Reflecting on the past month, I really think my relationship with food has changed for the better. I think I awakened some tastebuds! I'm not afraid of white onions anymore. I ate more things containing tomatoes. I like peppers. I know some simple staple (organic) food items which carry a pretty decent shelf-life that can usually enhance any meal. I can use more seasonings than salt and pepper. I understand cooking times of different kinds of meats. I finally get that human touching food with bare hands kind of sensuality the chefs talk about on Top Chef. I get it, and it's good.
Some meals don't need to be complex to be a crowd-pleaser. I really enjoyed challenging myself to really step outside of the box and face some serious deep-rooted food fears I've been lugging around my whole life. Don't even get me started about how I feel about knives. ::shudder:: But I chopped things. I chopped a lot of things, and I'm proud of myself.
This has been a busy month, so I'm going to follow my buddy Laura's advice and do an entirely different kind of challenge for March. Postcards.
Yup, postcards.
I got a postcard the other day from a friend I met on Facebook and it tickled me to no end. I took a little hiatus (40 days to be exact) from the networking site so I could decompress, and focus on real life life. She just wanted to let me know she's still thinking about me. It feels good to get back in touch with people face-to-face, so I don't miss Facebook too much right now. I think sending actual mail is a lost art, and the outcome of who I contact might be fun. You might want to make sure I've got your current address, peeps. Just sayin'.
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