Boiling water
Mar. 16th, 2004 07:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hildy89You know the jokes about people who can't even boil water?
*sheepishly raises her hand*
I'm embarrassed to admit that I would be one of those people. I can use a microwave and toaster oven, although maybe not for others. I just never learned or I made do with prepared foods.
So I delved into unknown territory yesterday when I tried to cook pasta. I was so utterly clueless about measurements for how much water per pasta. Cooking for one versus cooking for four is a big difference. I was so used to thinking of thinking in terms of preheating temperatures on the toaster oven that I stared at the knob for the burner.
After two attempts with flat noodles and penne, I think I can call my first cooking attempts a success. Mostly. Cooking has the fuzziest math on earth with a pinch of this and a little of that. I'll figure it out. I won't be kicking Emeril out anytime soon.
*sheepishly raises her hand*
I'm embarrassed to admit that I would be one of those people. I can use a microwave and toaster oven, although maybe not for others. I just never learned or I made do with prepared foods.
So I delved into unknown territory yesterday when I tried to cook pasta. I was so utterly clueless about measurements for how much water per pasta. Cooking for one versus cooking for four is a big difference. I was so used to thinking of thinking in terms of preheating temperatures on the toaster oven that I stared at the knob for the burner.
After two attempts with flat noodles and penne, I think I can call my first cooking attempts a success. Mostly. Cooking has the fuzziest math on earth with a pinch of this and a little of that. I'll figure it out. I won't be kicking Emeril out anytime soon.
