secret ingredient

garlic prawns were my favourite thing to order in adelaide restaurants. it was a treat to smell that waft of garlic and cream before my eyes and tongue feasted on those plump shrimps atop the jasmin rice. on my first attempt to cook this favourite dish , i thought i might put a twist to it by teaming the prawns with pasta.














now it is not my intention for this site to become a foodie blog, but i am loving this cooking business! the pleasure of cooking and serving food has only recently captivated me. the creative juices flow when given the challenge to prepare dishes that "smell good, look good and taste good". (okay, i hear your warning - "Wait when you have kids!")

it is definitely not my intention to brag here about any cooking talents i think i might have. but although impatient at first peeling potatoes and chopping vegetables as a young girl, my mother taught me the basic ingredient to any dish i will ever prepare and serve ...and that is the secret ingredient i will pass on to my children when they, too, learn to cook.

[sunday night's dinner... and baon for the next couple of days, march 2008]