Learning How To Cook

When I was newly married, I didn't know anything about cooking, but I tried my best to prepare home-cooked meals for my husband. I knew how some foods are cooked but I have never tried doing it on my own. My Chicken and Pork Adobo was very salty, my Spaghetti was bland, my Afritada was swimming with sauce, my Sinigang was too sour, and my Beef Tapa... I think I hold the record for the saltiest Tapa ever made! Knowing too well that I was very new to it, I never heard my husband complain. He was very kind to eat what I had whipped up, yeah, that's how much he loves me, haha. Even I couldn't take them, lol.

It came to a point that I became so desperate, and even though hubs did not complain outright about my cooking, I knew he tried to find ways of escaping my food. He'd whip his delicious pizza and tacos on weekends, and even took pains into buying food from restaurants and taking it home. Thank God his grandma lived just next door and helped me out with my cooking. That's when the passion started. I collected tons of cookbooks and had fun trying the recipes out. And finally, he was buying food less often and our weekend pizza and tacos became a once a month thing. He too became so engrossed with recipe books, he'd drag me to the Book Shop on weekends to check out new cookbooks. Since then, collecting cookbooks has turned into a hobby than a mere cure for desperation. On my last birthday, he gifted me with the big fat duck cookbook, and I've been trying out the recipes whenever I can. Don't be afraid if you can't cook. You can always learn.