Learn to cook

I’m an avid eater of dumplings (chicken, pork, beef, and so on). Tonight, for only the third time, I’m going to try making them. I just hope that the shells don’t come apart when I boil them (as has happened before), causing the stuffing to fall out prematurely.

Ingredients:

(1) Hershey®’s Skor® Delicious Milk Chocolate
(2) Nestle® Real Dairy™ Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions:

Mix (1) in blender for 30 sec. and sprinkle on top of (2).

Tonight’s menu:

1. Tortellini with mushrooms
2. Caesar salad
3. Lemon meringue pie

Tonight’s menu:

1. Seafood linguine
2. Niçoise salad
3. Apple crisp

Tonight’s menu:

1. Chicken risotto
2. Arugula salad
3. Crème brûlée

I’m going to try to prepare a “steak au poivre” (pepper steak) for dinner tonight. The ingredients are relatively straightforward, so hopefully there won’t be any major surprises/disasters.

I’m making pizza for dinner tonight and hopefully it’ll work out alright. The cheese is mozzarella plus cheddar; the toppings are onions, red peppers, and chicken. I initially considered ordering Pizza Pizza or Domino’s, but finally opted to attempt my own pizza-like creation.

I made French toast for breakfast this morning, complete with a light coating of icing sugar and maple syrup. The whole process was a bit nerve-wracking (I’m right-handed, yet seem to have two left hands in the kitchen), but the results turned out to be worth it.

To date, most of the stuff I “make” for myself to eat is “cooked” via microwave or toaster. It’s time to expand my food preparation horizons.