you'll never guess my new hobby

It has to do with these: Some of this:

And faces that look like THIS:

It's true! Lately, I have been ENJOYING COOKING! (well, more often than not anyway...)

As many of you know, I have never been one who likes cooking. There are always dishes afterwards, half the time it isn't even good because I don't have natural cooking instincts, the kids are always whiny at dinnertime...yadda yadda yadda. WELL...

I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH FARMER'S MARKETS!

There is something so wonderful about fresh, colorful food, bought directly from the people who lovingly planted, watered, cared for and picked it. I ask them questions (What do you do with a lemon cuke? How would you use the mini-eggplant in a dish?) and then go home and invent something. And the best part? Usually I invent something GOOD. Usually. (Our eggplant-zucchini-tomato soup the other night was a complete bust.) And it has been pretty FUN.