Close Encounters with Cooking

A long time ago, I used to consider myself a good cook. When Maria and I first starting dating, she was - initially - at least marginally impressed with my culinary skills. However, she quickly learned that I only knew how to make about 5 dishes, and after quickly growing bored with them, I was banished from the kitchen.

So since I’m home alone now, last night, for the first time in at least 5 years, I made one of my old favorites from grad school. It was the kind of dish you invent when you only have a few things in the fridge to work with, and you’re too poor, too lazy, or too busy to go out and buy any other ingredients. It consists of:

• Ground turkey, cooked in a pan with House of Tsang’s Korean Teriyaki Stir Fry Sauce
• Sauteed sliced green peppers and onions
• Japanese rice
• All rolled up in a flour tortilla

If I do say so myself, it’s good eatin’. And, just as importantly from a male perspective, quite filling! Try it sometime. Use the stir fry sauce generously!