So. Christmas 2008 was a special year. That was the year I received Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything“. And it doesn’t quite have everything, but it’s pretty good at giving you some jazzed up basics. Between that and my brother-in-law’s amazing cooking, I was inspired to cook and be good at it.
Well, life has a funny way of changing your plans. Exactly 32 days later, I sliced my fingers open on a mandoline while trying to slice sweet potatoes. Three hours and eight stitches later, I can say I was less than enthused to get back to cooking. I was derailed, simple as that.
A year passed and I was back home for the holidays where I watched my bro-in-law tackle something more ambitious: a stuffed beef tenderloin. He did it and it was amazing. Again…inspiration! To top this off, I took a cooking class the previous October and learned some basics to chopping, cooking and got some delicious recipes to boost my confidence. I also fell in love with Anthony Bourdain that month. I had watched No Reservations off and on, but I read Kitchen Confidential this December and truly felt ready to take it on. Cmon, if a rowdy junkie could do it, so could I, right? RIGHT?
So, January 2010. New Year…new plan. I need to learn more to cook than eggs and stirfry, and like it. Now that’s a tall order since historically, I’ve followed recipes and detested what I’ve eaten. I’ve had moderate success so far, and after seeing Julie & Julia, I am convinced that anyone can do a blog.
Which brings me to today. I’ve been toying with the idea of a blog about experiments in cooking…and cooking for one. This is probably why I’ve already taken pictures of some of my culinary successes. But this blog won’t be just about success…because to be truly successful, you must fail. No matter how embarrassing (and there are some doozies so far), I’ll share it.
I can’t guarantee high production value; I’m not that web-savvy. But it will be honest retelling of my cooking adventures. So…TALLY HO!
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