Intro

Hello World.

Welcome to my blog. This will be a somewhat random collection of my ideas, thoughts and recipes about food. I hope it is useful to you, I welcome feedback!

A few notes:

* I am an American living in Europe, so I tend to think mostly in metric. I will do my best to convert amounts to standard and metric. That said, I strongly suggest you invest in a good digital scale (decent models can be had for $30-40) which will allow you to measure weight in metric or standard.

* I don't really use "recipes" but instead have guidelines in my head. I have done my best to create a recipe that a novice could follow (i.e. with exact amounts) - but I can not stress enough that these are guides and you should make them to suit your tastes. Want you improve your cooking? Learn the tastes of ingredients. Learn what tastes good with what. Don't be afraid to experiment. Go ahead, add some thyme to that sauce - see how it tastes. Don't like it? Make a mental note. This is the only way you will be able to create dishes.

As a note, I (like most people) do not entirely create my methods and recipes without inspiration. I often look through various books and websites for inspiration, and end up creating my own version that is based on inspiration from all of the sources I referenced.

All things aside, the most important thing is that you enjoy cooking. If not, go ahead and find your nearest McDonalds and order your favorite dish.