Look what I made on Saturday night:
I made a beef rendang… from SCRATCH! The large pot was filled with coconut milk, chilli’s desiccated coconut + the mass of ingredients slow simmering for hours… I kid you not! I commenced cooking before 6pm and only just finished at a smidge over 9.40pm… that’s right – the whole time I spent standing in the kitchen either watching over this/giving it a stir or cleaning up after cooking it! It was well worth it though; I made it for Mr A and his folks and I they loved it! I had Mr A actually attack the last bits of it with a spoon from the serving bowl!
The only bad thing about cooking this is that it is SO good that it goes quicker than it is to cook… Mr A was like “oh you should make more next time” I shot me a not so nice look and asked if next time I should perhaps use 6 or 7 tins of coconut milk instead?? Oh my god – could you imagine how long it would be simmering on the stove for!
In the midst of my simmering (it down)…
The beef was SO tender that you didn’t need a knife; you got your fork close to it and it fell apart it was that tender… hmmm
it was SO good!
But then I decided to prove myself a brilliant wife in the making and make a chocolate, coconut and cherry slice with chocolate frosting!
Hmmm; chocolate frosting!!!
It was delicious! Mr A is in fear that when we have our own place that there will be a high probability that he get fat from my cooking!
His mum and dad loved the slice!
And I totally enjoyed cooking for them and having them rave about it and fill up their tummies on my delicious rendang!!! I know it sounds strange but there is something beyond joyful that overcomes me when I see Mr A devour my food with such happy gusto… it is like I have somehow won this wonderful prize… lame huh?
Not lame, I think its very cute
not lame! i feel the same when my husband praises my cooking, he’s a gourmet (and knows to cook himself) and I am a beginner, so it makes it extra special!
Looks yummy
Good job.
Humaira: Hehe – thanks! Sometimes it just feels lame because I get so excited when he’s all full on the sofa complaining about how all my cooking is going to get him fat… *sigh* clearly this is the maternal ethnic in me coming to the fore…
Ordinary Girl:I know how you feel – I am beyond overjoyed when he (Mr A) praises my culinary ability… mainly because he is so brilliant at cooking! I will say though that the downside to his passion for cooking is that when I am cooking he tends to want to ‘help’ – meaning he tends to want to take over… oh well!
Ruby: Firstly Welcome to my blog! It tasted absolutely divine! The rendang was gone in half an hour!!! My feelings were bittersweet about the speed it at which it was devoured; on the 1 hand I was so happy that Mr A and his family enjoyed the meal and on the other (hand) it was depressing to think that 4 hours of cooking and stirring (not including my prep time) was gobbled up at such speed…
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM *bismillah*
Random Hijabi: Welcome to my Blog my dear! Hopefully I hear from you again – the food as actually really good; I made a green curry last night that was delicious… I think I might make a bread & butter pudding this Thursday… hmm – delicious!