To inspire the baker i know is hidden somewhere inside of me.

Somewhere. I don't know where. But I will conjure her up!!

I think we need to spice up this blog a bit.

Ha. Puns.

Buns!

My mom is teaching me how to cook better. Because I'm 27 and still cannot cook well enough to feed a family or myself and herself. (Grammar?)

Here are some simple tips she gave me.

1) buy some instant curry haha
2) Fry up some red onions (they are apparently more flavorful than the sweet vidalias that I like. No I'm not being rebellious) in some coconut oil or olive oil.
3) Add some meat if you're a meat eater.
4) Add some veggies like carrots or ladies fingers or cauliflower cos those are nice in curries.
5) Put in the curry sauce. Simmer till the meat/veggies are done.


Now for some flavorful semi-briyani rice:

1) Wash basmati rice or jasmine if you prefer.
2) Put equal amount of water in (we like our rice al dente!) eg. 1 cup water to 1 cup rice. Soak rice for half an hour before if brown rice. I just made up that number. Who knows, experiment yourself.
3) Add in a pinch of turmeric (or saffron, lovely saffron), some bunga cengkih/anise, a stick of cinnamon, a few cloves, i say 5 cloves should be plenty, I hate taking a bite of rice and crunching on a bitter clove :(. Some cardamon, I think 3 pods. I think some ppl add mustard seeds but don't quote me on that.
4) Press start on the rice cooker. Hahahaha. Or just steam it gently on the stovetop in a cast iron pan cos then the heat is more even and won't burn the bottom so easily. Unless you're korean and like to eat the burnt bottom bits. Alliteration!

I'm procrastinating while trying to study. Can you tell?