Over the past few months, my interest in cooking has risen to new heights.
I tell you what, blogging has made such a positive impact on my life over the last couple of years, and a few of my blog friends can be commended for my sudden desire to kick my cooking up a couple hundred degrees!
*I have learned from Melissa {Reverie} that wholesome foods are a necessity at the dinner table. Her recipes are simple, delicious, and good for the body and soul.
* Angela's {Parisienne Farmgirl} passion for homemade desserts and French cuisine has inspired me to stop buying "food in a box" and to rely on my own maternal abilities to cook for my family.
So, I'm taking the plunge to be a better chef chez-moi.
I won't even bore you with the long list of the things I've never made from scratch; it's quite shameful. Let's just say I've never considered myself a baker.
{homemade muffins with fresh blueberries}
{Recipe source}
I don't plan on transforming my blog into a foodie blog, so don't worry if that's not your thing, but I would like for you to share this journey with me. For all of you excellent cooks out there, you can snicker to yourselves at my lack of experience. From my souffléd flops to my fluted triumphs, I hope this quest will serve a little culinary inspiration and encouragement to all along the way.
images by à la parisienne
13 comments:
I know a lot of folks who don’t eat eggs (they’re allergic, for health reasons, or concerns about animal cruelty). Here’s an awesome site that gives tips on cooking and baking without eggs: http://EggFreeLiving.com
It will be fun to follow along with you. I love cooking, mainly because I love eating well.
I'm going to check out the blogs of those you've mentioned here.
I'm right where you are, wanting to learn more and cook from scratch a whole lot more too. I'll be reading along as you explore this.
...ich liebe Rezepte aus aller Welt,
und meine Kinder lieben Kuchen und süßes.
Liebe Grüße
Christiane
Good for you Mandy. I'm anxious to see all this new passion brings - your photos are fantastic.
Bonne weekend,
Mimi
Love the photograph of the muffins - definitely worthy of any magazine shoot. I love how you've presented it - and the blueberries in the Family Farm Fresh post. I definitely have to look further - your presentation is wonderful!
Dearest Mandy,
Those blueberry muffins are a very yummy and magique begining:) I am excited to watch what you create for the family from art to soul:)
Have a good weekend!
xxx's
Oh sweet friend...thank you so much for your lovely comment! Your sweet muffins look amazing...sigh...your images are so lovely.
I so do think you will totally surprise yourself my friend...your creativity will bake up all sorts of yummy goodness. Can't wait to follow along. xoxoxo
Happy weekend
Well done for having the desire to bake and cook from scratch. I'm sure you have been enjoying the superior taste of food that doesn't come out of a box.
I'm looking forward to you sharing what you make.
Anne xx
Delicious muffins Mandy......Have a wonderful weekend....xv
Dearest Mandy ~
There is no doubt in my mind you are going to evolve into an incredible chef! I just know it...your passion is there and from this the dishes will flow. I'll look forward to sharing ideas and learning from your finds too...that's what it is all about, right?
So enjoyed our time on the phone last week and do hope we can do this at least once a month. I smiled all day Friday as I thought back on things we discussed and how perfectly matched your lovely voice goes with your beautiful self!
Spent the ENTIRE weekend offline, and it felt so good! The garden was thrilled with this {although, the rose bushes beat me up just a bit!}.
Wishing you a beautiful new week ahead!
Bisous,
Melissa
this is making me hungry, and I just had dinner ...
her dessert rock
parisienne farmgirl's mom
I love cooking. Blogging is very inspiring
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