This is painful to admit - and perhaps a little bit shocking - but I’m not the best cook in the world. As I’ve worked hard to balance my household budget these last few months, I’ve tackled some cooking projects I never dreamed of doing. Earlier this year I made shish-kabobs on the grill. They weren’t horrible. Then a friend of mine from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan taught me to make a traditional northern dish called pasties (pronounced Pass-tees). It’s like a meat pie that also includes potatoes, onions, and carrots.

I hope to keep learning new dishes through 2010 to help keep our household expenses down. There seems to be a surge in cupcake stores all over the country and part of me loves them but another part says, “Don’t even think about them much less GO there, girl!” But why buy cupcakes, sheet cakes, or layered cakes when I can make them myself? I’m going to try to bake my own low-carb cakes and then see if I can make them pretty. I have some cake decorating equipment at home and am thinking about taking a formal decorating class with one of my daughters this spring to learn how to use the fancy tips.

The Tennessee Technology Center in Murfreesboro offers a class in cake decorating. You can learn more about it by calling (615) 898-8010. In addition, Michael’s located at The Avenue offers a four-course class that teaches everything from flowers and borders to using fondant. I can get 50 percent off if I take the classes offered in February. What about you? Anyone want to take cake decorating with me?

Posted by:Kathy Tyson

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