Soup and Sutures

I have never had stitches due to an injury. I know this comes as more than shocking for those of you who really know me. I am more than accident prone. I have things happen to me that don't happen to normal folks. Like the light fixture that fell square on my head, or the time that I got frostbite all over my hands from carrying in a bronze statue in the middle of winter, or the time the parking garage crossing arm came down on top of my head... You get the picture.

Well, tonight I got myself some stitches from a little mishap while I was cooking dinner from this little delight...
So tonight I was making a tasty little soup from this gem of a cookbook. I was chopping vegetables and decided the knife I was using, just wasn't cutting it (literally and figuratively) so I decided to bust out the new knives that we got for Christmas. As I was hand washing it before I used it, I had a little slip-slip-a-roo and took a nice slice through my finger. Ooopsy poopsy. There was a lot of blood, but I insisted I would be fine with a rag and pressure on the wound. Well all was fine until I got the feeling I was going to pass out. Still, I insisted that I would be fine, but my Ma stated otherwise and forced me to go to InstaCare. A few stitches later and I was on my way and as good as new.

Here is what it looked like after they cleaned an numbed it...

Here are the stitches. See, just a mere flesh wound...

(And in case you were wondering, luckily I didn't bleed in the soup. I came home and finished cooking it, and it was delightful!)

Note To Self...New knives are sharp. Proceed with caution.

Someones In the Kichen With Shannon...

So I'm not quite sure what has come over me lately...domestication at it's finest, I guess you could say. It all began when Trisha Yearwood's cookbook came out last week. I received the first installment for Christmas two years ago. To say that I LOVED it would be a total understatement. It became my kitchen-bible. Unless it came outta that bad boy, I didn't make it. You know how some cookbooks only have a handful of good recipes out of the entire thing? Well in "Georgia Cooking In An Oklahoma Kitchen (the first one) the majority were fabulous. And now Ive begun cooking and baking from "Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood" (part 2). Delightful...

The other night I made a spice cake with lemon sauce. Wow. Now I am not a spice cake fan at all, but this was good. And it made me feel so freakin domestic, I didn't know what to do with myself. There I was making a cake from scratch (for the longest time, I didn't know that was even possible. I thought all cakes came from a box that had Betty Crocker's autograph on it). Then, I went on to hand squeeze lemon juice for the sauce and before you knew it I was zesting the lemon! I know, impressive.

So look out Julie and Julia, here come Shannon and Trisha!...Yeah, that's right. You just wait. Next year I will be going home with the Oscar for Best Leading Role in a kitchen. And who knows, I might also be nominated for a CMA award for Best Duet (you should hear the amazing sounds that come as I sing along to my iPod while creating these culinary masterpieces).

If you ever need a great recipe for black bean lasagna, or a stellar chocolate chip cookie, or possible an awesome almond bread...call me, I've got it. Or, you could just drive yourself to the nearest Barnes and Noble and get yourself a copy. I promise, you wont regret it. (One little side note--if you do the Barnes and Noble thing, check online first. It's usually cheaper there. I got mine shipped to my door for less than it would've been to drive there and pick it up myself. Just an FYI...)