On Monday, I mentioned that Rob and I were drinking champagne in celebration, but I never told you guys what it was all about!
Rob passed his Real Estate test! After 4 months of studying like crazy, he took his 4 hour test on Monday morning and passed with flying colors!
He was studying back when I was studying for my Personal Training certification.
Since he has been working his butt off every weekend for the past few months, this weekend was blissfully mellow. We watched a few movies, worked on a puzzle, and finally decorated our walls with some of the art we had made in Vietnam. Relaxing weekends may need to happen more often around here!
Let’s talk TV!
Being a healthy living blogger, and since Rob and I cook at home just about every night of the week, learning what to do with different ingredients really interests me. For that reason, there are three cooking shows on the Food Network right now that I am kind of obsessed with.
1. Chopped. This is my original cooking show obsession. I love the concept that the cooks are given four ingredients (some very random) and have to make something delicious through an appetizer, entree, and dessert round. Reductions seem to be a favorite technique on the show and it seems like almost every episode someone fails at making ice cream! When will they learn?
2. Cutthroat Kitchen. Rob and I both enjoy this show. The cooks are given money to bid on ridiculous things (mini kitchens, plastic utensils, microwaves) that they then “gift” to a competitor. It is pretty strategic not just for the cooking, but for how much, and what, to bid on.
3. Worst Cooks in America. My new favorite show! The two head chefs have scouted out some clueless cooks and are teaching them the ways of a kitchen. Some of the people on the show are hilarious in their cluelessness! I basically laugh through the whole show!
Of course, nothing will ever top The Amazing Race in terms of awesome TV for me, but there you have it!
RQ: Do you watch cooking shows? What is your favorite?
I’m Brooke Selb, a Personal Trainer and Health Coach specializing in helping busy moms and moms to be to easily juggle mom life with family friendly recipes, and easy exercise routines to help you achieve your fitness goals that fit in with your already busy life with sound nutritional advice.
Congrats to your husband! I love relaxing weekends! I also love “Worst Cooks in America!” I miss cable!
Relaxing weekends really are the best. I need more of them in my life.
Congrats to Rob for passing his test!
I like all of the shows you mentioned. As I type, I’m watching Iron Chef.
Iron Chef is a good one too!
I love Iron Chef, and Chopped. I also really like The Best Thing I ever Ate & DDD. Even though DDD is mostly fried food, there are still alot of great ideas, and spice combos on there.
Agreed! There was one episode of DDD where it seemed like the cook added nothing but spices!