A Month in Cooking

Just a couple things I've (James) been cooking this month and trying to learn:

Beef Noodle Soup: Jen says it was just ok, but I thought I did a pretty decent job for my first try. Did you know that the only/main difference between Schichuan and Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soups is Dou Ban Jiang (Hot Bean Sauce) and Schichuan peppercorns? Kinda interesting.




I made this for Valentine's day. Dungeness Crab Cakes with Lemon Aioli, Red Pepper Soup w Crab, and Parmesan Crusted Scallops over Zucchini. Kinda burned the crab cakes a little and the Zucchini secreted some water in the cooking process that I didn't expect, but outside of that it was pretty tasty.
Garlic Roasted Crab (below) and Garlic Noodles (not shown): This was delicious. The famous places here in SF ie Crustacean, PPQ, Thanh Lang though delicious are severely overpriced. Not hard to make and really good eating. I made this for Jen for our 2 year anniversary. Time flies when you're eating good food with the woman you love.


If anyone wants any of these recipes or knows of any great recipes or improvements I could make please feel free to let me know.

wait·ing

When I looked up the definition of "wait" there were five listed. The one I feel is our current state is number 3 on the list: to remain neglected for a time. I always think that patience is something God is always trying to teach me or rather something I'm needing to learn and improve upon. And if there is anything I'm really bad at, waiting would be in the top five. I wonder how Sarah or Job or the Israelites felt when they waited for what seemed like forever to me. I must suck at waiting compared to them. Here is a list of the Top 5 things I don't like waiting for, I suppose in no particular order:

1. Traffic
2. Seating in packed restaurants
3. Service at the local DMV
4. Open seating at a crowded blackjack table
5. Husband's next step in life (as well as mine..)

Interestingly enough, number 5 on the list of definitions is to look forward to eagerly. I guess I could always choose the latter, but for now, waiting just sucks.

That's all folks!