A New Journey..? or just delayed....

I dont know if there is anyone out there other than myself that has actually looked at my blog. There isn't much to it right now, but I am hoping that will change. I started this blog late last year, when my darling husband was still living at home full time with us...so..case and point ...I had someone to cook for. An adult anyways, my children on the other hand ...bless their little hearts, could probably care less as long as they are being fed. They are sweet though, my youngest tells me quite often "Mommy, you are the best cooker!" and they are my best critics, but if I am being honest and most moms out there can agree, when it comes to trying something new, it can be tricky. The proud mother that I am will tell you, my girls aren't too picky...now I say that because I made it a point when they were young to feed them anything and everything and when they would try to tell me they didnt like something (before they even tried it) I would simply just tell them "Oh yes you do....you love____" and they would eat it...with GUSTO I might add. But we all know that there are things out there that kids just dont like. So it does make this harder now that the hubs is working out of town, to attempt this journey again with just my six and three year old being my ONLY critics. But I need this. So I am going to try this again. I dont know if anyone will even read this, but it gives me something to do, a chance to find myself again, be passionate about something again. Plus it occupies me and keeps my mind off the fact that I hardly ever see my honey anymore, and lets face it...I miss him like crazy. So I dont know if this is a New Journey or just a delayed one..but either way I am here to stay.... I hope.

Tonight I plan to make Bucatini All' Amatriciana ... again. My last try at this recipe Nathaniel and I really loved, and it became my go to instead of just plain ol' spaghetti...I am going to attempt Anne's recipe this time along with her version on Bruschetta. Plus I got the GOOD stuff at the store this time. I am going all out...I usually just get the store brands to save on money but I am taking the advice of all chefs out there and cooking with the good stuff...and lets hope that they are right when they say it makes all the difference in the world because that olive oil was pricey! More to come later...