Halfway through Project Switch

Project Switch has been going well.  Last week's dinners consisted of cereal, soup, pizza, and salad.  Part of me was a little disappointed that I didn't get to eat wonderfully prepared meals but then I realized, wait, I don't have to figure out what's for dinner!  So I sat back and enjoyed my bowl of Frosted Flakes.

I actually had to do yard work last week.  I'm quite disappointed in this as I thought I would be able to make it through the month of January and not have to do anything.  We had a snow storm just about two weeks ago which quickly turned to ice overnight and then melted away the next day.  The result were several downed tree limbs all over town..... and one in our backyard.  The only problem was that the one in our backyard hadn't broken completely.  It was still hanging on but barely.  So I went out there last week and broke off all the little limbs and branches and then used all of my strength to twist the limb over and over until it snapped off.  I was quite pleased with myself.... until I learned that I am not nearly strong enough to use an ax to chop the limb into pieces.  Stewart took care of that part.  Next, I have to put it all in the back of the truck and haul it to the dump (the garbage trucks don't pick up debris here).

I think Stewart is slowly starting to enjoy cooking.  A couple of amusing things have happened along the way which I have left out when blogging to protect my husband.  But he did give me permission to pass along these bits .....

Stewart went grocery shopping on Friday which apparently is a frustrating endeavor for him.  He asked me to look up his recipes and text the grocery list to him.  I did and didn't see anything that would be too difficult to find in the store (ie tamari sauce or wasabi paste).  Stewart came home and told me that he had to google cornstarch to figure out what form it came in - liquid, solid, etc. so that he knew what he was looking for.  Evaporated milk also gave him a headache.  He figured out that it had something to do with baking and walked up and down the aisle "12 times" before announcing out loud that he could not find the evaporated milk.  Another shopper took pity on him and pointed it out.  Other than that, I think he's been doing a great job.  I can't wait to eat all of the tasty meals this week starting with Kung Pao chicken.