So, here's the update on my latest experiment. I've taken up cooking the last week and have prepared 3 separate dishes. I didn't want to try too much my first week. All recipes I got from allrecipes.com.
So this one turned out pretty nice. I used Tilapia, and the oat-coating turn out really nice, if burnt a little. I'll probably not cook it as long next time. Also, all I could really taste was the oats and fish, even though I used salt, pepper, and season salt. Next time, I'll probably add the seasonings into the oats, instead of putting them on the fish before dipping it in the milk/egg mixture.
This one was pretty gross. Well, I guess not gross because I ate it and finished it all, but it wasn't what I was expecting. Even though I seasoned the chicken exactly as explained in the recipe, it came out tasting bland. Also, I couldn't find a green bell pepper at Walmart so I substituted red. And the tomatoes at Walmart were all really poor due to the bad crops this year. But this dish just tasted like bland chicken and rice, with mushy tomato and bell pepper. The recipe implied spicyness, but I kept having to add spices after it being cooked just to give it any flavor. I probably won't make this one again.
So this one looks the worst of them all, but it actually tasted the best! I'm a big fan of pineapple though. I didn't include the vanilla vodka, because I didn't want to buy a whole bottle just for this one recipe, especially if I turns out I didn't like it. The steak tasted like steak. I couldn't taste a whole lot of the soy sauce or brown or white sugar. I let it marinate for 3 hours. The pineapple paired nicely with the steak, in my opinion. I suppose this isn't for everyone, but I enjoyed it and will probably make it again!
And yes, I'm eating a salad with every meal.
Next up on my attempt at cooking is a crockpot meal. This one will be interesting. I've never used a crockpot before, but it's supposed to be really easy. We'll see how it goes!
Also, if you've got any recipes you want to share, I'd appreciate them!
i'm very impressed with your cooking skills. The first recipe looked good, but i'm not so sure i would like the pineapple steak meal, since i HATE pineapple.
ReplyDeleteWhat crockpot meal are you going to try? Did you visit that blog i told you about?
i also just now read your comment on your last post. i'm glad you are feeling more secure your choice for more school, b/c that's a big step.
i love you!
It's that Lemon Chinese Chicken. But I probably won't do it for a couple of days.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for being the only person to comment on my blog!