Something new,,

A month ago I said to myself that for 2012 I decided to  do/try new things. After a few days of thinking about it I realized that by procrastinating that I would never start my journey to branch out into different things. The biggest things for me were cooking & becoming more girly (i.e., wearing make-up, actually caring about how I dress & heels, etc.), so I decided to start with the cooking full force since out of everything that would be the most beneficial to me in the future. 

My relationship with cooking is pretty short. I could make a few small things here and there but making the basics doesn't really count as cooking so I figured I really dive deep into it. Of ounce to start I scanned through YouTube for recipes and came across the channel DivasCanCook  curated by a woman by the name of Monique, which then lead me to  her blog (divascancook.com) which showed me how easy (and tiring) cooking can be. 

Much to my surprise everything came out great. (I'm not sure why but part of me felt that even though I followed the recipes that something would still turn out wrong). Here are some of the things I made thanks to Ms. Monqiue

Rainbow Cupcakes:

Baked Mac & Cheese (I haven't made this since 2006):

Oven Fried Chicken:

Peach Cobbler/Pie (Attempt #1):

Peach-Apple Pie Attempt #2:

I must say, I think I did a good job, I even branched out a bit and made baked chicken and see my own spices with turned out to be a hit in my harshest critic's eyes. Thanks a lot Ms. Monique =]

For most of my life Steve Jobs was the face of Macs, iPods, iPhones and most recently the iPad. He may have lost his battle, but what he has accomplished in his lifetime was amazing. He may not have had a college degree, but he was living proof of what one could accomplish when armed with an idea, passion and determination. I may not have known him personally, but I have admired all that he has done. Future Keynotes will not be the same with out his signature ensemble (The black shirt, jeans and sneakers). My deepest condolences go out to the Jobs family, and anyone who knew and loved him. 

 RIP Steve Jobs