Someone's in the kitchen

Cooking has been somewhat of an adventure since Brian and I moved into our apartment. Even before we moved to our new place, cooking was sometimes a gamble. We weren't always quite sure if what we were buying was what we thought we were buying. There was that one time I bought turkey breast when I thought I was buying chicken breast. The shear size of the poultry cuts should have been a good indication that it wasn't chicken breast because, come on, this chicken would have had to been very well-endowed. In any event, when we were in our temporary housing we had all sorts of pots and pans and measuring cups and baking dishes, so I only had to figure out what to cook, not necessarily how to cook it.

Now that we're in our own apartment we have one pot, one frying pan, and one spatula. (Yes, I actually considered taking a photo of this, but I figured you could use your imagination.) And, of course, my mixer and all of it's accessories that I blogged about last week. We also have two small plates, two bowls, six glasses, some disposable coffee cups and a 4 sets of silverware. (We shipped most of our kitchen stuff, so we've tried not to buy things that are coming on the container.)

Despite the lack of kitchen gear, I've still been trying to cook occasionally. I've used my mixer to make some homemade bread and tasty buns (click for recipes). I've made a tomato sauce and alfredo sauce for pasta. Yesterday I made a chicken and mashed potatoes (using my mixer to mash the potatoes). And as soon as I find cumin, I'm going to try Ty's taco meat recipe.
I'm looking forward to receiving the goods from the container (hopefully this week).

I think cooking will be easier once I get my measuring cups and spoons, but unfortunately, I'll still have to try to discern the chicken from the turkey.

Updated 8/13
I baked more tasty buns today and they looked so gorgeous I had to share a photo.