary Misadventures of a New Wife begins.

  I have attempted to cook in the past, to no avail. However, recently I undertook the task of preparing a surprise dinner for my husband. Meatloaf, garlic red potatoes and green beans. The dinner had all of the potential to be a misadventure, but it turned out rather well. I would share my meatloaf recipe *whispers* but it's a family secret. I can, however, share with you the recipe for these wonderful garlic red potatoes

  Garlic Red Potatoes:

  Ingredients

  2 pounds red potatoes quartered
  1/4 cup butter melted
  2 teaspoons minced garlic
  1 teaspoon salt
  1 lemon, juiced
  1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

  Directions

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  Place potatoes in an 8x8 inch baking dish.
  In a small bowl combine melted butter, garlic, salt and lemon juice; pour over potatoes and stir to coat.
  Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over potatoes.
  Bake, covered, in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  Uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

   

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