Cooking

February was definitely a month of salads for me. I’ve made so many of them since I wanted to master my “salad skill” and now I’m a little bit fed up with them. Nonetheless, I’m content with it, because I managed to get some experience in this special category. I learned which vegetables and other ingredients can be mixed together so as to taste better. Not so long ago, I used to add too much spices to all the salads I made. Now, I learned to use a proper amount. I came to a conclusion that I love preparing salads, because they are the only dishes impossible to ruin.

I also wanted to make sushi again, because I had just made it once with friends. I had to check if it was still tasty when I did it myself without any help. It occurred that it was even better, because I changed the recipe a little bit and added my favorite ingredients.

Never before did I realize how much I like spinach. About a month ago I didn’t have any idea what to prepare for dinner with my family. I wanted to cook something which I had never done before and was hard to ruin, because I couldn’t disappoint my relatives with an unpalatable meal. The only thing which came to my mind was spaghetti with spinach-cheese sauce. It occurred to be so delicious that only 3 hours later I was cooking it again for my friend, who was amazed with it too. Two weeks later I bought a new pack of spinach and decided to make pancakes with this. That time I created a recipe for pancake's filling made of tomatoes, meat and, of course, spinach. I've never eaten something like that before, the taste was just out of the ordinary. I was so amazed with it that I cooked first quiche in my life (with spinach, to be sure that it would be tasty). After me making this I heard the most beautiful words I could imagine. My mom told me that I was even a better cook than her!

I prepared something which I had never eaten before – muffins with a filling of cheese, ham, vegetables and spices. I had heard a lot about non-sweet version of muffins, but actually I didn't expect it to taste well. It turned out to delicious and I’m going to make it again. The only mistake I made was baking it too long, because muffins were a little bit too dry. Next time I'll do my best to take it out of an oven early enough.

And finally, things that I’m the most proud of – (very) chocolate cupcakes and cheesecake with carrots and pineapple. I’ve never been good at baking. It was impossible for me to bake something and not burn it. That's very sad, because baking is a part of cooking that I like the most. That time everything went perfect. I just have to work a bit more with decorating food, because my meals usually taste better than they look.

And some simple, but delicious cakes made of french dough:

Now, I can say without any doubts that cooking has become my best hobby. It helps me to relax, satisfies not only me, but also my friends and relatives, In this case experience is the best teacher, because I'm far better in it than I used to be at the beggining of September. I'm not ashamed to say that I'm proud of myself. I'm going to keep going and try out new recipes that I've never done before, so as to develop my skills.