One girl's attempt to keep track of her culinary experiments ....
Confession time ...
until a few years ago I hated cooking. At school, the lessons were boring, all about nutrition and theory. I can't even remember being let near an oven. I couldn't cook anything and I am amazed that I survived on my own at university. My diet revolved around Ryvita, baked potatoes and cottage cheese ?!??!. I reached 30 and had no practical knowledge of food. My grandma would have been horrified.
To cut a long story short, I had to start cooking for others, and learn quickly. I needed to make it interesting. I then discovered herbs and spices! A dash of this and that. Experimenting with recipes that I found, or that I was given. I slowly grew in confidence and began altering recipes to suit me, sometimes making them up from scratch. It was fun. I've had some sensational disasters, but some mini triumphs too.
I needed a place to save the new versions of recipes and write down the ones that I had made up. THIS IS IT. If you are reading this then I am glad that you have found these recipes. Enjoy changing them to suit your tastes.
Please take the time to share your changes and suggestions with me.
until a few years ago I hated cooking. At school, the lessons were boring, all about nutrition and theory. I can't even remember being let near an oven. I couldn't cook anything and I am amazed that I survived on my own at university. My diet revolved around Ryvita, baked potatoes and cottage cheese ?!??!. I reached 30 and had no practical knowledge of food. My grandma would have been horrified.
To cut a long story short, I had to start cooking for others, and learn quickly. I needed to make it interesting. I then discovered herbs and spices! A dash of this and that. Experimenting with recipes that I found, or that I was given. I slowly grew in confidence and began altering recipes to suit me, sometimes making them up from scratch. It was fun. I've had some sensational disasters, but some mini triumphs too.
I needed a place to save the new versions of recipes and write down the ones that I had made up. THIS IS IT. If you are reading this then I am glad that you have found these recipes. Enjoy changing them to suit your tastes.
Please take the time to share your changes and suggestions with me.