Cook, Eat & Love

I was craving something Spanish to eat for dinner so I decided to look online for some recipes. I was looking over a few but couldn't find the perfect one because (1) they took way too long to prepare and cook (2) I didn't have majority of the ingredients and (3) I was super hungry. Luckily I came upon a Spanish/Mexican rice recipe from FOODWISH and some other site I can't remember, maybe EHOW? Anyway, I had majority of FOODWISH' ingredients whereas the other, I had ALL the ingredients. The former looked more appealing to eat considering that he had a video tutorial on how to make it. So what'd I do? Combine the ingredients whilst substituting other ingredients I didn't have. For example, FOODWISH included jalapeño to the ingredient. For substitution, I used celery. Yes, totally different but I wanted a crunch to my Spanish rice. I also omitted using cumin as I didn't have any on hand. Here is the final product:

The verdict? Not bad. It was a little spicy but still delicious. The bottom of the rice was burnt though. I'm not used to cooking rice in a pot. I'm Asian; we have rice cookers that cook rice to perfection. Maybe I'll use the rice cooker the next time I cook this :) I'll probably add chicken in there too for some meaty effect. You know, for some reason, the consistency and the flavor reminded me of the kimchee fried rice that I used to order at downtown which has now closed down due to the bad economy. Boo to bad economy. Thank you for closing down the best kimchee fried rice I've ever eaten! *shake fist in the air*

Anyway, for my next cooking adventure, I'm thinking jambalaya? I have so much time in the world to learn...goodness, I need a job, seriously!