I figured if I were to learn to cook, I should start with the basics so i signed up for a Knife Skills class tonight. I was the worst student in the class. :(
I don't even remember the # of times I got yelled at by the instructor. Normally, I probably would have been humored by it. But today, it just made me feel EXTRA shitty. yuck. Here are some examples, "NO SANDY! NOT like that!"when i smushed the garlic wrong. "Stop making those chopping noises. You're supposed to be slicing!" when I couldn't cut through that stupid carrot. And my favorite? "Sorry to make an example of you again, Sandy...but class...that is what you're NOT supposed to do" when I had my knife angled in the wrong direction or something. Ok...in hindsight, it was kiiiiinnnndaaaa funny. But it really wasn't at the time! :(
This was my sad potato:
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I was kinda good at cutting spinach though! I got really excited when my "waves" came out. I guess they looked more like "Vs" huh?
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I did impress myself last week though! I gathered a bunch of recipes from my friends and just started cooking! I have no proof so you'll have to take my word for it, but I made a REALLY good Korean meal (thanks for the recipes Wendy)! I made bulgogi, calbi, and spicy tofu soup! <---I even made the broth from scratch!
I also did some baking- red velvet cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting, carrot cake cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting, and Doro's top secret banana bread with choco chips. I swooned myself for actually doing it and then I gained 5 pounds from all the "quality control". :(
So what's next? Well, I have a Thai cooking class on Saturday...and I decided I am going to take a break from all the baking/cooking for awhile and go on a diet. :(
<3,
Sandy
I don't even remember the # of times I got yelled at by the instructor. Normally, I probably would have been humored by it. But today, it just made me feel EXTRA shitty. yuck. Here are some examples, "NO SANDY! NOT like that!"when i smushed the garlic wrong. "Stop making those chopping noises. You're supposed to be slicing!" when I couldn't cut through that stupid carrot. And my favorite? "Sorry to make an example of you again, Sandy...but class...that is what you're NOT supposed to do" when I had my knife angled in the wrong direction or something. Ok...in hindsight, it was kiiiiinnnndaaaa funny. But it really wasn't at the time! :(
This was my sad potato:
I did impress myself last week though! I gathered a bunch of recipes from my friends and just started cooking! I have no proof so you'll have to take my word for it, but I made a REALLY good Korean meal (thanks for the recipes Wendy)! I made bulgogi, calbi, and spicy tofu soup! <---I even made the broth from scratch!
I also did some baking- red velvet cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting, carrot cake cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting, and Doro's top secret banana bread with choco chips. I swooned myself for actually doing it and then I gained 5 pounds from all the "quality control". :(
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Super Secret Banana Bread |
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes from Patricia |
<3,
Sandy
