{"id":5403,"date":"2021-08-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2021-08-01T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T14:41:40","slug":"i-keep-saying-that-i-love-to-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/i-keep-saying-that-i-love-to-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"I keep saying that I love to cook…."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I really do think that I love to cook. I see it as one of those chief identity markers. But, lately, I my kitchen mojo is gone! Just a dusty cloud of outdated spices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, I’m not ready to slide, san resistance, into a little-to-no cooking world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Saturday, I went to the farmers market to look for some veggies. I wasn’t disappointed. So, I spent some time preparing them so that we can have easy mix-and-match food throughout the week. It has been a challenge to find a routine that works right now, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not going to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

I want Lincoln to grow up with warm, good food memories, and I’m trying to build that foundation. But, whew, there are so many things to do and so little time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I really do think that I love to cook. I see it as one of those chief identity markers. But, lately, I my kitchen mojo is gone! Just a dusty cloud of outdated spices. But, I’m not ready to slide, san resistance, into a little-to-no cooking world. 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