Sunday, October 08, 2006
I'm not quite sure what's come over me lately. I think the stress from exams is starting to kick in. But then again...it's strange because I don't feel like I have the urge to study. My books are just sitting at the corner of my desk staring at me. I feel strangely calm and relaxed when I look at them. Conversely, this sudden urge to cook and bake has left me clueless as to what is causing it.
We went over to Sang's house today to cook briyani and chilli chicken. It was superb. The process is slightly onerous but the end product was worth all the effort. And what's dinner without dessert hey? So I decided to get (much to Syl's disgust) muffin and cupcake mix (I felt the sudden urge to bake see). I wanted to make them from scratch but we didn't have much time so we had to use pre-mixes instead. Came out exactly the way we wanted it. Scrumptious.
I'm making sushi tomorrow. It's not easy either, but I love sushi. I should have been born a Japanese. I love their cuisine lol. It is already pretty tedious the way my mom makes it but I just realised that my mom has been taking the short cut all this while (unknowingly of course). Normally she would just cook the rice and then add vinegar into it and mix it. I just realised that even just cooking the rice is a long process. You have to heat the vinegar, sugar and salt in a pan and mix them. Then when the rice is cooked, you have to be careful not to break the grains whilst mixing so you have to fold the rice slowly whilst pouring in the vinegar mixture little by little. And all the while you must fan it too so that the rice cools down and all that crap. MANNNN!!! So I have to do that tomorrow.
Cooking is theraputic. And I love cooking for friends. Exams are coming so we all have to keep our energy up. In literature, cooking symbolises love.
We have to go to that nice park for a bbq soon as well. And Thilini's making a seafood dinner for us after she submits her thesis. NO ONE misses out when Thilini cooks because 1. she hardly cooks cuz she has no time, and 2. she's the master chef.
Michy, when you come back, we will prepare a scrumptious dinner for you as well.
Yinny was Joshing around @ 8:49 PM
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