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cookery

by anders pearson Thu 03 Jan 2002 22:25:07

i got a bunch of cooking stuff for christmas: cookbooks, pots + pans, measuring devices, even a <a href="http://www.salton-maxim.com/salton/grill/georgeforeman.asp">george foreman grill</a> (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). so i'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). 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: <ul> <li>bread</li> <li>flour</li> <li>tortillas</li> <li>lettuce</li> <li>portabello mushrooms</li> <li>garlic cloves</li> <li>tofu</li> <li>provolone cheese</li> <li>soy mozzarella (i was curious if it would be any good)</li> <li>beer (still one of the essential food groups)</li> <li>parmesan</li> <li>lentils</li> <li>frozen peas</li> </ul> probably a perfectly normal shopping list for anyone else but a whole new adventure for me. of course it didn't stop me from having mac+cheese with tuna for dinner when i got home (my cookbooks haven't arrived yet)