My Long Lost Interest

I have always been interested in cooking, not exactly the act of it but rather, more of browsing through pages and pages of colourful cookbooks and recipes. :p Over the years, I never really get to the practical part of cultivating this interest.

Something came over me the other day to put my long lost interest to a test. One fine Saturday, I prepared a home-cooked 5-dishes-1-soup lunch for my family and invited my sister over for the treat (with the ultimate motive of wanting her to give comments for my cooking).

The 5 dishes consisted of:

1. Steamed Pork Ribs with Black Bean Paste

2. Broccoli with Mushroom and Dried Scallop

3. Chicken with Cashew Nuts

(This is P's favourite dish)

4. Squid with Celery and Dried Chilli (I cooked this specially for my sister because she loved to eat squid!)

5. Cold Tofu with Pork Floss

(This is Rachel and my sister's favourite dish)

6. Shark's Fin Soup with Crab Meat

Overall, I was happy with the dishes I prepared, except for the failure of one dish: the Shark's Fin soup with crab meat which I have overcooked and added too much water.

I'd love to experiment with my own cooking again....perhaps to cook for more people next time. Anyone dare to sample? You are invited!