Who would've guessed that 2012 had 53 Sundays?  So here we are at the end of one year and the start of another.  Lots of cooking done, lots of time passed some new things tried, some massive quantities of baking done.  A good year overall, cooking wise.  I've gone up and down in cycles of busyness and interest.  I'll get way behind in my magazines  catch up, get way behind, and catch up.  I added Lucky Peach to my food input (which I actually read, not just skim).  I still have a pile of cookbooks to get through (skimming/reading) and my list of books that I think I should read and want to read also has grown to near unmanageable levels (even with that there had been a large block of time where little to no progress was made, for a reasonable reason).

If I have time I'm going to try to break down my food spending, just because I find the idea interesting.  Yes, clearly we are in a position where we can make choices that many people can't about where our food comes from and the sometimes excessive amount of money that we are able to spend to make those choices.

We are in the middle of the winter, and the two things I miss the most are fresh greens (spinach, arugula, etc) and eggs.  Eggs that were laid a day or two before, rather then at some undetermined date.  There is a clear difference, not to mention the treatment of the chickens.

• Corn Soup with Potatoes and Smoked Ham
• Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (RC Cook's Country December / January 2013)
• Skillet Teriyaki Beef and Vegetables (RC Cook's Country December / January 2013)
• Reduced Fat General Tso's Chicken (p29 Cook's Country December / January 2013)
• Well's Fargo provided, Omaha Steak's Burgers