Mon 6 Aug 2007
I think I’m getting into cooking again. It’s so nice and rewarding to cook when there’s someone else to eat it with you, and it’s especially nice when the someone else is really complimentary and appreciative. I have this developing inherent knack for feeling what goes well together and how to cook various things, even if I’ve never cooked the item before. That’s why I usually don’t have recipes to give out when people ask me for them. A retired coworker gave me a huge bag of home-grown produce, and I did eggplant last week (lightly sauteed in fresh jalapenos and garlic and then steam-cooked the rest of the way in chicken broth) and Anaheim peppers today (stir-fried with low-fat ground beef and fresh Serrano chili peppers, served over steamed multi-grain rice), both of which were totally new ingredients for me. I’d never even heard of Anaheim peppers till I was faced with their shiny curvy green selves. And experience now teaches me another lesson — don’t touch mucus membranes when you’ve been chopping spicy chilis and peppers. (Duh, Cindy.) =P
If I didn’t know better I’d think Bat paid you to write this post. ha I know he probably gets tired of doing the cooking. But his cooking is SOOOO good. I usually help with the veggies or simple stuff but he does all the grilling. Rarely do we even fix anything that can’t be grilled.
Mom sent home some fresh sqaush & okra last week with me. Ahhhh!!!! I could eat that 3 meals a day I think.
I’m getting into cooking, too! You wanna take a cooking class w/ me? I am taking a one day class. Check it out and let me know.
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Flat Coke – Impressive! Mr. W does a lot of cooking too, but he’ll say he hates cooking. He’s not bad at it, either. And fresh okra and squash? I’m glad Bat isn’t one of those people who consider nuking frozen boxed dinners to be “cooking.”
Vanessa – interesting! A healthy cooking class! Now that is what should be taught in high schools. Thanks for inviting me, I have a scheduling conflict, tho. 8/25 is the Beach Bike Ride/Campout to San Onofre with the jujitsu peeps. But I can’t wait to read about what you learned!