Chef Newt

I have a confession

I don’t cook

Not in the chef sense

More in the pre-fab sense

But once in a while I get an urge

And I actually cook

I found a recipe for one of my favorite appetizers

So I gave it a try

I went to the grocery store with my list.

I got green onions because they didn’t have scallions

Turns out they are basically the same

Garlic bulb

Minced peeled fresh ginger

I had to settle for a jar of minced ginger – they didn’t have fresh

A jar of hoisin sauce

A bottle of Asian sesame oil (which by the way smells incredible)

Waterchestnuts

Ground chicken – they didn’t have that either so we settled for turkey

Later that night I pulled out the recipe and started making dinner

I even used tiny prep bowls for adding ingrediants later

I’ve never used prep bowls before

I don’t actually own prep bowls per say, just tiny little glass dessert bowls

But I followed the recipe. Adding an extra teaspoon of Sesame oil because it smelled so damn good

And I got a little giddy when I realized that a few of my items didn’t have any English printed on the label

I felt like a chef – just for a second it was exhilirating

Then I called in the hubby and we sat down to have Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

They were fantastic

The hubster complimented me several times on how tasty dinner was

I have set a new bar for my cooking excellence

It only took 9 years

Up until now tater tot casserole was the fanciest thing I make

Well, I did try baklava once. And that did come out freak’n incredible.

So let’s just say I play chef once every 5 years or there abouts.

But now I’m kinda thinking I want to try this a little more often.

But that would mean I have to find recipes, plan the meals and shop for them accordingl
And I’m not very good at that

Heating a frozen pizza is just way easier

However I do have more cookbooks and squirreled away recipes than a non-cook should have

So maybe I’ll give it a try

Even if it’s only one meal a week or maybe two

It was sorta fun

And satisfying

Here’s a picture of dinner – looks tasty eh?

On Saturday I went out with Nettie. We had a ball
And she gave me a surprise.

She couldn’t resist. Not after my raging rant