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Saturday, February 27, 2010

For The Love Of Cooking

i'm not a very good cook...i can cook well enough for the boys (they are easy enough to please), can cook ok for hubby (limited dishes) and can manage to cook for guests (they dont have much to choose from). i can cook for Raya morning, i can do a simple dinner for close friends and families, i can rustle up some things to be grilled...kira boleh lah.

because i cant cook many things, i try not to make the same thing over one weekend, ie rice on saturday lunchtime, something grilled on saturday night, pasta for lunch on sunday. i hardly every cook on weekdays, usually hubby would buy dinner for the boys or we'll have a simple bread with chocolate spread dinner.

i'm not fond of having other people in the kitchen with me while i cook. for one, i dont like people asking...so, what's next. pandai-pandai sendiri lah whats next. another is i dont like people telling me....do this do that. dah lah nak cepat, panas lagi tu, kena dengar orang pulak. so leave me by my lonesome and i'll whip something up in a jiffy. the only person i can cook with is hubby. that's because he likes doing what i dont like doing - dicing onions, peeling potatoes, mincing the garlic, cleaning the fish, cutting the beef...that's his forte. then he goes away and comes back during the tasting phase.

over the past few long weekends, i spent most of my time in the kitchen. the boys are now at an age where they love to eat, can experiment with new tastes and are always full of compliments. hubby was craving for crabs, so i made chili crabs more than once. he also asked for beef stew and nasi lemak. we over-used the grill, making grilled chickens, prawns, veggies, and the oven, baking shepherd's pie, baked pasta (asyraf 's favourite) and brownies.

crabs and crabs and its accompanying dishes...




























eggs & grilled veggies...














food from the grill...


















4 comments:

Liza said...

me too, when i cook i prefer to be alone in the kitchen, btw, all look so delicious...

Cujie said...

erm yummy...
cujie pun jarang sangat dapat masak weekdays... maklum sahajalah kedai bawah rumah je.

cujie pun teringin nak 'lebih' lagi bab masak memasak ni. masak sendiri puas hati.

aisha said...

akak...resepi nyer mana.. terliur saya nengok nyer eh... yummy..

ain said...

i like to cook sth that i definitely know all in the family would eat. tak membazir. kekadang nanti penat2 tp org tak makan.

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