Comments on: Cooking: Joy Or Necessity? http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:31:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nisha http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19/comment-page-1#comment-60 Nisha Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:50:31 +0000 http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19#comment-60 My mother is a great cook and while I was growing up, all we were allowed to do in the kitchen was the duty of a sous chef - chop, dice, peel and clean...haha. I regret now that I didn't spend much time in the kitchen learning like I should have since my indian dishes don't turn out like hers and so I avoid making them as much as possible. I didn't learn to cook until I got married and came to the US. Again, Food Network was also my inspiration and helped me to gain confidence in the kitchen. It was also wonderful that I have a husband who is so grateful that I cook for him that he eats anything and everything that I make without a complaint. Often, he praised me and encouraged me to try being the experimental type. :-) It started out as a necessity and now cooking is a joy for me. My mother is a great cook and while I was growing up, all we were allowed to do in the kitchen was the duty of a sous chef – chop, dice, peel and clean…haha. I regret now that I didn’t spend much time in the kitchen learning like I should have since my indian dishes don’t turn out like hers and so I avoid making them as much as possible.

I didn’t learn to cook until I got married and came to the US. Again, Food Network was also my inspiration and helped me to gain confidence in the kitchen. It was also wonderful that I have a husband who is so grateful that I cook for him that he eats anything and everything that I make without a complaint. Often, he praised me and encouraged me to try being the experimental type. :-)

It started out as a necessity and now cooking is a joy for me.

]]> By: Lynette http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19/comment-page-1#comment-43 Lynette Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:19:57 +0000 http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19#comment-43 Oh My Rita! That really brightened up my day LOL. Whoo! Thank goodness it was discovered early hoh? Reminds me of the times when mistakenly poured a lot of salt in a dish thinking it's sugar. Anybody done that? I wonder sometimes if I didn't start so early I would be more motivated to cook or enjoy the cooking process. I was in Home Science and really lah the pressure is sometimes over bearing. Have you guys watches Top Chef? You know those challenges? 2 hours and 30 minute challenges? It felt like that in Home Science exams lah. Some more, presentation got lots of marks. Aiyooo. Oh My Rita! That really brightened up my day LOL. Whoo! Thank goodness it was discovered early hoh?

Reminds me of the times when mistakenly poured a lot of salt in a dish thinking it’s sugar. Anybody done that?

I wonder sometimes if I didn’t start so early I would be more motivated to cook or enjoy the cooking process. I was in Home Science and really lah the pressure is sometimes over bearing. Have you guys watches Top Chef? You know those challenges? 2 hours and 30 minute challenges? It felt like that in Home Science exams lah. Some more, presentation got lots of marks. Aiyooo.

]]> By: Hooi Imm http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19/comment-page-1#comment-42 Hooi Imm Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:05:02 +0000 http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19#comment-42 RIta, you crack me up!! LOL!!! Dishwashing liquid!!?? HAHAHAHAHA!!!! RIta, you crack me up!! LOL!!! Dishwashing liquid!!?? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

]]> By: waterlily http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19/comment-page-1#comment-40 waterlily Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:48:42 +0000 http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19#comment-40 RITA!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!! So no good to see bubbles huh? Sounds like Bart Simpson is cooking! RITA!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!! So no good to see bubbles huh? Sounds like Bart Simpson is cooking!

]]> By: RitaHG http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19/comment-page-1#comment-36 RitaHG Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:58:16 +0000 http://www.cometalkfood.com/cooking-joy-or-necessity/19#comment-36 I am like Hooi Imm, cooking became a necessity in the US and Food Network was the only day time tv worth watching. My husband is a great cook (the agak-agak type) and I am competitive, so developed interest fast and churn up a few good dishes. I think it is fun to cook when we know what you're doing. My first attempt back in KL was a disaster and I was banned from cooking for many years. It was just fried rice - heat oil, fry garlic, add meat, peas, carrot, stock, then rice. Simple and easy. Only tproblem, my dish kept putting out air bubbles, lots of them. Called mommy to help. She screamed! I had used dishwashing liquid instead of oil! Stupid developers build the stove so near the sink! I am like Hooi Imm, cooking became a necessity in the US and Food Network was the only day time tv worth watching. My husband is a great cook (the agak-agak type) and I am competitive, so developed interest fast and churn up a few good dishes.

I think it is fun to cook when we know what you’re doing. My first attempt back in KL was a disaster and I was banned from cooking for many years. It was just fried rice – heat oil, fry garlic, add meat, peas, carrot, stock, then rice. Simple and easy. Only tproblem, my dish kept putting out air bubbles, lots of them. Called mommy to help. She screamed! I had used dishwashing liquid instead of oil! Stupid developers build the stove so near the sink!

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