Whip It Up 2009 is almost here!

Next week starts Whip It Up 2009! I'll be posting one recipe per week on this blog, and I'm pretty sure all of my recipes will include veggies (and/or fruit!) from our CSA subscription. So exciting!

My only worry is the electric range. So far, I haven't cooked on it enough times to get REALLY frustrated, but just enough that I am planning to avoid cooking anything complicated until we get the propane range. I've already burned rice twice, so next time I'm reverting to the oven method that saved me at our VA apartment, which also had an electric range: preheat the oven to 375, and once the rice boils, pop on the lid and stick it in the oven. Otherwise it gets too much direct heat on the bottom of the pot!

One thing I will have to wait for the propane range to make: cream sauces. Too finicky for electric! I think when we do get the propane range, I will celebrate by making Portobello Mushroom Lasagna from Ina Garten via RA during Whip It Up 2008. And hopefully I'll use the loaf pans to make individual lasagnas again, since it worked out so well a few years ago and I haven't gotten around to trying it again. Yay for delicious gift-giving!