<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: x-small"></span></p>  <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">I love cooking.&#160;&#160; My favorite time of day is when we are home from school and work and there is a delicious meal about to be brought to the table.&#160; I love using whole, healthy ingredients and I have been a vegetarian for as long as I can remember.</font></span></p>  <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">I have so many cooking goals on my someday/maybe list that I can’t keep count – so here they are in order:</font></span></p>  <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">1)&#160; To learn how to cook every dish from my favorite Indian restaurant in Chicago, </font></span><a href="http://www.udupipalace.com/menu.htm"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">Udupi Palace</font></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">.</font></span></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">2) To cook through Charlie Trotters’ <em>Vegetables.</em></font></span></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2"><em>3) </em>To cook through Martha Stewart’’s <em>Cookies </em>and <em>Cupcakes cookbook.</em></font></span></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2"><em>4) </em>To cook 365 different dinners for for weeknight meals. </font></span></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">Are you trying to master a cuisine or cookbook?&#160; What culinary adventure would you like to embark on?</font></span></p>  <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">***</font></span></p>  <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">***</font></span></strong></p>  <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="img_6136_thumb" border="0" alt="img_6136_thumb" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_6136_thumb.jpg" width="467" height="350" /> </font></span></p>  <p align="center"><strong><a href="http://ionlyweardresses.com/2010/03/indian-princess/"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">Tofu Tikka Masala</font></span></a></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2"> with Vibrant Yellow Rice and Peas.</font></span></strong></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6307" border="0" alt="IMG_6307" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_63071.jpg" width="467" height="350" /> </font></span></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://ionlyweardresses.com/2010/06/indian-princess-smashed-eggplant-with-naan/"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">Spicy Mashed Eggplant</font></span></strong></a></p>  <p align="center"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_2250" border="0" alt="IMG_2250" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_22501.jpg" width="525" height="350" /> </p>  <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">****</font></span></strong></p>  <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small"><a href="http://ionlyweardresses.com/2010/09/indian-spiced-tofu-with-toast-points/"><font size="2">Indian Spiced Tofu with Toast Points</font></a></span></strong></p>  <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">****</font></span></strong></p>  <blockquote>   <p><strong><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">FUN FACT: </font></span></strong></p>    <p><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2"><strong>Curry is not a spice. </strong>Many people believe curry is an Indian spice. That is a myth. There is a plant that grows wild in India that produces curry leaves, or, in Hindi, &quot;meetha neem&quot; or &quot;kadhi&quot; leaves. The leaves resemble miniature lemon leaves and are used to season certain—but not all—Indian dishes. Curry is any dish cooked with a blend of spices (masala) and with a sauce. A dish cooked with the same blend of spices without the sauce is not a curry. (From </font></span><a href="http://www.chutneyjoes.com/menu/"><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">Chutney Joe’s</font></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small"><font size="2">).</font></span></p> </blockquote>  <p><strong>     <br /><span style="font-size: x-small"></span></strong></p>  <p><strong>     <br /><span style="font-size: x-small"></span></strong></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"></span></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"></span></p>  <p><span style="font-size: x-small"></span></p>