Grilling Goddess

I am thrilled to announce that I conquered my fear of grilling!  AND…it wasn’t that bad!  Nay, it was awesome!  First of all, it was not nearly as difficult as I imagined.  Second, Rachael Ray’s recipe came out EXACTLY like the picture! 

Here’s her picture (It could be mine, you’d never know!)

Here is the link to her recipe.  I'm so proud of myself.  Hubby supervised the entire experience, but he was completely hands-off, I did all of the work.  I can happily say that I still have all of my eyebrow hairs.  Hooray!  

This morning, I practiced yoga.  It was my first time since I've moved in with Hubby and it was challenging!  It was a great workout though and my intention for practicing today was to "be calm."  The instructor encouraged to take our intention for practice and to carry that intention to the rest of our day.  

I was calm throughout the grilling experience and I think it really helped.  Hubby was super impressed!  RR you would be so proud of me!  Ladies, get out there and give the grill a try!  It will set you free!  It doesn't heat up the house, it is easy, and you will feel empowered.  

Halfway through the experience I caught myself singing the "Hillshire Farm" commercial -- GO MEAT!

This morning, my girl RR was on Good Morning America!  She was excellent (of course) and showed off some of her fabulous slider recipes -- including her homemade BBQ sauce recipe!  She talked about how sliders are a cheerful way to entertain and that sliders are "friendly food."  I couldn't agree more!  I can't wait -- next time we have friends over, I'm giving sliders a try!  RR graciously mentioned on the show that we could call her recipe our own, I think I might! :)  Thanks, Rach!

RR has an APP for iPhone -- Tasty Bytes.  I downloaded it immediately and love it.  Over 200 recipes, it makes a grocery list for you, lets you search...I could go on and on and on! Download it now!  It was only $1.99 (so cheap and SO worth it!)

Feeling good about grilling and cooking....maybe this challenge isn't so challenging, but it's been really fun!  All of this happiness in the kitchen (well, deck) made me wonder... What is your favorite cooking memory?