Kidnapped: Kitchen Edition

I've been taken hostage by my kitchen, somewhat willingly. I'm here to share what I've been doing in my absense from blogging and to try to explain to my mom why I'm too busy to call to her when she knows I'm snowed in :)



3 dozen dairy & soy free banana muffins, 6 loaves of banana bread, and a loaf of italian bread in my freezer


Chicken and rice soup with italian bread


Stew


Italian bread


Chicken and squash over penne with basil sauce


Homemade Gnocci


Chicken in mushroom sauce with garlic hasselback potatoes


Bourbon chicken over brown rice


Penne with homemade pasta sauce


Failed italian round loaf


Homemade pasta sauce, simmering


Dairy free oatmeal bread


Acorn squash, roasting in the oven


All I have to say is...cooking is a LOT of work. Especially when it has to be dairy and soy free (yes, that's right...we've added soy to the off-limits list...the rescheduled allergist appointment is on Thursday, but since the roads aren't clear and we're anticipating 10-20 more inches of snow tonight, there's a good chance that's not going to happen). I'm pretty proud of myself though, and I hope it will all get easier as I get more practice in the kitchen.

In other news, I plan on migrating to wordpress in the very near future, so after that is done we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming around here, including a bread down on all the cooking/baking! I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping we don't lose power around here during the Snowpocalypse...