Domestic Goddess: Tilapia & Salads

Two weekends ago, I cooked. Now, this wouldn't be remarkable for other people but for someone like me (who doesn't even know how to cook rice), it was certainly a feat.   And this was for no other explanation than because I was suddenly inspired to practice my skills on the domestic front.

Aside from the fact that I never really encountered an opportunity where cooking for myself became essential, it was also something for which I was never really trained.  Growing up, my aunts had a small bakery business and sure enough, baking was something I was trained to do, but not cooking.

So cooking is somewhat intimidating for me.  But little by little, I want to conquer that fear. 

I started with this easy, healthy recipe for baked lemon garlic tilapia. Since I couldn't find dried parsley flakes, I substituted fresh parsley instead. While this was still something "baked", this was still the first "real food" (not cakes or pastries) that I made by myself!

I paired the tilapia with a mixed greens, grilled chicken, and pear salad with honey vinaigrette which I found here. 

Then the next day, I tried out another salad recipe, this time for a Greek salad.  And I even cut and prepared all the ingredients myself!

To be honest, I was very surprised with how easy it was to do the recipes. I thought it would be hard to find all the ingredients in one place but I got all of them in my neighborhood Unimart Supermarket.  I also thought cooking and preparing food for myself would be such a tedious process---but I learned it was just a matter of getting the right, easy recipes, and that cooking can actually be fun and rewarding.

Now, it's just on to learn how to cook rice :) Cheers!