So
last night I decided it was time to put down the instant noodles and peanut
butter and get out the Fiji peace corps cookbook. I thought, “It can’t be that
hard to follow a recipe, can it?” In case you do not know me well, let me brief
you on my history in the kitchen. I have set my hair on fire … I have set the
oven on fire … I have melted a plastic plate on the stovetop. I am capable of
making scrambled eggs, peanut butter sandwiches, and noodles (the necessities).
Needless to say, I suppose it’s time for me to learn a few more things. So I
picked up my ingredients at the fresh market: carrots, eggplant, onion, ginger,
pineapple, soy sauce, rice and garlic. I was following the recipe when it
called for 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of salt. I didn’t have a
tablespoon measurer so I used my coffee scoop (which I thought was a
tablespoon… wrong!). I finished preparing my meal and was excited to eat it
because it didn’t look half bad. I took one bite and nearly spit it out. It was
WAY too salty. So clearly the scoop was 2 tablespoons, not one. I was left with a disaster in the kitchen and an empty stomach. This is
why I don’t cook.
I seem to recall a plastic plate that melted on my stovetop (-; So how much did it cost in USD to buy all of the ingredients for your cooking experience? Is food expensive?
ReplyDeleteYes, I thought I was going to burn down your kitchen that night! haha... I can't remember how much it all was. Overall, you can get local fruits and vegetables very cheap here. It's all of the imported package food that is extremely expensive. I mostly buy instant noodles, canned tuna, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, onions, rice, bread, and peanut butter. That is literally what I eat day after day haha.
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