Happy Birthday to Me~!!

Tonight, while waiting for midnight, my friend and I watched a dramatic Japanese romance movie. Not having popcorn or any snacks available at home, I decided to prepare some corn soup. I added some flair with a bit of garlic powder, butter, an egg, and melted in a slice of mozzarella cheese.

But right before the movie started, we found the soup a bit too... soupy. It was a delicious yet perfectly ordinary soup. So I grabbed some slices of loaf and broke it to bite size pieces, I let it soak in the soup, and voila, a filling supper you could eat quietly that's not too grand to steal away your attention from the show.

By the time the movie ended, it was nearly 12. But not wanting to waste time, I figured that maybe I should go and try to make some custard following BadAunt's recipe. If all goes well, I'll go and proceed to make a bigger batch by tomorrow.

This is my first time to cook custard, and I'm a bit uncomfortable with the lack of some ingredients. I decided to improvise and use bitter chocolate instead of vanilla extract to give it flavor.

I got worried when I was constantly stirring yet it was still quite watery. Was on the verge of adding a spoonful of cornstarch when I find that stirring began to be difficult. The custard's now a custard.

It worked!

The chocolate melted very nicely and the texture was velvety smooth. The smell was heavenly. I ran out of the kitchen holding my finished product when my friend shouted, "HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAYYY!!!".

12:00 AM

We danced around a bit while I kept on stirring the still hot custard (don't want the eggs to suddenly get lumpy). And then we got tired. Then sleepy. Then they went back to their houses and I was left stirring the warm pan of deliciousness. Actually, I felt warm all over.

Later when the sun's up, another friend will be arriving from another town (with a promise of bringing a cake). We'll start buying food and cooking stuff for the party. And now that I'm feeling confident about my recipe-guided cooking ability, I think I'm going to try making some egg carbonara. Wish me luck!