It is 6:44 p.m. I tried to make quesadillas for dinner. I drained black peas, seasoned them with salt and pepper, added some chopped garlic and onions, spooned this on a tortilla, then added salsa and shredded cheese, then fried them. One of them came out okay, but the other quesadilla didn’t. Maybe I should have cooked the other quesadilla a little longer because of the garlic and onions. They tasted mostly okay.

I’m not sure yet what my next recipe should be.

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These are two photos of recipes I baked on Monday, Nov. 25 – Banana Walnut Breads and Blueberry Muffins. Both recipes are from “The New Boston Globe Cookbook.”

It is 8:50 p.m. Yesterday I made Blueberry Muffins and Banana Walnut Breads. I got the recipes from the cookbook “The New Boston Globe Cookbook.” I thought the muffins came out really good – the blueberries were not too tart but were complimented by the addition of lemon juice and lemon zest in the batter and the muffins were not overcooked. The banana breads were okay – I had only two cups of flour instead of the three cups of flour for the recipe. Also, I didn’t have time to toast the walnuts for the breads. The result: it tasted fine except one of the breads had a slightly wet bottom. The smell of the breads coming out of the oven was delicious.

I also want to make quesadillas this week.

It is 7:11 p.m. Looking forward to Thanksgiving next week. I went to Market Basket today. Maybe there’s something interesting tonight on T.V.

It is now 6:43 p.m. I will check out All Recipes and Betty Crocker on the Internet today. Just wanted to mention about my post from Wednesday: I quoted a few sentences from the book “Food Blogging for Dummies” because I could relate to what it said. I have two cans of beans, a can of tomatoes, some rice and egg noodles and shredded cheddar. Maybe I can find something interesting on either All Recipes or Betty Crocker’s website.

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. My family will have an apple pie, a pumpkin pie, and a dutch apple pie. Maybe a cheesecake too. I wanted to bring something like a layered cake, but I don’t know yet.

It is now 11:13 p.m. I spoke to my sister Rita and she thinks that I can do this food blog. She told me that bloggers work every day and they receive emails from people who have questions about food and recipes. She also said I might be able to make money. Right now, I’m reading “Food Blogging for Dummies”. I DO have several things that I would like to work on, such as: inspiration for the food blog: traditions from around the world, books like “Our Own Snug Fireside”, using my blog for topics like original recipes with an underlining theme; Baking and dessert recipes; and restaurant reviews. I also want to document my family’s rich recipe history – I borrowed this phrase from Elise Bauer from Simply Recipes.

More food related topics are: making staple foods from scratch; cooking with only organic ingredients; teaching your family or friends how to cook; and food history.

I know this seems like a lot, but I want to make the most out of my blog.

I was thinking, when it comes to rating restaurant reviews, maybe I can do something like for the heading: Helena’s Southcoast Restaurant Reviews.

That’s all for today.

It is 7:03 p.m. I had some brownies today; they tasted good. Maybe I’ll make banana bread this week. Looking forward to watching “The Great Holiday Baking Championship” tonight on Food Network. For Thanksgiving, I want to make another cake but I’m not sure which one yet. What else? Maybe there will be something else tonight on T.V. that’s interesting.

It is 6:53 p.m. I made brownies yesterday. I will bring some brownies to my Mom and Dad’s house tomorrow for my Dad. I hope there’s something interesting on T.V. tonight.

It is 8:22 p.m. I will try to make brownies tomorrow. Maybe there’s something interesting on T.V. tonight.

It is 2:34 p.m. I didn’t make brownies last week; I will try to make them this week. I’m looking forward to watching The Food Network tonight; they will have the Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge on. Maybe I’ll go food shopping tomorrow.

Not much else to write here.