It's official. The fully stocked fridge and the urgency to transcribe my forthcoming as a beloved foodie has persuaded me to start my own blog. That, topped and sprinkled with the skills of coercion from a friend, is how this blog was born. So, WELCOME! My aim is not only to provide an ongoing timeline of (hopefully) a progression when it comes to my cooking skills, but to also share stories of my life that parallel the unique and ordinary dishes I create.
Oh, and you'll see some pretty pictures of food! If that's not an incentive to follow along, I don't know what is! It'll most likely make your tummy rumble, but hey, I guess that's another incentive to get off your bum, stop reading insignificant blog posts (...psh, who wants to read about politics anyways), get your self to the grocery store, and start whipping up some creative masterpieces of your own! There's nothing better than staring at your finished product with pride and endearment before ravenously clawing your way into it. I'd advise sharing, too. The satisfied grins of your beloved followers will be forever engraved in your mind. That little boost of confidence will definitely keep ya cooking, too.
Another important piece of advice (...AKA, this is a personal note/reminder to myself before I get knee-deep in this project) for all ya'll food lovers out there: IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES. I really should make a couple sticky notes and place 'em all over the place to get this message embedded in my head: the kitchen, my day planner, the cluttered purse, my nightstand, etc....
Finally, before I really start to delve into sharing my cooking/life experiences, I feel like this is an important lesson I've learned through cooking. So, listen up! Finding those right ingredients when creating that perfect concoction, in my opinion, is equivalent to finding the keys of success to life. Let me explain. In order for anyone to find that complementary ingredient, they must do hundreds upon hundreds of taste tests before finally choosing the savory addition. Before long, through experience, it becomes easier to immediately isolate that ideal ingredient to supplement your dish. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, plus a whole lot of messes and clean-ups...Voila! Everyone wonders why old Italian ladies without recipe books are the most wise and knowledgeable of them all... ;) Throughout this process of mastering the art of cooking, there will be epic fails. If you don't believe me, ask the old Italian ladies. It may take a whole lot of patience, new aprons, and mastering the skill of deep breathing exercises, but you and I will eventually get the gist of it. Life can be described the same way. Through trial and error we become more knowledgeable and can assess what life throws at us with more aptness and versatility. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, plus a WHOLE lot of messes and clean ups. I'd say, cooking truly is good for the soul. It gives you a little more perspective. Don't give up, even if the recipe does use the metric system.
Well, I'm excited to get crackin'! Through my experiences cooking as well as my experiences outside the kitchen, you'll start to see how truly insightful my analogy is of finding those perfect ingredients in life. I'll definitely have some mess ups, successes, and major clean ups. Like I said earlier, cooking for me parallels my life experiences. So, next time you see a bumper sticker that says, "Cooking = Life", DON'T JUDGE!
Life is like a box of chocolate.....
(The stirring and pouring of the melted morsels at the right room temperature while simultaneously trying to pour the sticky undercooked caramel into the tiny molds and fanning the now melted chocolate goodness to ensure its richness while contemplating chopping almonds or pecans to substitute the nugget and re-stirring the now melting white chocolate morsels for the fifth batch of chocolates...)
....you never know what you're gonna get.
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