Getting Equipped for Cantonese Cooking

My name is Kheng Cheah. I retired from University of Hawaii in 2016. All my life from high school to university then to pursuing my career, I have NEVER cook for myself except frying an egg for breakfast. Wherever I worked, mostly in USA, I would ALWAYS look for a Chinese, Japanese or Korean restaurant and then went there to eat everyday and in the evening ordered takeout for my husband and I for dinner. Weekends, we would go to our favorite restaurants to relax and have dim sum..Life has been very pleasant and never think that I need to learn how to cook.

Then, in 2016, I had a mild stroke that prompted me to retire. To eat healthy, I must learn how to cook. I need it's become a NEED for me to learn how to cook and able to control the ingredients for making a healthy meal....

It has been a hit and run kind of learning from online recipes, most of the time end up no one, including myself likes my cooking. Feeling frustrated I went back to eat out again which is much easier and more rewarding. After retirement I was traveling a lot to visit my hometown Malaysia and Singapore where good food are even more abundant. We stayed there for about 2 years. Then, our journey continues to Mexico, my husband's hometown. I was completely shocked with the Mexican food and really missed all the Chinese food especially dim sum. So, we would take our vacation in Las Vegas and find some Chinese and Japanese restaurants to catch up with my longings for Chinese food....

One thought came to my mind, if I want to good Chinese food, I must seriously learn how to cook. If l want to eat healthy food everyday, I must learn how to cook so that I can include the healthy ingredients.

With this thought in mind, I started to learn cooking beginning last September 2023. Where to start? First thing I did was to go online to collect recipes. By trial and errors I manage to be able to cook a few dishes but realized that my difficulties are unable to repeat recipes constantly and unable to control and understand the principles behind the art of cooking. My husband suggested I go to attend a cooking class.

One day, I saw the advertisement on Canto Cooking Club. I have been admiring Master Lau's Cooking for sometime and decided to join the club. It's online and I can learn from home at anytime. I have just joined the club for 2 weeks but I have already finished 9 modules. The course content was carefully designed from the very basic. The step by step clear instructions reflected Master's Lau years of accumulated experience. I told my husband I am so lucky to be able to learn from an EXPERT. Every class brings me a better understanding the art of cooking, from kitchen equipments, how to cut, how to control quality of food etc...In two weeks, my interest in cooking has intensified. I told all my friends at the age of 75, I have found a new fun and meaningful retirement project - Cooking with the Laus.

Thank you so much for this precious opportunity 🙏🙏🙏

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