tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331588487963775535.post5834830479231997311..comments2023-08-21T10:13:31.345-04:00Comments on 10K Monkeys & a Camera: Twenty twelve (or two thousand twelve) effortsalicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18391518269613728994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331588487963775535.post-30122310980710174632012-01-18T21:58:28.722-05:002012-01-18T21:58:28.722-05:00Keera, I don't have an innate sense either, bu...Keera, I don't have an innate sense either, but this book has been a help: <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=E32Rk9Hp-AYC" rel="nofollow">The Flavor Bible</a>, but mostly I just stick with recipes until I feel comfortable improvising...<br /><br />I haven't been <i>saying</i> anything yet with regard to the year, but I just asked G-Dog, "Quick! What year is it?" and he responded "two thousand twel... WAIT!!! Twenty-twelve!!" So, I guess, the household is attempting to take a position... ;-Dalicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391518269613728994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331588487963775535.post-18722267707110309592012-01-08T03:11:27.131-05:002012-01-08T03:11:27.131-05:00Happy new year, Alice! And congratulations on your...Happy new year, Alice! And congratulations on your successful exercise and weight changes! <br /><br />After spending my holidays with a woman who can cook and does so well, and after a good year of low-carbing, I want to learn to cook well for one. <br /><br />Unlike you (and any chef), I have no understanding of food. I watch someone like Jamie Oliver mix mint, ginger and lemon and I can say that'll be tasty, but I would never have thought to combine those on my own because I have no innate feel for what flavors do together. Without instructions (recipes), I am helpless. Still, for my own health's sake (and the planet's), the more I can cook for myself, the better. So that is my goal in 2012*. <br /><br />I have another goal, too: To walk up hills more. I'll have to think about what fond activity I can combine it with that will work as motivation for me.<br /><br />*) Since you asked: I've been saying two thousand twelve in both English and Norwegian because it's the Norwegian standard way of saying years. The Swedes say twenty-twelve, and I would expect English-speakers to, too. Eventually, so will the Norwegians. :-)Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.com