It's no secret that my husband is the better cook between us. Not only am I not as good, but I have a knack for making meals that are literally inedible. Even as recently as a couple of weeks ago, my attempt to make spaghetti turned out as a starchy lump of fused mush. I often blame this on the recipes in which I place my complete trust - they shouldn't assume that people already know they're supposed to do things like remove starch, they should say so (and also how to do it)!



At any rate, the list of recipes I know I can cook well is very small. When I made this list, it had only one item on it - fried shiitake mushrooms. I'd been telling my fiance for years I would make it for him, but because shiitake mushrooms are expensive, and because the recipe required large amounts of them to be in any way filling, I'd been putting it off.



Even after creating this list, it still took me over six months to get around to it. Eventually, though, I got my act together to make the dish, and (as expected) it was delicious. (less) (less)

It's no secret that my husband is the better cook between us. Not only am I not as good, but I have a knack for making meals that are literally inedible. Even as recently as a couple of weeks ago, my attempt to make spaghetti turned out as a starchy lump of fused mush. I often blame this on the recipes in which I place my complete trust - they shouldn't assume that people already know they're supposed to do things like remove starch, they should say so (and also how to do it)!



At any rate, the list of recipes I know I can cook well is very small. When I made this list, it had only on (...more)

It's no secret that my husband is the better cook between us. Not only am I not as good, but I have a knack for making meals that are literally inedible. Even as recently as a couple of weeks ago, my attempt to make spaghetti turned out as a starchy lump of fused mush. I often blame this o (...more)