I received an email today from a person who has a very popular food blog, and one that I have read for a long while. I was taken aback at the tone of the email, and the contents. <\/p>\n
Basically, I was told that the last thing the Internet needed was another food blog, that because I am not a chef, or trained, I shouldn’t participate in what was a cooking revolution, and that my recipes were not up to par because they are not written in the classic and traditional way. <\/p>\n
Whatever that means.<\/p>\n
My idea for this blog is just to write about recipes I know, recipes I make up, and recipes that interest me or others. I do not purport to be a chef or a classically trained cook of any type, and there is no place on this blog that even hints that I am. <\/p>\n
I just like to write about what interests me – and I’ve always been interested in recipes, and cooking. I hope the recipes I share here do a bit of educating, make you think about the history of food in the world, as well as in your own life, and that you might try the recipe I’ve posted.<\/p>\n
There are hundreds of food blogs on the Internet..and thousands of web sites dedicated to recipes. This blog isn’t supposed to be anything other than my own take on food<\/em>. For those who think “another food blog” isn’t necessary, I say, hey.. don’t read it. For those who think that a person who isn’t a chef, isn’t a trained cook, and doesn’t write a recipe in the classic and traditional way shouldn’t share recipes.. I say.. well, don’t read my blog.<\/p>\n I write to tell a story – I tell a bit about myself, my history and yes, I do not write a recipe in the “classic and traditional way”. I write it for me, and for my friends who love my recipes, and my cooking, and for those who stumble upon this blog, looking for something I’ve written about. Having a recipe written “up to par” just doesn’t make sense to me. I am not Julia Child. I am a product of my time, and therefore, my cooking and recipe writing abilities come from the ‘Alton Brown’ and “Cooks Illustrated” attitude — “have fun and play with your food”. <\/p>\n I hope the author of the email continues to read my blog — if nothing more than to see that a recipe can be fun, the story behind it can be fun, and food isn’t meant to be taken so seriously. And if not.. well, that’s fine too. The Internet is a big place – I’m sure you can find classically written recipes, by chefs, classically trained to your hearts content. <\/p>\n I also hope everyone else continues to read this blog – enjoy it, learn from it, and, on occasion, laugh. Food and recipes are something to have fun with – and so is this blog – an extension of my cooking and my kitchen behavior. I like to have fun, be silly and tell it like it is. <\/p>\n I’m now off to play with my food — There are 2 cans of whipped cream in my kitchen.. and I have a feeling my son might just try and attack me with one of them. I’ve got to be prepared.. defending myself with a whipped cream can in one hand..and a chocolate cookie in the other… what better way to enjoy the whipped cream bound to be sprayed on me than with a chocolate cookie?!.<\/p>\n LMP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I received an email today from a person who has a very popular food blog, and one that I have read for a long while. I was taken aback at the tone of the email, and the contents. Basically, I … Continue reading