Cooking

A few years ago, I bought a DVD of Julie and Julia. The movie with Meryl Streep as Julia Childs. On first watching it I didn't like it, however, I recently watched it again and appreciated it more. So I thought to myself, why can't I create a blog like Julie did in real life and the movie and improve my cooking. Further, Zhe is a good cook. When she is in the mood her food is really good. So that added extra impetus for me to improve my cooking too. Even though I am an average cook I like to cook and every Saturday afternoon it is my turn. I especially like real earthy food, if you know what I mean. I don't really care for refined cooking or all the niceties. So, I'm going to start to read cooking blogs. I'll find recipes that I want to cook and learn to cook them. So this week I thought I would tackle Chicken meatloaf. I'll cook this on Saturday and let you know how it turns out.

New Year in August.

Every new year I make pretty much the same resolutions - to learn Mandarin, to fix the vegie garden and to lose weight. This time I am getting in early.

I am going to get back into blogging. There is a Pete Townshend song about never spending your guitar or your pen, so here goes. I am picking the pen up again.

A new start.

I am a fifty seven year old with a Chinese wife, Zhe and a going on five daughter, Rebecca. That's my family.

I'm a Librarian, I sometimes wish I was something else, especially when things need fixing around the house. I envy those people who can pull out a hammer and build a chest of drawers, say, then turn around and fix the tap, before moving on to fix the car. I wish I could do something like that. But move on.

I like going shopping to a point, I like giving my wages to my wife and feeling that primal feeling about supporting the family.

I go to bed early.

My favourite TV shows - Dr Who, I'll blush and say I also watch Law and Order SVU and Blue Bloods.

Favourite music, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, but also pretty much anything.

I like cooking on Saturday afternoons when Zhe takes Rebecca to Chinese School.

I like gardening, but only in the warmer months and definitely not in the wet.

What else can I say?

I hope this blog is meaningful to people and to me.

I am going to improve- my writing will get better.

This is my journey beginning again. Let's go. To be continued...

Tomorrow, the recipe I am going to cook on Saturday.