I wish I could start by saying I have loved to cook for as long as I can remember. That I loved being in the kitchen with my mother making banana bread and cookies and she taught me every thing my grandmother taught her. I wish I could say I have grew up knowing I was suppose to be a chef.
The truth is I didn't learn to boil water until I went to college. I could make a crazy bowl of Kraft Mac & Cheese and an unbeatable Bagel Bites, but that's as far as my culinary skills took me. My grandmother was a German immigrant and her first job (of 15+ years) in the United States was being a live-in cook, unfortunately she didn't teach anyone her tricks of the the trade. My mother to this day does not enjoy being in a kitchen.
My love of food started in my early 20s when I asked for a crock pot and a blender for Christmas. I thought I was ready to cook after a couple episodes on the Food Network showed me cooking wasn't as challenging as I believed it to be and was less expensive than ordering Shakespeare's Pizza every night.
Since then, my curiosity for cooking has turned into a fiery passion. Most of my knowledge is self taught through culinary text books and cook books. I have taken some chef taught classes, but most importantly I've learned through trial and error.
I love to cook because it allows me to use my imagination to create delicious dishes I can share with others. Gathering around a kitchen table drinking wine and telling stories over a mouth watering meal is when I am happiest. After a long day at work nothing relaxes me more than trying out a new recipe I thought up during the day or making a family favorite.
This blog is dedicated to food and everything food inspired. There is no goal or objective. This is our insight into food on our culinary journey.
The truth is I didn't learn to boil water until I went to college. I could make a crazy bowl of Kraft Mac & Cheese and an unbeatable Bagel Bites, but that's as far as my culinary skills took me. My grandmother was a German immigrant and her first job (of 15+ years) in the United States was being a live-in cook, unfortunately she didn't teach anyone her tricks of the the trade. My mother to this day does not enjoy being in a kitchen.
My love of food started in my early 20s when I asked for a crock pot and a blender for Christmas. I thought I was ready to cook after a couple episodes on the Food Network showed me cooking wasn't as challenging as I believed it to be and was less expensive than ordering Shakespeare's Pizza every night.
Since then, my curiosity for cooking has turned into a fiery passion. Most of my knowledge is self taught through culinary text books and cook books. I have taken some chef taught classes, but most importantly I've learned through trial and error.
I love to cook because it allows me to use my imagination to create delicious dishes I can share with others. Gathering around a kitchen table drinking wine and telling stories over a mouth watering meal is when I am happiest. After a long day at work nothing relaxes me more than trying out a new recipe I thought up during the day or making a family favorite.
This blog is dedicated to food and everything food inspired. There is no goal or objective. This is our insight into food on our culinary journey.
