Week #1: March 10-11, 2010.

So, the first night of this business was Wednesday, March 10. Dinner was: salmon, marinated in a bourbon sauce courtesy of Publix; Alessi brand saffron risotto; and carrots with cinnamon and allspice. Salmon was most excellent, sauteed in a pan with a little olive oil and some Emeril's cajun seasoning. Risotto was also awesome...this was my first time with that brand, and I like it a lot. Very easy, too. Carrots were...carrots. Good seasoning, though. Allspice and carrots are good together. Especially with butter. Mmm, butter.

Night #2: Thursday, March 11. Brown rice with peas, carrots and onions, cooked with vegetable broth; sweet potatoes, baked in the oven in foil; and spinach with asparagus. I became concerned while cooking the rice and potatoes that I perhaps didn't have enough food, so I used a bag of spinach that I had in the fridge and some leftover asparagus to do a weird mixture of the two. It didn't turn out badly...I cooked them separately with the same seasonings, since they require different cooking conditions, and then combined them, which worked pretty well. The family seemed to like it...even my asparagus-wary sister dug it. The rice was good, if a little sticky...I wish there was a way to cook whole grain brown rice in a way that didn't make it all sticky, but I have not found that way just yet. Sweet potatoes turned out very nicely...again with a little butter, and they're divine. Thankfully for my arteries, I use Smart Balance.

I forgot to put this in my first entry, but I'm a pescatarian, which means I don't eat any sort of meat except for seafood. I also eat dairy and eggs. Lots of dairy and eggs.

My stepfather is also a pescatarian, so I make all of my meals primarily vegetarian. I sometimes add a small amount of chicken or something to my mother's and sister's meals, but I never like to make meat the centerpiece of a meal. I don't like cooking it...if it weren't for the fact that fish is incredibly versatile and just so darn healthy, I would avoid it as well.

So yeah, there's the first week. More to come. : )