Comments | nephthys224: born-again foodie

nephthys224

born-again foodie

May 24, 2007 18:30

I was reading through some of my old entries yesterday, and what really jumped out at me (besides the fact that I rambled on pathetically about my ex the whole time... thank god that phase of my life is over!) is how often I talked about baking cookies. Cookies as a reward when I was feeling good about myself, cookies to cheer me up when I was ( Read more... )

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aeryn42 May 24 2007, 19:51:09 UTC

Oooh yes, and I adore cooking, too. I think the only reason I eat anything that doesn't come out of a box is because I learned to cook and I like showing off to friends and loved ones! I taught myself the art of baking (which is so much more difficult than cooking a meal--baking is pure chemistry!), which has led to awesome and not-so-awesome results. I also like to make lots of random things whenever the mood strikes-- my favorites being curries and Tex-mex. I love a good enchilada at home!

I love that you get organic produce at home there. We have that here, too, but it's very slowly catching on as people still want to go grocery shopping weekly just to have their produce rot on them by the time they use it. I'm jealous of your mini grain mill! That would be really neat to have here, but I'm not sure if it would work well in an apartment?

Have you ever heard of Alton Brown or the television show Good Eats? I'm so tempted to send you some episodes. This guy is like a cross between Mr. Wizard and a cooking show. He goes beyond how ( ... )

nephthys224 May 24 2007, 21:06:52 UTC

Mmmm, Tex-Mex. I reallyreallyreally miss good Tex-Mex. I have a hard time getting ahold of the right ingredients here, so I don't make it as often as I'd like. I can find habaneros and sometimes even jalapenos (sorry, too lazy to look up how to do the ~ above the n), but definitely no other types of peppers, no pinto beans, no salsa, and certainly nothing involving corn, which apparently is animal fodder here. Whenever I'm in Texas, I always stock up on El Fenix brand salsa and masa for corn tortillas (among other things ( ... )

68024 May 25 2007, 01:56:32 UTC

Hmph! I wish I could enjoy cooking more! It'd be an awesome skill to have - especially if you can cook for someone- but when it comes to cooking I feel like I have 2 left hands! (That's a Dutch expression ;) )

nephthys224 May 25 2007, 11:38:45 UTC

Hehe, twee linkerhanden. :)

I'm a firm believer than anyone can learn to cook, as long as they have some free time and some decent instructions (or better yet, someone who knows what they're doing to show them). I totally sucked at cooking when I first started, since I never bothered to take an interest in it when I still lived at home. I couldn't chop vegetables without cutting my fingers, had no clue how to pick out produce at the grocery store, was constantly over/undercooking everything, and basically had no idea what I was doing in the kitchen. If I can learn it, so can you!

I really recommend this website called All Recipes (http://allrecipes.com/). They have bazillions of recipes, all of which you can rate and comment on. Almost everything I've tried with 4-5 stars has been good, especially since you have the benefit of comments and suggestions from other users-- stuff like "too salty, try using 1/2 tsp less salt" or "I made it the second time with wine instead of chicken ( ... )