I think it’s about time that I get around to introducing myself and at least try to explain how I got the crazy idea to start this “project.”
So, let’s start at the basics, shall we? I’m an environmental engineering student from Canada (for any Canadians reading who are curious about the specifics of my geography, I’m originally from New Brunswick and am now studying/living/working in Ontario). My interests vary from art to soccer to environmental issues to music. The least of these interests is probably math/engineering. I’m not entirely sure how I ended up where I am today, but so far so good.
One of my main interests has always been cooking and really just food in general. Since before I could even reach the stovetop all I have ever wanted to do was cook. I would beg my mother to let me help her make dinner. She’d let me drag a kitchen chair over to the counter so that I could watch her chop and stir and sear. While most of my elementary school classmates went home to watch cartoons, I preferred to spend my after-school TV time watching cooking shows. Back then, my favourite show was The Urban Peasant on CBC and I watched it religiously every day after school, sitting mesmerized, captivated by the colourful and exciting images on the screen. As soon as I learned how to write, I started to copy down the recipes from that show and would try to convince my parents to cook them. One of my favourite games was to pretend that I was a chef in a fancy restaurant, and I would spend hours agonizing over the perfect menu and preparing “delicacies” for my parents.
I’m sure that my parents thought that it was just a weird phase, kind of like being afraid of the dark or having an imaginary friend. Maybe that is how it started out, but somewhere along the way it turned into a true passion. In any case, even though I’m now old enough to cook for myself, my old love of cooking has definitely stuck with me. It’s been one of the few constants throughout my life. I’ve always wanted to learn more about food.
So how did I come to start this blog? I stumbled into the world of food blogs a little over the year ago and have been toying with the idea of starting my own blog ever since. Until now I haven’t had the courage to take the plunge. I’m hoping that this will be a place where I can talk about all things food-related so that I can stop boring my family and friends and hopefully learn some things along the way!
Tags: Musings
