My Mission Statement

I feel as though I need to write a mission statement for this blog. Crap, in the real world I really hate this sort of thing, but nonetheless, here we go. The purpose for this blog is so that I can share with you my kitchen experiments. I love to try new recipes. The crazier the better. Plus, I like to write...my photography sucks, so apologies in advance. What I'll do is try a new recipe on a semi-regular basis. Hopefully, I'll get at least a couple done a month. Sometimes I'll surprise you and do a couple two days in a row (snow days make this more likely). I've learned from experience not to have a regimented schedule. Feeling obligated sucks the fun out of it for me. I'll try to choose seasonal foods, and I'll include recipes or at least links to recipes. Before you get too excited, I am not a great cook. But I am pretty fearless. Cooking has always been how we entertained ourselves in my family, so this is what I do. To give you an idea of what you can expect within these virtual pages, let me tell you some of the things I've been doing over the last couple of years. A couple of years ago, I harvested yeast and made and have maintained to this day my own sourdough starter. I'm still trying to perfect my sourdough recipes and I've got a long ways to go. I brewed my own Kombucha (fermented tea). This turned out really well, but it's got its hazards and I decided to stop brewing it. I do want to make my own ginger ale and ginger beer which is much safer. A couple of years ago, I got into smoking meat on my little charcoal grill. This worked fairly well, but it wasn't the best thing I could have done for my sinuses. I'm sure I'll throw some of this crazy stuff at you; however, I'd really like to explore recipes from different cultures. I'd especially like to do some Asian and Middle Eastern recipes. However, I think I'll start slow and simply do something that's interesting, but not too far out there. And feel free to send me recipes. I may try them, I may not. I hope you enjoy this. (By the way, I wish I knew why this thing won't show paragraph breaks. Sorry!)