About

I have a few different blogs.  A general blog.  A music blog.  A percussion education blog.  Sometimes I even blog about comics.  It's a dumb idea for one person to take on so much.  But when I have something to say about any of those topics, I do.

Then I started this food blog.  When I did, I didn't have a particular identity in mind for it.  All I knew was that I was going to write about whatever I wanted as long as it was related to food.

But the more I think about what I like about food (besides that fact that I can eat it), what I like about cooking, and having been to culinary school and spent a short amount of time on the line afterwards, I find myself focusing on a few different things:

1. I like simple food.  It doesn't matter if it takes a long time to make or a short time, as long as it isn't fussy, isn't over-extravagent, and isn't some sort of Money on a plate.  This also isn't to say I don't like fancy food.  I love fancy food.  But, I don't want form to take precedence over flavor.
   
   
2. I don't think food should be ridiculously expensive.  In other words, I want to pay good value for my food.  If I'm paying $200 for dinner (which I have, though not often!), that dinner had better be worth $200 (which is, happily, often the case)!  I don't want to pay $9 for a burger that tastes like it should be $4.
   
   
3. I'm pretty broke, so much of things I cook at home have to pretty low in price.  This is a pretty good thing anyway since many of the tasty things we eat come from the cheap cuts and the garbage-bound.
   
   
4. I'm naturally a tech-head, so I'll stick to my strengths.  As I explore new recipes, kitchen prep, and ways to cook, I'll share them.
   
   
5. Food is more than just eating.  It's about family and friends, community, your region, your likes and dislikes.  While I don't think food can tell a narrative, it can tell a story.  It tells others a bit about the cook's background and/or culture. It tells others what ingredients are available to the cook and, if the ingredients are local, to the people of the area.  It shows what the cook has learned about food during his or her lifetime.  It shows what cultures the cook has explored.  It shows how reserved or adventurous the cook and diners are.  Food is an equalizer to people, able to put everyone on even ground.  This is a subject I'd like to explore.

Now if only I could find time to write more often...