“Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” – Craig Claiborne, Kitchen Primer
I figured I should start a recipe blog as I’ve got so many cooking ideas and recipes off the internet. Hopefully by posting some recipes here (my own, adaptations, and other people’s), I can help someone else out in their cooking adventures.
One thing you may have noticed is I don’t put total cooking times with recipes. My reasoning for this twofold.
Firstly, it’s very hard to estimate such stuff as different cooks work at different speeds. Second, I generally try to not rush cooking. As Maria Benardis of Greekalicious noted in a cooking class of hers I attended (which I highly recommend by the way! I’ve been to two now), and on her website, “One of the most important ingredients at every stage of the preparation of the food is that of the enjoyment of cooking and love”. This is hard to do if you’re rushing! I also know from experience that stress can result in sub-standard dishes and a mess of a kitchen (such as my noodle-wad incident of 2010!).
I will note, however, when a recipe was quick for me to make by tagging it as such (e.g., took around 45 min or less to finish).
I also like what Maria has to say on her site to relating to Greek philosophy in regard to cooking; that the sharing of “food shows love towards others and welcomes anyone who consumes it”. I certainly enjoy cooking for friends and family as a way of showing my care for them. I find myself having a burning desire to cook for my husband, James, whenever he does something sweet for me, for this very reason!
I also have recently discovered I’m gluten intolerant, so the majority of the recipes here will now be gluten free :-)
Finally, I would like to acknowledge and publicly thank my beloved late Gran. She taught me a lot about all sorts of things, including cooking. I really miss her… She passed away on the 22nd of January this year. I have such fond memories of her and frequently think of how she taught me to make a pizza from scratch when I’m making my own nowadays.
Cheers, and thanks for reading. I hope you find something useful here for your own cooking adventures :-)
~ Julieanne
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“Cooking is an art, but you eat it too.” – Marcella Hazan
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(Last updated 08/04/11)