Cooking

Cooking? Cooking!! The bane of my existense. I have no passion for cooking and I really wish that I do. I want to be able to cook real good, healthy food for Bai & Arwen but it is so hard. Let's just say I really don't have the "cooking thumb" as in you know when people say they have a "green thumb" means that they can do gardening and their trees or plants or whatever will grow up well & strong. Anyway, I don't have the cooking thumb. (I don't have a green thumb either but that's not so bad because that doesn't frustrate me. Not being able to cook well frustrates me to the point of breaking down & cry.) Sometimes it's funny - the things that happens in my kitchen and sometimes it's just sad. Seriously, nothing rings true like a bell right now than what old ladies have been saying for centuries " Perempuan belajar tinggi mana pun kena tau masak." I know it sounds really backward but now I really have to agree with them. It would just be wonderful and would make my life easier if I can just cook well for me! and of course for Bai & Arwen.

At least, I'm beginning to have interest now ever since having Arwen. Prior to that I had no interest at all. I'm also enjoying baking now. Cooking - not so much but baking's quite ok and Arwen loves to help out too especially with the noisy cook part aka using the cake mixer.

If I had a wish I want to be able to cook like Nigella Lawson. She is so relaxed and can calmly have a few guests over for dinner with minimal fuss. I love watching her cooking shows and of course she is beautiful too.

Anyhow, Arwen - I am sorry that your mother does not know how to cook well but I am working on it. Hopefully I can get better with practice and time.