It has been a rough several months, people, and I can't lie, I haven't been doing much cooking. I have been very ill, and have had more than a few hospital stays. I've eaten more hospital food and fast food than homemade food in the last 6 months, out of necessity, and also out of exhaustion. Even standing in the kitchen for one hour to cook can wipe me out for the rest of the day. Sometimes, I don't even have the energy to do the hour in the kitchen in the first place.
But, that does make the moments when I am able to eat good, homemade food a real treat. Also, I have learned some great tricks for cutting down on prep time, or making the food prep less physically intensive. (Food prep might not seem like physical work, but when you are a sickie like me, things become excercise that never seemed like it before!) Daniel has been a big help, too... I can sit and direct him to cut and peel and shred, and that helps me to be able to cook without getting nearly as wiped out. He's been a big help! Nearly every time I enter the kitchen, Dan comes with and asks what he can do. It's actually been a great way for us to hang out together, and he has been learning a lot about cooking.
Today is a great example of that. Dan peeled and grated several potatoes for me a little while ago, and I am going to make them into potato pancakes. See, for lunch, I had made my veggie reubens. Since I have so much sauerkraut left over from the reubens, I thought tonite would be a good night to try the new Smart Deli brand veggie smoked sausage we found the other day while grocery shopping. I have a lot of potatoes, so I called my sis to get our mom's recipe for potato pancakes, and voila!... It's a big ol' German Oktoberfest meal: smoked sausage, potato pancakes with applesauce and sour cream, and lots of sauerkraut.
I'm so glad I am back in the kitchen after so many months away. Now, I am off to Deutschland!
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