My First Cooking Adventure

Last night I had my first real cooking adventure. I've been cooking a lot of dinners but mainly with friends of mine. Last night, I did the whole thing on my own. I went to the grocery store and picked up some tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, green peppers, broccoli, tomato paste, two bottles of wine (not all for me) and pasta. I suateed all the vegetables and poured the tomato paste in and made myself a little sauce. I invited one of my friends over to share and judge. Overall, I think it went pretty well. Mom would be proud.


I have to admit, I really enjoyed it. I always thought I should watch and learn as much as I can, especially since I have a mother who is an amazing cook. But since I'm the youngest in my family, I never really learned how to cook like the others did. Eventually, I guess you just have to stretch those cooking wings and see what happens. I didn't have a recipe and I didn't have a plan. I was just a man with some vegetables, the harnessed power of fire, and an empty stomach.


This may seem like a very simple thing to more autonomous people like yourselves, but for me it was a true adventure.

Ciao!
Matt