cookery

By anders pearson 03 Jan 2002

i got a bunch of cooking stuff for christmas: cookbooks, pots + pans, measuring devices, even a george foreman grill (i’m a vegetarian but i figure i can still grill vege’s on it; for that matter, i intend to grill anything i can damn well fit on it, whether it was intended to be grilled or not).

<p>so i&#8217;ve decided to try to just not resist the not-so-subtle hints from my family and try to get into cooking. my previous experience at cooking is pretty small; i had to help my mom occasionally growing up (my mom is a fabulous cook. the people in my office who are around when i open the occasional package of cookies from home can attest to this) and i had to get creative during periods where i was too poor to eat out (i know a thousand different things that you can make by combining in various permutations mac+cheese, ramen, eggs, tuna, rice, bread, and spices).</p>

<p>with that in mind i went grocery shopping today. since i have to carry everything i buy back to my apartment i only got a couple bags worth, but it was much different stuff than usual for me (beer, bread, mac+cheese, tuna, and cookies is a pretty typical shopping list for me). i felt really strange actually going into the produce section of the grocery store; a whole new world. anyway, this is what i got tonight:</p>
  • bread
  • flour
  • tortillas
  • lettuce
  • portabello mushrooms
  • garlic cloves
  • tofu
  • provolone cheese
  • soy mozzarella (i was curious if it would be any good)
  • beer (still one of the essential food groups)
  • parmesan
  • lentils
  • frozen peas
<p>probably a perfectly normal shopping list for anyone else but a whole new adventure for me.</p>

<p>of course it didn&#8217;t stop me from having mac+cheese with tuna for dinner when i got home (my cookbooks haven&#8217;t arrived yet)</p>