I've never really thought of keeping a blog before. I have friends who keep them, but for me... well I've never really felt as I had anything all that important to say. But recently it seems I've been asked by about a million and a half people (ok maybe not that many, but at least pretty much every guy I've gone on a date with as well as a few friends) whether or not I can cook.
Hmmm.... that's an interesting thought. Can I cook? Sure I can throw together the occasional meal. I've even had some fairly wowzer successes in the kitchen. But would I say, "Yes, I can cook!" I'm not so sure. Don't get me wrong, I'm not thinking of cooking to impress some guy. Psssshhhhh I can think of way better things to do than try to impress someone, but cooking is a skill that is so close to our daily lives. And that got me to thinking.
The ability to cook and cook well can have so many benefits. Of course, there are health benefits from learning how to make fresh meals from fresh products and avoid all the overly-processed non-sense that's put in front of us day after day by restaurants and the giant food corporations. Then there's the ol' pocketbook benefits. If I can whip up a filet mignot at home I'm going to pay far less for it and, if I'm good, enjoy it just as much, as at an expensive restaurant.
Then there's bragging rights. Ah bragging rights. What can I say, I want to be able to say, "I'm an awesome cook." And I want to be able to back it up. Not that I'm necessarily going to cook a meal for any guy, maybe he should be cooking for me, but if I do happen to feel like impressing in the kitchen, I want to be able to do it.
So here we go, day one of Kitchen Kindergarten. Time to let go of the to-go box and pick up a spatula!
Hmmm.... that's an interesting thought. Can I cook? Sure I can throw together the occasional meal. I've even had some fairly wowzer successes in the kitchen. But would I say, "Yes, I can cook!" I'm not so sure. Don't get me wrong, I'm not thinking of cooking to impress some guy. Psssshhhhh I can think of way better things to do than try to impress someone, but cooking is a skill that is so close to our daily lives. And that got me to thinking.
The ability to cook and cook well can have so many benefits. Of course, there are health benefits from learning how to make fresh meals from fresh products and avoid all the overly-processed non-sense that's put in front of us day after day by restaurants and the giant food corporations. Then there's the ol' pocketbook benefits. If I can whip up a filet mignot at home I'm going to pay far less for it and, if I'm good, enjoy it just as much, as at an expensive restaurant.
Then there's bragging rights. Ah bragging rights. What can I say, I want to be able to say, "I'm an awesome cook." And I want to be able to back it up. Not that I'm necessarily going to cook a meal for any guy, maybe he should be cooking for me, but if I do happen to feel like impressing in the kitchen, I want to be able to do it.
So here we go, day one of Kitchen Kindergarten. Time to let go of the to-go box and pick up a spatula!
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