Like most people, I LOVE food. Unlike most people I love making it more than I love eating it. Yeah, yeah I know weird. Not that eating good food is not one of the world's greatest pleasures, just that knowing I make the food that people like to eat is better then eating it myself.
Problem: I am a single female. Yes, I do on occasion get to cook for friends, but more often then not, it is cooking for one. Which I am not good at. I make WAY to much food for one person to eat. So when I cook, I end up with leftovers for days and sometimes even weeks, depending on the meal. I am a fan of leftovers, don't get me wrong, but after about the 3rd day of eating the same thing I am done. I need something new.
I am also a huge fan of watching cooking shows. I love to see all of the things that those chefs come up with. Then when I get to trying some of my favorites I can make my own little modifications to the recipes.
My love of cooking comes naturally from not just my mother or grandmothers, but my dad, and even to a certain extent my step father. I can say without hesitation that I have some of the most amazing cooks in my family. Family meals I have eaten have gone above and beyond any meal I have had in a restaurant. (Not that restaurant meals are not a great treat). I have been lucky with the cooks in my family simple because they all have a different approach to cooking. I have Italian and Hungarian influences, Southern flavor and mid western sensibilities. Added to all of the family flavor, there are the things I have picked up all on my own.
Lets just say the flavor that comes out of my kitchen is not necessarily something that you would expect every time. I do like my comfort foods, and I try not to change much about them but sometimes an unexpected flavor will sneak in.
Food is something that we all need, but it really is a joy to make as well. Take some time to make something, see if it isn't just as much to make as it is to eat it.
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