iCook

I, Darlene Ines, Love To Cook!!


Yes, it is true- I love cooking and I love feeding people! [[sooo latina]] Now that I'm on summer break, i've had the chance to brush up on my cooking skills. Sometimes, it comes out delicious and sometimes I tell people my Dad made it ;)

Things i've had to get used to while cooking is how to eye my measurements. We cook "al gusto" (to the taste) rather than by recipe. It's been fun learning to cook but i have SOOOO much more to learn. So many more Peruvian dishes that i am dying to learn!! SO many spices though, it's been fun learning them all and i've gotten so good that when I go out to eat i can tell you "this chicken has too much cumin" ;)

These are a few dishes i can make:











[pictures courtesy of google]


My favorite part of cooking is when other's eat it. Ill be the creeper that stares at you while you take your first bite to see your reaction. The one i'm looking for is "YUMMMM!!" ... I think i'd cry if the reaction consisted of someone spitting it out!!! [[not really cry, more like ill punch you in da head-the face part of your head! haha ]]



this following picture makes me happy:



Why? because it's a brand new set of knifes which means SHARP which means i can cut easier!! One thing that takes me forever is carving the chicken. With these pretty things, it's so much easier!

Today, I made stake with potatoes and of course, rice. Cutting the meat thin for the stake was CAKE with the new knifes. Oh yes, I love them :)


I gotta keep on learning to cook though. I dont know a lot at all. Nor am i an expert. I'm simply a young woman learning traditional Peruvian dishes and i'm SO happy to keep on learning more.

[[TASK: i want to and WILL learn to make American dishes too. By that i mean, your casseroles, pies, and all the other goodies that i have no idea how to make]]


Since all i know to make is peruvian food, i'm crossing my fingers that whoever i fall in love with and marry LOVES and appreciates Spanish food. If not, ...well too bad- He'll learn to love it :))


[[ Down fall to cooking: GETTING BURNED!!! the oil splashes and OUCHHHH !!! accidentally using too much salt- no bueno for tons of reasons and there goes your food! BURNING your food- yeah not a good idea! accidentally using the wrong spice-welp now you have a new dish, good luck tasting it and seeing if it's edible. When you forget that you have something boiling and are reminded by the overflow all over the stove-......gotta love the learning experiences!! ]]


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