When my husband, Joey, and I aren’t busy remodeling our house (learn about at my blog www.aconstructedlife.blogspot.com), we’re cooking. Actually, I do most of the cooking these days (funny how his gourmet dinners ended once we were married), but he happily eats all of my food experiments. He still whips up a great meal for us when he knows I’m busy (he makes amazing potato pancakes and chicken potpie!). And if the meal calls for grilling, he’s ready to cook!
I didn’t get interested in cooking until I was married three years ago and I’m still learning my way around the kitchen. I love to try new recipes, so much that I rarely make the same dish twice. My curiosity about new and different combinations controls the recipes I select. I’m amazed and impressed that my husband willingly eats anything I make. When he wanders into the kitchen to see what I’m cooking he’ll typically say, “I would’ve never thought to have done that.” Which I think really means, “Why can't you just make something normal?”
Joey and I come from very different food backgrounds. His mom makes amazing, comforting meals built with the staples of American cuisine – potatoes, meat and a side of veggies. She’s a great cook and I always look forward to her food.
My family, on the other hand, thrives on trying new ingredients and flavors. I grew up eating Thai, Indian and Serbian and following my father as we went from restaurant to restaurant in search of “real” Chinese food. But, that being said, my mom could throw together Pad Thai one night and follow it up with creamy Mac and Cheese the next. You never knew what you were going to get in our house and my cooking style reflects that upbringing. This blog will document my journey as I try every recipe under the sun and my own cooking experiments. Maybe I’ll even find a dish to make more than once!