What's Cooking in the Kitchen?

I am a little sad because it is that time of year when we have finals and then people go their separate ways for the summer. I am especially sad about my favorite Asian Joe going to Kansas for the summer to sell pest control. I hate Kansas and I hate pests! I am pretty sure that he is taking a little piece of my heart with him too. You know those friends that call you for no reason just to see how you are doing? This is Joe. I will miss him a lot this summer. There is also the possibility of another one of my favorites leaving Logan permanently, but I just can't think about that one...I know I will survive, and I am pretty sure that I am even more sad because it has been SNOWING for the past couple of days and by now I am just over snow. But, we are having a party tomorrow night, so I will be happy by then and take lots of pics.
On a happier note, I have decided that I really love to cook, so I have been looking for some good recipes and creating my own custom cookbook with recipes that I like. I have had some help in this along the way by my co-workers who have found some really fun websites! The first one is: http://www.hotgarlic.blogspot.com/ It is the sister of my friend Kate and she loves to cook as well. She posts her favorite recipes and adventures of creating them. We have tried the salsa, chocolate sauce and sugar cookie cake and they are all to die for! The second one is http://www.hungry-girl.com/ I think that I love this one simply because it is called Hungry Girl! They post all of the nutritional information on each recipe and they also post reduced fat options on everything. I have tried some of the tips for reducing the fat and eating healthily (is that a word?) and so far they have not led me astray. The last one is http://www.crockpot365.blogspot.com/ I have only perused this one a couple of times, but my friend has tried the breakfast potatoes and says that they were easy and wonderful. The girl who writes this one has decided to try cooking in the crockpot at least once a day for a year! I can't wait to try some of her recipes!