Yummy In my Tummy

Sooo....I finally decided to stop moping around today and chronicle all my exploits in the kitchen! You see , after years & years and dogYEARS of being pampered , I'm finally fending for myself. I'm cooking!!!:) My parents can cook like a dream as does the rest of my family , so , I always presumed I had it in me. I mean, the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree , Right? WRONG. Or so it felt when I tried making my very first Dosa (that dish needs skill, damnit!).....You see , truth be told , my brother got all the cooking genes..why stop there , he got ALL the good genes(sports, studies, maths *shudder* , cooking.. the sense of perfect proportion , flair , everything!). He's a natural. So , after my first tryst in the kitchen proved to be a veritable disaster ,  I decided to give the whole deal a big rest.....Until now.

I find myself in a new place in life where I don't have a cook , chauffeur , personal masseuse ,a Man friday who carries my pink parasol(haha, I just pictured it....that is so Diddy-esque) & gardener...(Okiefynee i have a tendency to exaggerate a teeny-weeny bit!Who doesn't?:P)...so needless to say a cook was hired. She came well recommended. Turns out she specializes in cooking for people with Blood Pressure  and other health related problems! Her food was completely lacking in spice , salt , flavour AND she was overpriced. After a quick cost benefit analysis it was concluded that I could make better food for free. Now , I may not be an expert cook but a gourmand I am! I LOVE good food - am a true-blue , hardcore connoisseur of all things yummy & delectable( Thank you family , for instilling in me some seriously high standards!Love yaaa:).

Anyways, needless to say , the very first cook I hired also ended up being the very first person I fired.Ever. Always a first! And I finally rose to the challenge my grumbling tummy gave me and decided to cook it some yummies!

Having never been a big fan of slaving away in the kitchen , I must say , that a lot of effort has gone into creating all the dishes i have uploaded below!Lo and behold- a pictorial compilation of my culinary adventure during my 1st week of grappling with the big wonderful world of cooking!

Creation ONE : Vodka Penne Pasta with a Creamy mushroom sauce

A look at my first ever Vodka Penne Pasta along with the poison du jour-



The creamy mushroom sauce was super luscious! Definitely, my favorite of all the dishes I've made so far!:)

Yummy2shoes creation #2: Vegetable Rice , Channa Masala & Sundal( reminded me of Navaratri & Golu....Quelle Joie:)!)