Friday, September 9, 2011

Cooking 101

I do not think that I am meant to be a cook.  Tonight I decided to make spaghetti.  Easy.  That is why I chose it and I don't have to try to figure out what I am buying at the grocery store.  The reason why I say I don't think I am meant to be a cook is because I always think of things last minute.  Oh yeah I have onions maybe I should dice some and put them in with the meat.  Of course I forget until I have already started browning the meat and all I can think of is I can't have crunchy onions in there.  I keep picturing my brother David's face and reaction when he eats crunchy onions.  So I saute separately and add and of course this is more mess and more time.  Did I mention how tiny my kitchen is.  And then when the food is done and ready to be served I realized I forgot to make my vegetable.  Too late now.  And did I mention that I have Owen in his exer-saucer and is a bit fussy.  I am not sure how moms cook with their kids.  He is too young to be left alone and too active to not be in something.  So I am at a loss.  If there are suggestions out there please share.

So all in all I either need to stay out of the kitchen or go to cooking school/classes.  Maybe then I can figure out how to chop onions, how and when to remember to make what I need to, not forget steps until it is too late and you can tell when eating that a step was an afterthought.  Yes I am sure after reading this post you are all thinking that I am not eating what she is cooking and that you feel terribly bad for David.  Poor Owen when he gets older.  Maybe I will have something figured out by then.  

In the meantime I think I will stick with baking.  Oh yeah I don't have a mixer.  I can't tell what ingredients I am buying and they have every variation of flour known to man but not one that says ALL PURPOSE.  Eeeekkkk!!!! I think there will be lots of trial and error here and a few cereal nights.  

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