Cooking Club Round 1
March 24th, 2006
I’ve been meaning to catch up on some blog entries. Mostly about my cooking New Years Resolution. I actually got a couple of friends together and started a cooking club where we take turns cooking. It’s been going fairly strong since the first of the year. Here’s the brief overview of what I forgot to tell you about.
Jenny cooked first. She made a “Pot” Roast in the oven. I guess that makes an oven roast. It was a large piece of meat. It was a bit overcooked on the outside, and a bit raw on the inside. We cut the cooked meet off and threw it back in the oven before finishing the rest off. Good thing is nobody got sick. Bad thing is Jenny cheated and used prepackaged spices.
I cooked next. I made turkey enchiladas, spanish rice, and salad. I cheated a bit on my spanish rice. I just threw some rice in the rice cooker and poured in a cup of Pace Picante sauce on top. I made a few mistakes with the enchiladas. I ran out of meet, so I made some with just cheese. I also didn’t make enough sauce to cover them, so some turned out a bit dry. I thought they were a bit spicy, but Jenny and Melanie seemed to be impressed. YAY ME!
Finally it was Melanie’s turn to cook. We were a bit overwhelmed with the fact that she can really cook. She made a really cool salad that was basically half an avocado, with bacon and watercress on top and a simple lemon dressing. It was good. She also made thai beef in the broiler that was good. As a side we had hot water cornbread, which if I understand it correctly, is deep fried cornmeal lumps.
Round 1 winner: Melanie with the avocado salad thing.
