Cooking Catastrophe

Well, calling it a catastrophe isn’t really fair because the food turned out to be quite yummy—I was just splattered with a lot of hot oil in the process (not fun.) Anyway, I was in Kensington Market the other day, and I found some P.A.N., a South American cornmeal product that my Venezuelan friend introduced me to. I thought I’d buy it and have a go at making empanadas. Thing is, I had never made them before (just watched my friend make them.) They looked easy enough to make. So I took some chicken and vegetables and wrapped everything up in the corn dough to make little pouffy delights, and when I plopped ‘em in the olive oil to fry, I burned my arm! Disastrous! It’s now a week later and I’m still covered in Band-Aids and blisters. But wait, it gets worse. After I finished all my cooking and bandaging, I went down to get my laundry out of the dryer, and my chap-stick had melted all over my clothes. Later, I found out that my headphones went through the wash as well. Just lovely! Well at least I had a good meal that night…

P.S. If you’re ever in Toronto, check out Kensington Market because there are lots of cool thrifty stores and markets. I’ve been going there to get all of my nuts, dried fruit, and granola because its really cheap and everything seems pretty fresh. There’s also this store there called Blue Banana Market that sells tons of random stuff like birthday cards and tupperware and those weird trick candies that die your tongue blue. And there’s a cafe in the front with scrumptious cupcakes and other baked goods. Basically, it’s a bumpin’ store, so you best check it out if your ever in the area because it’ll change your life. Over and out!