Getting Started

One night I was watching Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods and realized I was stuck. He was in Texas and had the opportunity to eat rattlesnake sausage. In that moment a light went off. I thought to myself that sounds delicious but I would not have tired it. I would have done something safe and familiar in this  or any other new restaurant.

A few days later, I watched Julia & Julia. The thought and concept of the movie plus the book struck home with me. How neat to work your way though an entire cookbook and blog your thoughts, concerns, successes and failures.

I have always had an affinity for books. I have lots of them, especially cookbook. Recently I realized I love to cook. I have never been a stereotypical Suzie Homemaker. I don’t have kids so I am not required to put something on the table for them every night and I enjoy dining out. My husband doesn't care if it is home cooked, store bought, or bought out. So I never had a motivation for learning to cook. It was when my husband was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease that all changed. We now needed to eat low sodium foods. How do you manage that? I started researching and realized home cooked meals was the best answer. I dug out all of my old cookbooks and started learning how to convert recipes into low sodium healthy alternatives.

All three of these events made me realize how much I had wasted on cookbooks. I buy cookbooks. Find one or two recipes too cook, then shelf the thing. No adventure. This is what made me decided to actually start using my cookbooks. My goal is to cook every recipe in my various cookbooks.

My husband and a few work colleagues suggested I share my cookbook experiences. That's how this blog came into being. I plan to blog about the recipes I cook, noting where I varied the ingredients. Then comment on the tastes and results. Think of this as my cooking revolution as I explore new foods to see if I can find some new favorites.