wolf parade
Listen to wolf parade -- like clap you hands, but better.
I've realized that I am throughly flummoxed by the task of feeding myself. Food shopping for ~50 dollars worth of food took literally 2 hours (part of this might be the fact that they had free samplers by the bacadi company, and I tried everyone before breakfast. I also took home a cocanut I have no use for -- can't open it).
Yesterday, I attempted my first stir fry by pilling everything into a too-small pan. Then I learned that things cook at different rates, and I wound up with a pile of uncooked mushrooms, burnt spinach, and some crunchy mini corn bits (I forget what those small vegies are called). The spinach had absorbed all of the oil, so it tasted like olives. I threw some soy sauce on it and it all tasted pretty soggy and miserable.
Take two was cooking pasta. I couldn't find a cover for the pot, so I steamed up the kitchen, but I successfully cooked it. I then managed to pour pre-made tomato paste successfully ontop of the pasta, and it was okay.
The best part of each meal was the delicious M+S juice that accompanied it. It was also the most expensive part of the meal, and the part that I had no role in creating.
Anyway, cooking advice much appreciated. Do download wolf parade -- try track 4 or the single Disco Sheets.
I've realized that I am throughly flummoxed by the task of feeding myself. Food shopping for ~50 dollars worth of food took literally 2 hours (part of this might be the fact that they had free samplers by the bacadi company, and I tried everyone before breakfast. I also took home a cocanut I have no use for -- can't open it).
Yesterday, I attempted my first stir fry by pilling everything into a too-small pan. Then I learned that things cook at different rates, and I wound up with a pile of uncooked mushrooms, burnt spinach, and some crunchy mini corn bits (I forget what those small vegies are called). The spinach had absorbed all of the oil, so it tasted like olives. I threw some soy sauce on it and it all tasted pretty soggy and miserable.
Take two was cooking pasta. I couldn't find a cover for the pot, so I steamed up the kitchen, but I successfully cooked it. I then managed to pour pre-made tomato paste successfully ontop of the pasta, and it was okay.
The best part of each meal was the delicious M+S juice that accompanied it. It was also the most expensive part of the meal, and the part that I had no role in creating.
Anyway, cooking advice much appreciated. Do download wolf parade -- try track 4 or the single Disco Sheets.
posted by piotr @ 9:06 AM
6 Comments:
At 5:49 PM,
Anonymous said…
try getting one of those "six ingredients or less" type cookbooks. They usually use fairly standard, inexpensive stuff and the recipes are typically easy to follow. Then you'll know to put in the broccoli before the spinach.
At 5:49 PM,
Anonymous said…
-Victoria
At 1:36 PM,
Anonymous said…
v. good idea. I'll look for one this weekend. This sounds like exactly what I need. How's summer going for you? And when's the summer blog going to start?
At 7:41 PM,
Anonymous said…
When my life actually gets interesting. I'm taking the LSATs next monday so I've basically spent the majority of summer studying. Not a very exciting thing to post about. I also had an interview for a real job last week. That was exciting, but i'll post about it if I get the job. Otherwise, I've just been studying and catching up with friends. I'll make a post soonish, though...I promise!
At 7:05 AM,
Seb said…
For the coconut, I think two summers ago I struggled with it a lot until I baked it in an over for a while and then struck it--hard--with the back of a very heavy knife.
But don't trust me on that.
Use the internet.
For very easy stir fry: (green, red, orange) peppers, diced, saute in oil with some soy sauce. Eat with wheat toast.
To elaborate on that, dice onions and saute first separately--should be clear (as in, translucent) when finished, but add the peppers a little before then.
At 10:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
Super color scheme, I like it! Good job. Go on.
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