The Joy of Cooking

I like cooking, in theory.... I like to think that I do cook, but since I graduated college, I barely have. First it was the crazy travelling job, where all my food would go bad in the fridge because I was out all week... Then back at the parents house where my mom took care of food duties, and then the intense MBA life style where we were fed at school most nights and barely had time to sleep, much less do anything on the skillet.

I've been slowly easing back in now that school is done, and I'm starting to get the hang of my new job, but haven't really done anything more than pasta, chicken on the Foreman Grill, or broiled steaks.... Until today when I got an invite to a cooking club night - the theme was Asian.

So, I tried to see what would be be in my skill range, and found a good recipe for Korean Beef Bulgogi. It was surprisingly easy to make, and I let it marinate for twice as long as was in the recipe, and voila, deliciousness. I found a Youtube video on how to cook good Asian style white rice, and by the end of the night, there was about a morsel of the bulgogi left. Actually, all of the food was really, really good (lot of talented people in the cooking club), but importantly, I really enjoyed the focus and the project-oriented nature of getting something done. I may have to make this a Sunday tradition. Unfortunately, my iPhone couldn't capture the truly succulent nature of the dish.

Amazing Bread

I decided to buy the "seed loaf" at Whole Foods yesterday. It's amazing! Flax seeds, sesame, poppy, and who knows what else baked right into the bread. I could eat the whole loaf in one sitting.

Best Omelette Ever

After a brush of culinary inspiration on Saturday afternoon, I created the best omelette I've ever made:

• Caramelized onions
• Brie
• Havarti
• Fresh thyme
• Dash of salt and pepper

Culinary Ingenuity

So, what do you get when you mix together eggs, goat cheese brie, lentils, and a mix of Indian Spices? Pure deliciousness!

Hats off to my roommate for whipping up this innovative dish with meager supplies in the fridge. It really hit the spot at 3AM.

Best late night after-class snack

So, after coming back from school at 10:30, like so many days before, I came upon a brownie with chocolate drizzled on it sold by Hershey's. Out of curiosity, I bought it, through it in the microwave, and voila, the best late night after-class snack ever... accompanied by a glass of milk.

Quote of the night

The dearth of recent blogposts has been related to the advent of club kickoff week. Aside from the schedule that was impossibly hectic in the past two weeks, we've all been attending informational sessions to decide what clubs to join. Most of these events have featured pizza, and hats off to my classmate Kate for last night's quote of the night:

"After the third consecutive meal of pizza, I ran to Whole Foods as fast as I could, bought some vegetable and steamed them."

Boy meets grill

We just put our grill together yesterday and gave it a test run... This is all in preparation for hosting 80+ people for a pre-term grill-out on Thursday. The Argentine in me is on cloud 9... This thing is a monster with a bunch of grilling fine tuning... probably as much as I could have gotten without building my own into the building like they do in Argentina.