Cooking up a Storm

Over Christmas, we had quite a few people over for dinner... the full meal deal. Complete with appetizers, main course and dessert. And because I was the stay-at-home one... and because I had the time and the inclination... I got to do the cooking!!! Now, I've had a story going on for a long time, based primarily on my mother's experience, that cooking is a drag! It takes a long time, it's an effort to get everything together and done at the same time and people won't really enjoy it anyhow, so what's the point! I've held onto that story for a long time... but what I discovered this Christmas season is that I do like cooking! And in fact, entertaining is not that hard after all! Some people were 1/2 hour late... and it didnt' really phase me at all, it was OK!! Surprise!!! And I tried out a few new things, like baked brie... and boiling a ham, that I had never done before... and it worked out very well. Thank God for Google and the ability to consult a gazillion recipe options and find something that can be modified to work and produce a yummy result... So now... it is the New Year, and I am actually thinking of taking a cooking class... just for the fun of it! The last cooking class I took was in Grade 8... and it was not all that much fun... I remember being mostly frustrated and not really learning a lot... But, I am open to a different experience... and who knows where it might lead!!