About me
I am a full-time school teacher who is looking to work ing the food industry in about 8 years when I retire from teaching. I am at this time completely self-taught, but would love to train under a local chef during the summer sometime. I love to take old family recipes and update them to either add more flavor or make them more healthful for me to eat, as I am in need of lower fat dietary choices! I also love to tweak recipes to meet the needs of my best friend who is allergic to soy and gluten. Yes, I love cooking and I love eating and I love to feed people I care about.
Cooking Influences
The Frugal Gourmet- Jeff Smith- was my first real inspiration. I own two of his cookbooks and I love them. I also loved Justin Wilson and Martin Yan, but I never tried to cook like them. More modern influences are just about any of the food network chefs, especially Racheal Ray, Paula Deen, and Tyler Florence. I love to watch Bobby Flay but I am not into the same flavor profiles he uses. I do learn a lot of methodology from him. Ina Garten is also special in that I learned how to cook brussel sprouts from watching her. Giada De Laurentiis is very special also, but I have not dared to try her recipes yet. Sandra Lee's new show is great as well. I have changed some of my routine shopping and food prep habits because of her show.
My other main cooking influence is "What will my family eat?" Answering this question has a LOT to do with what I actually end up attempting to cook.
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