My best friend Nan put it in my hand, the minute I landed in LA, "You've got to watch Julie and Julia." Oh a movie I forgot how I missed. As soon as we got home, I couldn't wait to pop in the dvd. There it is, Meryl Streep cooking her way while Amy Adams learning her way through Meryl Streep. What inspired me right at that instance (aside from starting this slightly lame blog) was to cook! Really start cooking!
Taking a bit back in time, the last time that I mirrored something like cooking was probably frying an egg. Hey, breakfast counts as cooking! I was never too proud of my own cooking nor do I take special interest in perfecting thy skill. But watching others cook, tossing the pots and pans, always gives me the orgasm.
I, a China born Chinese, has never even seen an oven until 16, nor do I understand why an oven exists in culinary art. I was never too exposed the vocabulary of puree, reduction, sautee. But I am intrigued. If I have good taste buds, I must have some room to master the art of food!
The next day, while watching "It's complicated" (why Meryl Streep all over again I don't know), I've decided - dessert, pastry, bread is my entry point. I'm going to master these basics before I move on to main course.
Well, not to my disappointment, under the guidance of Nan, I was making a pretty damn good breadpudding and Madeleine! Following Dave Lieberman's Dinner cookbook, I made a "Carrot Mash Cake" to bring to my mom's friends party. Quite a success I feel!
In 2010, I'm going to bake my way through and master the ins and outs of baking! I'll lay my groundwork for Le Cordon Bleu's Pastry course!
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