Recipe Collection
I used to hate cooking. The process took too long and I couldn’t imagine anyone spending so much time in the kitchen. Plus I never received much encouragement in that area, not that I gave out much praises either (sorry again about the chocolate cake, Jennifer). It wasn’t until I started dating SO and he had triple servings of everything I made did I start to enjoy making dinner. I even worked at a gourmet restaurant as a chef for 3 months, manning the appetizer station. The experience taught me a lot, although it was awfully tiring to have two jobs at once…
The trick to cooking at home, as my dad taught me, is not to plan ahead. Decide what food you’re in the mood for, find a recipe, and then shop for only enough food to make one meal. We rarely throw out any food from the fridge since we never buy more than what we can eat for the day. The produce is always fresh, you get to know your local grocery store better, and you can track your day to day spending on food accurately.
Here are some of the recipes I’ve put together:
Ants Climbing a Tree
Coconut Curry Chicken
Other people’s recipes:
Beef Stroganoff, from Dimitri Criona
Chrysanthemum Rice, from Nina Simonds
Pearl Balls, from Nina Simonds
Stir-Fry Pork and Broccoli with Cashews, from Emeril Lagasse
My favorite cookbooks:
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food, by mark Bittman
Classic Chinese Cuisine, by Nina Simonds