With this first posting, I'm going off on a new adventure and writing about my passion for cooking and entertaining. I want to share some of my recipe successes and even failures so that we can learn from kitchen disasters. I hope to make this a community conversation on this subject and hope you will join with me in offering your pearls of wisdom.
For me, cooking is fun, therapy and a creative outlet. I like to experience flavors, colors, textures in my cooking. It gives me joy to share all this with my friends, and I hope to make many new friends through this blog. I have many friends who are great cooks and I plan to share some of their experiences in this blog.
Feeding those we love is one of the basic things that women do. It's in our genes. That's why entertaining has to be part of the equation. We love to cook and we love to share that cooking with others. So we'll be talking a lot about how to entertain.
I love baking (probably because I like sugar so much), but I like all forms of cooking. So we'll discuss everything that relates to cooking and the cooking experience. I live in the San Joaquin Valley of California, which is the most productive farmland in the world. I expect that I will be talking often about using locally grown products in my cooking. I also have a vegetable garden and that will be part of our discussion.
This is going to be exciting. Join with me in this experiment. I think it is going to be a lot of fun.
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I'm looking forward to this blog and what you have in store for your readers. I'm sure they'll also be contributing their ideas on cooking and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteHow was the caprese? Looks refreshing!
ReplyDeleteits about time! you are a great cook!
ReplyDeleteIt was very refreshing. Thanks for the past.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to start your own cooking show. . . maybe start out on local television and then go to the Food Network in September. Blogging, TV, podcast. . . You'll be on many media platforms. . . But don't let them change you when you're at the network. . . they'll try, but remember the little people.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a compelling blog and I wish you much success. You have a nice writing style and I love reading writers who are comfortable with themselves. This is a fascinating subject, which I suppose is why there is an entire network devoted to food. I have a couple of requets: 1) Low-cal desserts (at least not high-cal), and 2) Easy dinners during the hot days of summer when you've come home tired afer work. Tell me Taco Bell isn't my only choice. Frustrated in Fresno.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading about some of your cooking secrets. For one, how do you serve up such delectible, delicious delights at home and remain so cool and calm?....Remember us cooking impaired and keep a few of the recipes simple! Congrats on lauching this great blog!! SequoiaSue
ReplyDeleteOh SequoiaSue, you sell yourself short. I know you can create memorable meals...
ReplyDeleteWell Sequoia Sue, I can remain calm and cool because I have such wonderful friends that help me out when the going gets tough. And Cyrhen is right...you can whip things up with the best of them!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great recipe group. Have you ever considered having a recipe exchange on your blog? Maybe every Wednesday, for example, have your readers offer a recipe. That would be cool. You could have categories. This Wednesday we'll grill pork ribs and next Wednesday it will be salmon. Seems like you've got something good going here.
ReplyDeleteHey Auntie, I wondering if you should put the "broccoli salad" recipe on here? In north Idaho, we call it "Heather's Famous Broccoli Salad".......he he. Everyone loves it!!! I make it quite often. Luvs!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just re-read your original posting that offered your reasons for starting this blog. It is nothing short of brilliant and each of your subsequent posts have lived up to the promise that you offered back in July. Thanks for being a positive influence on all of us.
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