Week 2

This week I am learning my family recipes which have been a lot less stressful than last week. I knew little about the art of all the different Asian countries I cooked food from. This week I have been able to lean on my mom and grandfather for help. At the start of the week, I face-timed my grandparents in Flordia. This was a meaningful experience because I was able to share something with my grandfather and I have always wanted to learn the Lebanese food he cooks for our family. When he was a young man he immigrated to the United States from Egypt (he is Lebanese though) and the one thing he brought from his culture was the food. My grandmother grew up in New Jersey and she also has family recipes I learned. 

I started out the week with fresh halibut my dad caught on the Oregon coast the day before. I made fish and chips with a fryer. Then on Tuesday, I made molokhia which is a Middle Eastern soup made from jute leaves. On Thursday I made my Grandmother's mac and cheese. On Friday I made keba and tabula. When I was learning about keba my grandfather said when he was growing up if you wanted to bake something you had to leave your house and go to a local bakery to bake it.

I have made a lot of progress with my familiarity and comfort in cooking. Before when I helped my parents in the kitchen I would have to always ask where/what/ or how things worked. Now I am confident in the kitchen and I feel like I could more easily cook by myself. Not only by myself but I could do difficult recipes and challenge myself. 

Sometimes when I cook I wonder how I can change the recipe slightly, but I am scared to because I do not want to mess it up. I also try and learn how to cut certain vegetables properly, but I just look it up on youtube or ask my parents for help.