I've been wanting to start a new blog for a real long time now. And it's always been: OMG I SUPER HAVE INSPIRATION NOW. But it kinda all but disappears by the time i get to a computer. So this is kinda gonna be a place for everything I eat, watch or experience. Or basically try to be atas. You know how like you eat say, Italian food (haha, I'm saying Italian cos I recently went on a authentic bolognese craze. more on my food crazes later.) and think things like: "Hey Pastamania is like so.. not authentic. And so.. mass-produced." And yet you KNOW, in your heart of hearts, that unless you magically go to Italy or Bologna and apprentice yourself somewhere, you're never gonna make what one might call a truly authentic bolognese ragout.

Or, or, or... things like going to the movies (or some plays even?), where you know the majority of the people are there just to passively watch whatever they're watching. And you take note of things like lighting, or camera angle, or societal issues/context and think omg gail what on earth! why are you trying to be so atas!

And so, here's the blog for every Atas Wannabe thought that crosses my mind. The place to at least list down and comment on every movie/play/performance I catch. Cos has it ever happened to you, thinking omg this movie is so similar but so different from that movie, shit la I don't remember the name!? Yeah. I hate that feeling. Like how every since Rihanna's Russian Roulette came out, I've been trying to think of that foreign film about Russian roulette that came out some time back.

So anyways. Here's a list of stuff I wanna try cooking/making passably edible currently:

-a semi-authentic bolognese ragout, with soffrito, wine, milk, long simmering time, no herbs. I've tried it partially twice so far, and I guess each time I'm getting at least a little closer to the actual thing? I can really see my julienning and mincing skills really improving ALOT ALOT.

- a quick tomato sauce to go, withs lotsa olive oil.

- pesto

- poaching fish! A friend introduced me to the idea of poaching (eggs) a little while back. And the whole idea of simply simmering something like fish to get a wonderful taste (so I've read from a variety of food blogs) is simply mind-boggling. And the whole idea of reducing to make a yummy yum yum sauce! How cool is that!

- Ming Tsai's super duper black bean master paste thingy that looks simply too good to be left alone. (Omg did I tell you I'm now a Simply Ming fan, as well as a fan of Martin Yen?!? *gushes*)

- piccata!

- tapenade!

So yup! Very many things to cook for now! =)

PS. Actually, I just did a google on the movie. It's 13 Tzameti. Turns out I was just too lazy to go google the name. Paiseh much.