Sunday, May 18, 2008

My motto in the kitchen.

I love to bake. I love to cook. If I was granted one wish, I wish that I was able to feed the world from the comfort of my own kitchen. Oh, and perhaps a rich hubby who can buy me nice kitchen gadgets.


Cooking is not hard. Baking can be just as easy as cooking. Although, to make something edible and scrumptious can be tricky. A good recipe might help. A small understanding of what a mixer does and why cream butter at room temperature might be good to know. There's the internet and the food network, so why not use it? So what you only know how to make three dishes? Make it super and it will be your signature dish. Who cares if you don't know how to make duck confit, at least you can make a killer lasagna that everyone will love.


My mom is a glorious cook. She is an amazing woman who can make the most delectable dishes that can turn your frown, upside down. She taught me one of the most important principles when cooking. You can add ingredients to a pot, but you can't really take it out of the pot once its in there. Cooking is really forgiving than most people think it is. You can season, taste, season some more, taste again. Baking is tricky in a sense where it reminds me of chemistry lab. If you forget an ingredient in the initial phase, it might show throw in the final product.


For those who know me well, I can be quite the finicky eater. I don't eat ketchup. But I eat tomatoes. I don't like gyros. But I like everything in a gyro. I dislike beans. But I love chili. What a peculiar person, I am. As picky as I am, I am forever trying to extend my palate. I never knew I liked sweet-n-sour sauce with my nuggets, until I actually gave it a fair chance. I never knew how much I am fond of risotto, until I had a risotto that resembled cafeteria style sticky rice.


I believe that if you invest enough time into anything that interest you, then you'll be great at it, whatever your heart's desire. My heart? To feed a little happiness into anyone and everyone's lives.

4 Comments:

Blogger J. said...

welcome to the blogspot. I <3 you

May 19, 2008 at 2:02 PM  
Blogger Uyen D said...

i love the post, stef! can't wait to read what else chefstef has in store!

May 19, 2008 at 6:15 PM  
Blogger dwong said...

Yes, that Korean restaurant is the best! Actually, you were the one that introduced it to me so keep spreading the word. But what you really need to do is bring your Vietnamese cooking to NYC. I've been here for over a month and I have still yet to find a good pho, bahn mi, or bahn xeo place. Everyone I talked to here say they don't exist.

May 19, 2008 at 11:13 PM  
Blogger Hanh said...

i love your posts--this one is great! you should write a book :-)

June 5, 2008 at 10:22 PM  

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