What’s this all about?

I have a very stressful job and decided to use cooking as a creative outlet.  I’ve always loved cooking, but I am single so I rarely took the time to actually commit to the process of producing meals.  Which way to the freezer and toaster oven?

In order to stay sane, I decided to learn how to make dishes that I see on television – food network, cooking channel, and other cooking shows. I’m pretty sure I watch them all like a voyeur! I cannot afford the time or money to go to culinary school, but I know how to follow a recipe and I know when to change a recipe to my own palette.  The best part of cooking is when you stray from the recipe and try something from your own imagination

I’m just a regular person who lives in Ohio with no culinary training.  A true home cook who has found that creating culinary dishes can be not only a passion but a life saver.

I hope to use this blog to share my adventures, recipes, successes and failures as I teach myself to make new things.

If you don’t keep a camera in the kitchen with you, well, then you just are not serious! I try to take photos at various steps to document my process. I am not a professional photographer, any more than a professional chef, but I hope you can appreciate the vision.

My goal ultimately is to inspire others to take chances in the kitchen and allow your toaster oven and microwave to take a vacation!