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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.tasteofhome.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title type="html">calimom1</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>http://community.tasteofhome.com/blogs/calimom1/atom.aspx</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://community.tasteofhome.com/blogs/calimom1/default.aspx" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://community.tasteofhome.com/blogs/calimom1/atom.aspx" /><generator uri="http://communityserver.org" version="3.1.20917.1142">Community Server</generator><updated>2009-06-19T18:00:37Z</updated><entry><title>Aspiring cook</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://community.tasteofhome.com/blogs/calimom1/archive/2009/06/19/aspiring-cook.aspx" /><id>http://community.tasteofhome.com/blogs/calimom1/archive/2009/06/19/aspiring-cook.aspx</id><published>2009-06-19T23:00:37Z</published><updated>2009-06-19T23:00:37Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;I was hesitant to join the taste of home community because, well, I really don&amp;#39;t cook.&amp;nbsp; Between my kids&amp;#39; extra finicky taste buds, my husband&amp;#39;s dietary preferences and restrictions,&amp;nbsp;and my full time job, well I don&amp;#39;t have much time and really see the point of trying to cook.&amp;nbsp; I just end up frustrated that I wasted a lot of time and energy shopping for,&amp;nbsp;preparing and cleaning up after a mean that only I end up eating.&amp;nbsp; Well, actually end up eating for days on end b/c there&amp;#39;s tons of leftovers.&amp;nbsp; I always wanted to be one of those mom&amp;#39;s who could whip up anything and enjoyed cooking, but I&amp;#39;m not.&amp;nbsp; And that makes me sad.&amp;nbsp; Maybe some day?&amp;nbsp; Until then I&amp;#39;ll just consider myself an aspiring cook - I&amp;#39;d like to some day cook but until then, I&amp;#39;ll only dabble in it when a burst of motivation and defiance for my situation takes over.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://community.tasteofhome.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6178776" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>calimom1</name><uri>http://community.tasteofhome.com/members/calimom1/default.aspx</uri></author></entry></feed>