My first recipes

Last week I attempted to make my own chicken soup for the first time.  I used a whole chicken, which was also a first for me.  Working with the whole chicken wasn't too hard, but the soup didn't turn out spectacular.  I didn't have enough spices or flavorings in it.  I do plan to try it again sometime though.

Then two days ago I made a Chicken Corn Chowder (total coincidence that the first two recipes were soup!).  That was super yummy!  I was exceptionally proud of myself because I made adjustments to the recipe and it still came out well.  Doing my own thing and not following the written instructions is a big deal for me.  :-)

Yesterday I made pasta with homemade white sauce.  While this wasn't my first time using it, I think it's fun to make my own sauce!  I will write about that later.

Tonight I'm making meatloaf.  It's a recipe I came up with on my own after looking at several recipes and not finding one I liked.  I have made it once before but I am going to make some changes this time to see if it comes out even better.

On a side note...does anyone have any ideas for a better title and/or url for this blog?  "Exploring Recipes" was the most I could come up with so far.  And the url is just my name.  I wanted something a little more exciting.  Suggestions welcome!