Friday, February 17, 2006
See... this is one of things I enjoy about living without the mother... cooking for myself. It's great! I enjoy cooking. Call me pansy or whatever. I really do. Not the regular everyday mach daal torkari... but occasionally... something nice... something that suits my taste... The whole experience is really calming... really relaxing... pour yourself a nice glass of something... put on the radio... and off you go. And I have the whole "play by the ear" policy when it comes to cooking. Like Indian Classical music as opposed to western classical. Basically see what's in the fridge... pull some stuff out at random... then start throwing things onto the pan... somewhere down the line get some ideas... pull out some spices and sauces... throw them in.. taste... see what's missing... throw that in... salt... water... reduce reduce reduce... and voila! all done!! If it doesn't work... there's always tomorrow.
Ever since mom's been gone we have survived on take-outs, stuff from 3 weeks ago frozen, and other people's charity... Today was the first chance I really got to cook. Nothing fancy, Chicken and vegie stirfry (which I had to convert into sort of gravy because I wanted to eat it with rice)... A cauliflower medley (with carrots, peas... some chilli... some oregano... some red pepper)... and plain rice with a few sprigs of lemon rice and kaffa lime leaves thrown in for fragrance... and some left over daal... It was nice... Tomorrow.. Fish... thai style!
Now I'd better get some coconut milk...
Chopping vegies... rustic style
Chicken Stir-fry gravy tasting... if it doesn't make me go blind... then it's good...
The first course.. cauliflower medley..
The father can't wait....
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