Food, food, food ... and food

Cooking is one skill I learned through the years. Although I did not have formal schooling by chance I made it and my family and close friends like my cooking. My parents allowed us (we are four girls in the family) to explore the kitchen and that's it we developed our own skills and we (my sisters) have our own specialties.

I allow my kids to familiarize themselves in the kitchen too. Kim and Joe3 can do basics and they also learned some of the simple dishes that I prepare at home.

There was one time that I had to be out for a coverage on a Sunday and Kim was asked by my husband to cook breaded pork chop ... while am out and with the now technology I sent instructions through the celfon from the time she started cooking until she's done. And presto they had dinner served in white platters with ice cream as dessert. Very rewarding isn't it for parents to know that kids are also learning.

My son while in grade school joined cooking club and this time Joe3 knows how to make special egg sandwich with chicken and white onion with some innovation that I shared with him.
Cooking is also bonding time as my children would request me for a special dish that they like.

My husband too has a long list and among his fave are pochero, fish pellet with lemon sauce, my own version of crispy fried chicken and beef steak in mushroom and broccolli, "Pompano" steamed in spring onion with seasoning (I like the fish grown in cages in Sarangani Bay).
Cooking to others may not be easy but I tell you it is one task worth doing especially for the family.

I have a kitchen not that big but cozy enough to work on things easily but i still want to create my dream kitchen one that i can go online, watch tv and write stories at the same time while am there.

May be cooking by heart allows you to produce good food aside from the fact that your taste buds may be has something to do with it.

But one thing basic in cooking is food preparation.

Handling is also another and if we dine outside we always wonder how it is being prepared.
Doctors would always remind us that food handlers play a big role in keeping food safe and washing of hands before touching the food is a must do thing for food handlers. What with salmonella around - isn't that frightening? That is one aspect about food.

But learning to cook is a challenge too especially when you can convince people that the food you cook is good.