Big surprise, living on my own away from Bryn Mawr's amazing dining halls has forced me into the kitchen. Which, irony aside, I'm surprisingly enjoying (Crazy I know right??) and turns out I'm not that bad at it. It's alright, go ahead with the "I told you so's." But I'm seriously ok at it. A couple weeks ago up in Belfast I made enchiladas for D and his roommate and they were edible, tastey even! I've slowly been working my way up the sauce enhancement ladder for pastas (ha sounds like I'm pumping steroids into them, I swear its just fresh veggies/herbs).
And today I made soup from scratch, and guess what? I didn't even have a real recipe. I just cobbled together a few different ones and figured it would work out. And it did! This a big deal for me. It was a lentil, potato and carrot soup with loads of garlic and a bit of onion. The prep work was a bitch (I need a sous chef apparently), but I took genuine pleasure in the tasting, stirring and checkups. It was quite palatable and tastey. Wished I could've fed it to someone else though, I got a bit tired with congratulating myself ;)
I want to take advantage of spending the weekend in Dublin and go to the Temple Bar Food Market, (though who am I kidding, I'm sure I'll end up in the book market eventually) and cook something totally awesome with the local, fresh produce. Wish me luck!
ps- tried to upload a vid of my kitchen, didn't work. Sorry!
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Yay for cooking! I have been lately, and its so much fun! Haven't tried soup though, its on my list for once it gets colder.
It's much more fun than I ever thought it would be! lol
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