I don't know if that means I actually like cooking or if I like avoiding schoolwork. Maybe both. I'm not certain. But they main point is that I have become a pro at cooking for one. It'd be nice to cook for more than one, since every recipe ever calls for enough ingredients to feed an army. However, I'm not exactly in the situation to cook for more than just myself, so therefore I cook for one!
I mean, I have been loving cooking me some chicken breast with olive oil, casseroles, pastas, and desserts. It's been a regular cooking festival in this apartment this semester. There is just one thing I cannot seem to master: cooking without getting stuff everywhere!
The above picture is supposed to be me, in my kitchen, after making spaghetti.
However, I am a clean person, and the mess drives me nuts, so I clean my counters and wash the dishes right away after making and consuming my supper. And that brings me to another point. How on earth can so many pots, pans, dishes, and utensils be used when making one meal? It just doesn't seem fair!
The above picture is of a meal, and then the 20 million dishes in my sink after cooking that one meal.
It is kind of a pain in the butt to cook a good meal. However, I have learned that it is worth it. This is the first time I have had my own kitchen, so it has been a blessing. When I was getting my undergrad degree, I lived in a dorm thingy for 4 years and did not have a kitchen. So now that I have one, I love it. It is time consuming learning to really cook for real, and I might make some really atrocious meals, but I'm just glad to now be able to make those atrocious meals!
Ultimately, cooking is good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we all know it. But I do wish that I could just eat ice cream for every meal. It requires much less dish washing.
