All Grown Up

I am officially a Grown Up.

I cooked my first ham.

And it was good!!

Whew.

So yes, I believe that makes me a grown up. I'm sure vegetarians have other standards, but that was a big one. (Of course, I've yet to do a turkey... yikes. Maybe next year?)

Christmas Eve dinner was fondue (the tradition, but with a twist- rather than cook the meat and seafood in oil, we did broth) and my late Christmas with my dad was the ham.

Also, my brother's girlfriend gave me Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I made some carrots from it (basically carrots simmering in butter and water), which i overcooked. Sigh. They tasted good but were too soft. Next time. (I hate carrots, but they're cheap and "healthy.")

World Market was having a sale on enamel cookware and I've been lusting after the le crueset dutch ovens for a while, but not their price tag, so picked one up from WM. I'm sure the quality isn't the same as l.c.'s but hello, i can't afford a $300 piece of cookware.

WM's picture. Not mine.

Wanted to get the smaller round one, but theoretically I could cook a whole chicken in this one...
Of course now i'm needing new potholders... i have 2- one has holes and the other is thin. Always something, right?

Hope everyone had a happy new year. 2011 is going to be great!!