Mood:  lazy
Now Playing: Opeth - Ending Credits

Last night ended up being the wife's night to cook. Unfortunately there aren't any pictures of the proceedings since the batteries for the camera aren't recharged yet (I'm sure this is a devastating development for all of you) but there is a post or two.

The circumstances that let to the wife being in charge of the kitchen last night are fairly straight forward. During our ride home from work (the wife and I carpool), I received a call from my good friend and workout partner. He was leaving work early, thus our workout was pushed forward from it's usual seven-thirty, eight time period. Thus a pre-workout snack was in order, but what to have? Probably should have been a protein shake or nutritional item, so the wife and I settled on fries from Wing Stop. Wing Stop, for those of you not in the know, is a place that serves buffalo style wings in a variety of flavors, but the best thing on the menu is the fries. I need to set out on an experiment that will result in at least getting close to matching their seasoning at the house so I can stop giving them so much of my money.

So, we get to the house, fries in hand, and I can't wait to eat them. Ah, the pure goodness of well made fries, not helping my diet to be sure, but certainly well worth the extra pounds. By the time I finish making a pig out of myself with the fries, it's time to hit the gym and make up for my culinary indiscretion, so off I go to workout, leaving the poor wife alone in the kitchen. Luckily, for me, I have a good wife. Does she sit around watching the TV and wait for me to return? No. She dives right in to the kitchen and begins to cook.

When I return home, it is to find the house full of the fantastic smells of frying bacony goodness. B.L.Ts are on the menu and this makes me happy, very happy. Not only did she cook up the bacon, but she also sliced up the ripe, red tomatoes and provided a bowl full of crisp, green lettuce that we had picked up for just such an occasion. She had even waited for me to come home before she started eating. Probably a good thing, because everything was so good that if she had started before me, there may not have been anything left by the time I made it home (just kidding love). :) Anyway, we quickly made up some sandwiches. I had three. Nothing quite like a pure B.L.T., just bacon, lettuce, tomato, and a small amount of mayo. A satisfying meal.

The Big Introduction
Mood:  lazy
Now Playing: Opeth - Windowpane
Welcome to the Everyday Home Chef. Really, this is more of a space for me as I go through the trials and tribulations of weight loss and changing eating habits, but it's also for any of you that are interested in broadening your culinary horizons while cooking at home and keeping a more healthy outlook on food and eating. This is not to say that there will be nothing but "healthy" stuff here. I don't adhere strictly to a healthy diet, just like many of you, and thus the "everyday" label. I'm just an everyday guy, trying to make it through each day the best I can, and still trying to find time to keep my wife and future baby well fed.

So, now that we have jumped through the hoops of confusing and pointless introduction, what is it that will actually be found here? Well, the answer to that is fairly simple and straight forward: anything interesting about food that I find and want to share, recipes that I use, pictures of me actually preparing said recipes, and any other tidbits I can think of or feel like sharing that have to do with food or eating. Also, it can be a place for discussions about food, sharing recipes, or any other food related activites that you, the reader, would like to share in. Have a nice time, and eat well.