Official Start To Cooking
So this evening I have officially started learning to cook. Vegetarian meals no less. My boyfriend is a vegetarian, but alas I am not. I love meat all the juicy, bloody, mess of it all. But my boyfriend was raised by a mother who wanted him to be a vegetarian. So even if he wanted to eat meat, it might very well kill him (this is known by the few times he’s tried it and has been forced to talk to god on the big white telephone for a few days negotiating terms.)
Under our usual likes of boxed meals and frozen microwavable plates, I decided to try cooking Potatoes Gratin from scratch. In a kitchen I am not familiar with. I must say that it is quite awkward having to ask my boyfriend’s Mother where the casserole dish. I don’t know why it’s awkward, but I think it’s because she makes anything that isn’t her idea as a huge embarrassment or inconvenience.
But back to food. It’s in the oven now, and I can’t wait to try it. I doubt it will be very good… The potatoes stuck out above the milk (well soy milk because his mother doesn’t believe in regular milk) and I thought it was weird how little spices and ingredients it called for. But I shouldn’t be too disappointed because my boyfriend doesn’t like super spicy food.
Wish me luck!
Good luck! I’ve been a vegetarian half my life and am writing about my cooking adventures on my blog, with some easy recipes.
Maybe a slow cooker would be a good way to try easy vegetarian meals and, like you are doing now, you can never go wrong with cassaroles. Good luck and I’m sure your BF loves the effort