Friday Five

1. What was the first thing you ever cooked? I don't think that this was the first first thing I ever made, but it is the first I remember. When I was around 11 I decided that I wanted chocolate chip cookies when mom was out shopping. So I tried making some. They would have been great except that I put in too much salt. The next batch a year or two later was much better.

2. What's your signature dish? Hmm. I'm not sure. I've got a few different things I can make pretty well, but nothing specific. Chicken Francaise, Pancakes, and Grilled cheese to name a few(not all at once though). I also make a pretty kickass mac and cheese.

3. Ever had a cooking disaster? (tasted like crap, didn't work, etc.) Describe. The cookies mentioned above were probably the worst. The funny thing was that I hid them and my mom found them a day or so later (I don't know why I didn't just THROW THEM AWAY). She was amused.

4. If skill and money were no object, what would you make for your dream meal? Augh, that's a hard one. There are so many things I'd like to try making. I think I'd end up spending a week going through the various cookbooks I have. There are so many things I'd love to try. The one that most comes to mind is doing a shoulder of lamb. When I was in London for work a few years back a co-worker invited me to a dinner party he was having and served it. It was really good, it just takes quite a while to cook.

5. What are you doing this weekend? I'm not sure what's going on this weekend. I'm thinking I may try and find some friends to hang out with tonight, then just kind of mellow over the weekend. I've stopped saying I'm going to try and make a mix, since that just hasn't worked in a while. I may do a netcast though, it's been a long time since I've done one.

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