05.17.09
I have decided to try cooking
Because I’m not busy enough, clearly. I just keep seeing recipes online and thinking that they look yummy. I kind of figure, since I’m injured and can’t exercise, if I have to cook my dinner instead of just ordering it I might burn more calories that way. Also, I really enjoy multitasking and being organized, which seems to be a very important part of cooking well. And of all the neighborhoods I could live in, Chinatown definitely has the cheapest groceries and makes it easier to experiment. Last week I tried my hand at Chinese rice cakes – the little oval ones – with pork and veggies. It was pretty tedious chopping up the big hunk of pork with my dull knife but overall it was as soothing as people always say cooking is. And the dish turned out quite well! My mom still makes it better but that was my most ambitious attempt at anything to date. I’m not sure what to make next; maybe this interesting broccoli sauce pasta.
Update: have now made several more dishes and they’ve all turned out very well, although so far only I have eaten them. The hardest part I find is the chopping. I can be fairly clumsy around knives – I accidentally stabbed myself last year with a prop sword (yes! a prop! in my defense, with a ridiculously sharp tip) so, desiring to keep all my fingers, I chop quite slowly. I’ve found that playing poker online while cooking forces me to speed up, though. Otherwise I have to bet with the knife handle or wet hands and the mouse area doesn’t always recognize that.
Another update: other people love my cooking too, yay!
Sites I’ve found helpful so far (thanks @TroyOrleans for foodgawker!):
foodgawker.com
amandascookin.blogspot.com
chaosinthekitchen.com
bigboldbeautifulfood.blogspot.com
epicurious.com
myrecipes.com
