If I see a recipe that sounds good I'm willing to try it out the same day (although depends on if I have all the ingredients, I hate grocery shopping). I'm a bad baker because I am not precise with measurements (oh how Martha would hate me). I hate taking the time to do that so I always eye it and call it a day. Hasn't failed me yet so I shall continue doing it. I'm happy trusting my instincts and knowing what will taste good to me.
Lately I've been into Indian food. I have an Indian cookbook that I've had for a year or so and I've only made chicken tikka and my version of naan from it. So after visiting the local Indian restaurant with my parents I decided to try to make something they had from the buffet called somosas. Luckily it was in my cookbook and it was pretty easy to make just some self-rising flour, butter, potatoes among other things. Roll out some dough fill it with the mashed potatoes and deep fry. How can that not be delicious?
So here is how they turned out.
Solid reviews from my mom who had them hot from the oil. My dad also enjoyed them as leftovers the next day.
I'm lucky to have a friend who is willing to make new things with me as well. Last football season we made onion rings and fried zucchini. Both were awesome as well. A few weekends ago I asked what we would try and he said to come up with something so with the fair going on I said funnel cake. And make it we did. His family and I were eating them as soon as they were out of the oil and dusted with powdered sugar. So good and crunchy and made me think of Magic Mountain.
And then to make the meal just a little healthier we also made caprese skewers, and we learned it's best to put the basil between the mozzarella and tomato.
I've made them a few times since them for my mom and I, and she loves them.
Tomorrow I'm planning on making creamy penne pasta. It's a favorite of mine and I can finish off a whole pot of it in one sitting. But alas I'll have to share with my mom since she's spending the night again.
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