envie

For someone with virtually no real cooking experience to speak of I'm really impressing myself with my progress. I'm already learning how to think "hmm, maybe... and improvise. Please allow me to boast of my recent meals.

* seared ahi tuna steak with jasmine rice and steamed asparagus
* chocolate chip cookies
* blueberry muffins
* oatmeal with honey and strawberries
* wok-cooked chicken, tomatoes, and broccoli cooked in soy sauce and cracked pepper
* leftover wok chicken with added pasta sauce and carmenere wine over egg noodles

This weekend, if I'm not at the Showdown LAN, I think I'll try pancakes! Or maybe french toast, if I can teach myself how to make that.

I like cooking a lot more than I expected! And I'm not too bad at it, if I do say so myself. I overcooked my Ahi the first time I tried so it was cooked through instead of seared (I got it the second time), and my first cookies were a bit browner around the edges than I prefer, but so far I'm surprised with how good my total improvisations have been. The wok chicken, especially. I can't believe I made it!