AZN Cooking Skills
I love Agora Days. I love them I love them I love them. A lot. The classes are lovely, and free periods … are just wonderful.
Every day during third period, a group of (awesome) Asian people have been cooking in the kitchen. For the previous two days, we’ve made wontons. And no, it’s not a class. We just thought it would be something fun to do, and we coordinated our free periods to make it happen.
Cooking in the kitchen during third hour is great on a number of different levels. For one thing, we’re making our own lunch. Second, it’s a lot of fun. Watching Charlie Wan use a wonton skin to try and make a dumpling is hilarious, as is the fact that he’s squeamish about raw egg.
And then, there’s the sense of accomplishment after the first batch comes out, and you eat (after burning your mouth) with a sense of pride. “YESSSSS! I totally made some of these!” And it’s really amazing for me personally, because I can’t cook. I’m generally limited to sticking things in the microwave. Maybe being with my friends has triggered the long dormant “Michelle can actually cook” gene.
So today we’re going to try something new during third period: a Chinese hot pot. Ohhhh boy. This should be interesting. Me + boiling water = disastrous. We’ll just see how this goes …
Oh, and by the way? This definitely is NOT limited to Asians. Anyone can stop by if they want to help, like Sharajonnie Adams did yesterday. It’s a lot of fun, I promise! Linda even dropped Halo 2 Basics for it! (All right, well maybe she dropped it for other reasons, too. Look at her blog entry for more details) ^_^
Michelle Gao