learn to cook. Really cook.

I love seafood and so yesterday I decided it was seafood night! I made baked salmon with a savory dijon mustard sauce, delicious crab cakes (they were already prepared, got them at the grocery store), and rice with gravy. It was a hit! I’ll have to do seafood night more often.

i just did some experimenting today….i melted m&m’s in a bowl in a microwave…the results were amazing!!! the outer layer was hard like it is supposed to be but inside it was a melted mess! was soooo much fun!!!
a good cook always experiments..no?
lol it was a good day

the other day I made grits explode by accident.
Normal?
They were on the stove. I guess I had it on too high w/o a lid. I heard a bubble and sizzle and i turned to see a grits bubble form…then like pop….onto the floor and all over the like stove….oops….

at this rate….I’ll never be able to cook well. I’m a cooking hazard.

My brother is really good at cooking but he lives about 2 hours away from me. When he comes home, he teaches me how to cook or he sends me e-mails for recipes for beginners. In return, I teach him how to bake.

I know a lot of people that can cook but can’t bake and vice versa.

Learn to cook or eat shit from others!

I mentioned that I don’t really know how to cook, and that I should take cooking classes, and he said,
“Maybe it’s just not in you, maybe it’s just not in your heart.”
He’s a cook, and he says he can taste the difference when he’s having a bad day. And that for some people, it’s just not really in their hearts… which you can taste in the cooking.
I’m not going to give up on this goal yet. I will still try to take some sort of cooking class, or at least learn a few dishes. But it is possible that this goal will never be truly accomplished. It’s true, it’s not something I really want to do for the sake of doing – it’s more because I feel as though it’s something I SHOULD do. I would like to at least learn some basic recipies though, so I’m not COMPLETELY useless in the kitchen.

I was trying to decide what to make for dinner last night, I wanted something kind of light, so instead of the usual boring chicken and rice or pasta that my family eats way too much, I decided to try something new. So I went online and found a recipe for a “Chicken Fiesta Salad” which has this to die for Avocado Ranch dressing. It was easy to make and it was so delicious!!

it has been my dream,desire,passion to open my restaurant.i am only 15,but i plan to have the best restaurant in my town/city.i am really inspired by cooking games and archie comics(pop’s chocklit shop is soooo cute and fun!)
so first thing’s first.i want to cook everything from chicken to ice cream shakes.main meals,appetizers and everything else!
so whenever i am going to make something,i will post it here and edit it perfect it and then either approve or reject it.Tomorrow i am going to try to duplicate the Mcdonald’s St.Patrick’s Day shamrock shake!
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I burnt my porcupine meatballs tonight :( My BF usually comes in and takes everything over because he just likes things done his way, but tonight he decided to leave me alone to cook dinner completely, he did still yell things out from the lounge though and I asked him to come and actually help me but he didn’t, then I accidently burnt the meatballs.

I have no confidence in the kitchen at all :( it seems like my BF is always telling me I’m doing it wrong, probably because I am, but he doesn’t help me in a very constructive way.

I’ve been watching cookery shows lately and have a list of things to cook:

Chicken Curry (from scratch with all the spices and stuff!)
Bombay potatoes
Fridge Cake
Butternut Squash Salad
Vegetable Lasagne
White Chocolate Cheesecake

I also want to perfect the art of chocolate brownies :D