Do I look like I can cook?

Ahem... *drumroll please* I CAN!

I've always been able to cook, just not very well. And when I say cook, I mean I can whip up dishes more complicated than instant noodles, or Campbell's canned soup.

But recently, I've gotten better. Well, I would put it down to playing Cooking Mama on Wii, as it has helped me to improve on preparing the ingredients I needed to chop or slice and also my frying skills.

I've also started being more concious of the taste of my finished products, hence I would plan before hand and go over my self-created recipes mentally before the actual cooking.

Betcha din noe that dark soya sauce leaves a bitter taste, hence to counter it, you have to add in a dash of sugar, wuahahaha...

I attempted a new dish on Sunday night, and the verdict was an overall: "not bad". Hmmm, should I take that as a success?

I had decided to cook pasta for dinner as my aunt and cousins were coming over to my place to see my wedding albums. Hence, that would mean dinner for six, including Jules, Emperor and myself.

Crossed out steamboat as my cousin was sick and it would be awful if the germs were to spread to all of us. Felt that pasta would be a good choice as it required minimal preparation and fuss, compared to Chinese-style dishes. After much deliberation, I decided to try to cook Aglio Olio.

For those who dunno, Aglio Olio is a much easier pasta to cook, simply because there is no gravy! No cream sauce, no tomato sauce, no white wine rubbish to deal with, just lotsa olive oil, garlic and chilli padi! I also added honey-baked ham, canned mushrooms and fresh prawns as the main ingredients.Yup, you read correctly, I added chilli padi for some zing!

Was abit worried it wouldn't turn out right, but when I tucked into my own plate of pasta, it tasted alright. So yeah! PASS! Now I can boast of my culinary skills and add one more dish to my specialties!!!