Chinese TV
If Makayla can show off all her cooking skills...with visuals even... I think I get to share a cooking success. (I am not saying she is a show off...)
First of all, I don't have cable. (Rob, there are still the few of us left. Not you, though.) I have always wondered how people can spend hours watching the Food Network, but on Saturday I had our TV on for background noise and it was turned to PBS. (the only clear station these days) It was cooking shows back-to-back and I got sucked in. I even copied down a few recipes and even tried one last night.
The most "entertaining" was some Chinese equivalent to Rachel Rae. (those with cable know about her) He was making a yummy-looking "beef stir-fry spinach salad." He was using all authentic (of course) ingredients only found at an Asian market, and just kind of dumping stuff together without informing us of amounts. Luckily, I had all the ingredients since Dan and I used to have Asian markets close by before moving to nowhere.
So I pretty much just did what this chef did and pour in whatever stuff he did. Stir-fry is easy, but it was the dressing that I pretty much guessed on. Dang, it was good. Dan was impressed, and since he is the only one of us who has had real Chinese food, I think it was a success. The boy didn't care so much about the food as he did about our cups and chopsticks. He can play with the cups, but I didn't feel much like a visit to the emergency room.
I am not as prepared with pictures of my meal. Maybe next time.
First of all, I don't have cable. (Rob, there are still the few of us left. Not you, though.) I have always wondered how people can spend hours watching the Food Network, but on Saturday I had our TV on for background noise and it was turned to PBS. (the only clear station these days) It was cooking shows back-to-back and I got sucked in. I even copied down a few recipes and even tried one last night.
The most "entertaining" was some Chinese equivalent to Rachel Rae. (those with cable know about her) He was making a yummy-looking "beef stir-fry spinach salad." He was using all authentic (of course) ingredients only found at an Asian market, and just kind of dumping stuff together without informing us of amounts. Luckily, I had all the ingredients since Dan and I used to have Asian markets close by before moving to nowhere.
So I pretty much just did what this chef did and pour in whatever stuff he did. Stir-fry is easy, but it was the dressing that I pretty much guessed on. Dang, it was good. Dan was impressed, and since he is the only one of us who has had real Chinese food, I think it was a success. The boy didn't care so much about the food as he did about our cups and chopsticks. He can play with the cups, but I didn't feel much like a visit to the emergency room.
I am not as prepared with pictures of my meal. Maybe next time.
posted by Lindsey Montague @ 3:54 PM
2 Comments:
At 10:30 AM,
.::still blinking::. said…
I watched Martha Stewarts' new show everyday for like a year. That is what really inspired me to start cooking again. There are really great websites where people post what they are eating with the healthy recipes.
jj loves the Saturday food shows. He would watch it all day if I would let him. He even has been asking for different kinds of recipes books from the library. I, of course, oblidge. I am always up for not being in charge of the meal.
His latest book is on bbq. That is his favorite kind of cooking. He is trying to talk me into getting other kinds of things to grill and smoke things in.
Congrats on a meal well made.
At 10:47 AM,
Annie said…
I've got a great recipie for a pounded, breaded pork...it's fantastic..no pictures though but I'll give you the recipie if you would like. Great little cook books are the "everday foods" books...Ross and i cook stuff out of them all the time and have never been disappointed.
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