The Art of Cooking
I dreaded coming home today because Chris had night class, which means he would not be home until later on. I hate being home alone. I used to hate it at home with my parents, and I hate it even more here.. because at least at my parents' place someone is bound to come home at any random time. But here, it's just Chris and I.. so no hope of Chris showing up until his usual time.
As mentioned I was not looking forward to coming home to the empty condo. So I dilly-dallied [as dad would say] my way home. Oddly enough I made it home at the same time as when I rush.. go figure. Got home, turned on all the lights and rolled up my sleeves for a night of cooking.
Turns out it only took me an hour. Mind you I had already cut up the vegetables last night. So today I just had to marinate the chicken. And, I already knew what I was making because I had a long conversation with mom last night on how to make this one particular chicken dish. Let's see, wash the chicken. Easy enough. Put it in a bowl. OK. Add soya sauce, chinese cooking wine... I swear there was something else. Oh yes... pepper! Gotta love that pepper! Done. Now to cook it. Put some oil in a hot pot, add the garlic and brown the chicken. So far so good.... turn the chicken over... um.. um.. WHAT NOW?!? Yikes!.. quick call mom! [Note to self: add mom and dad on phone speed-dial]. Also got the recipe for cooking a nice vegetable dish from mom.
Everything is back on track. In fact, felt pretty comfortable [well, except for the two fingers I burnt], so I made a few calls. 'Elle, what time is ANTM on? Now? Oh, ok...' Told Steve about how I just burnt the stainless steele stovetop covers, then my fingers :(
Anyway, everything turned out perfectly! Chris got out of class early and was home in time just for dinner! He loved the dinner and said he was so proud of me! [Seriously, this was the first dinner I've actually cooked on my own! Last week I went out for dinner with a friend because I dreaded the being home alone night.] I think I will learn to embrace these nights of being alone. We'll see. For now... I will use these nights to master the art of cooking!
