The First Course

Well, I have always enjoyed being in the kitchen for as long as I can remember. Before I was allowed in the real kitchen I would have my own "mud bakeries" outside in the backyard. The idea of experimenting and developing new things always interested me.
I was so excited when I became old enough for my mom to allow me in the kitchen to experiment. Like any novice cook I had my fair share of catastrophe's. Green Tomato Pie, Beef Stroganoff just to name two of them, but overall I think I did pretty well.
I got away from cooking after high school. I was too busy working to really have fun in the kitchen. I had my old favorites that I would bring out from time to time, like my lasagna, but I didn't really have a chance to experiment.
After I got married in 2006 my husband joined the Army and went off to Basic Training. I moved in with my in laws. My father-in-law is a wonderful cook and began teaching me the basics such as how to make different sauces. I was amazed that making an Alfredo sauce really wasn't that difficult.
I got to stretch my culinary wings when we got stationed in Arizona. Again, I had some difficulties, such as my Italian Meatball Meatloaf, (great in theory, awful in execution), and a sweet potato, sausage and apple concoction that I cooked beyond recognition in the crockpot.
Since then I have done some studying, watching Food Network and becoming more knowledgeable of flavors and spices and techniques and why they work together, (or don't in some aspects).
I have come to realize that foods are wonderful tools to hold memories. I can still remember working in the kitchen with my Grandma making her meatloaf and bbq spareribs. I remember standing next to my mother learning how to scramble an egg. And Thanksgiving doesn't seem like Thanksgiving unless my grandmothers sausage and apple stuffing is on the table. I want my children to have those same sort of memories. I want the recipes I use today to be passed down as my family grows.
This is my way of sharing with the world. I will be sharing recipes, cooking adventures, and because I love history some of that will be included along the way.