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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
lots of cookery
So lately, I've been doing a lot of work in the kitchen with my mother. Here are two samples:
I first saw this dish at the delicatessen at Whole Foods, and it looked so awfully delish! I was on the lookout for my dinner that night, so it was so tempting. But it was some ridiculous price like $5.99/lb., and I sighed, looked at the ingredients listed on the price tag, took note of them, bought them (for much less!) elsewhere, and took them home. I think I ended up getting Chipotle (which is right next door to the Almaden Whole Foods) for dinner that day. And voilà, a few days later, this is what I have! The dish is called German potato salad, took about one hour to prepare, and consists of the following ingredients, in appropriate portions:
The salad's a mere appetizer, though. I'm still far from a full-course meal, but I did manage to cook up some more: pasta alfredo with artichoke hearts and mushrooms!
The pasta contains:
I ate until I was ready to burst tonight! Cooking for yourself and for your family is one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. Of course, the cooking is only one half of the story... because after you've stuffed yourself to the brim, then comes the clean-up and the dishwashing, which my mother very graciously took over (that meant I had to clean the living room instead, and I'm totally fine with that).
Cheers! And hurrah for cooking; hopefully more dishes are to come in the future :D
I first saw this dish at the delicatessen at Whole Foods, and it looked so awfully delish! I was on the lookout for my dinner that night, so it was so tempting. But it was some ridiculous price like $5.99/lb., and I sighed, looked at the ingredients listed on the price tag, took note of them, bought them (for much less!) elsewhere, and took them home. I think I ended up getting Chipotle (which is right next door to the Almaden Whole Foods) for dinner that day. And voilà, a few days later, this is what I have! The dish is called German potato salad, took about one hour to prepare, and consists of the following ingredients, in appropriate portions:
- red potatoes
- apple vinegar
- red onions
- chopped parsley
- green onions
- salt & pepper
The salad's a mere appetizer, though. I'm still far from a full-course meal, but I did manage to cook up some more: pasta alfredo with artichoke hearts and mushrooms!
The pasta contains:
- linguini
- mushroomies
- parsley sprigs
- (frozen) artichoke hearts
- alfredo sauce w/ garlic and red onion
- appropriate amounts of salt and pepper
I ate until I was ready to burst tonight! Cooking for yourself and for your family is one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. Of course, the cooking is only one half of the story... because after you've stuffed yourself to the brim, then comes the clean-up and the dishwashing, which my mother very graciously took over (that meant I had to clean the living room instead, and I'm totally fine with that).
Cheers! And hurrah for cooking; hopefully more dishes are to come in the future :D
Saturday, February 11, 2012
La vie par les étoiles
I'm going back to Taiwan soon, but I'm trying hard to enjoy my last few days here. In a way, it's my last few days of freedom, but in another way, in six more days I must return to a much more simple life, a life much less luxurious than the one I once enjoyed in California. However you want to interpret the less luxurious part is up to you.
Less words, more photos, namely only four of them:
Less words, more photos, namely only four of them:
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