to my surprise and delight, sometimes my mood greatly improves when i cook an elaborate meal. this was never true before, as cooking anything seemed to only deplete me rather than the opposite. but now if i'm feeling a bit down about my self or my abilities in general, cooking a meal is an almost surefire way to lift my spirits.
the other day i decided to attempt kimchi fried rice. i made this a handful of times on my own a few years ago, but the results were inconsistent. once or twice it was great, and the rest it was varying degrees of awful. so trying it now was a gamble.
i cooked it with bacon, which i had never done in the past. the result was fantastic! the fat from the bacon really added to the taste. i was worried it might be too salty or bad some other way, but my fiancé loved it, and requested i make it again sometime.
friday rolled around, and since we're trying to not eat meat on fridays, it was the perfect time to attempt the dish again sans bacon. this time it turned out a bit more like my previous attempts: the flavor wasn't quite as deep. though still pretty good!
next time i make the meatless version, i make make some other changes to improve it. but overall i'm very satisfied with the results, and it feels great to finally have a use for the lonely, untouched kimchi in our fridge.
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