When I started this blog it was going to be me sharing with my family and friends my adventures as I tried to become a better cook by working my way though much of Julia Child's book, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." That started about ten months ago and I've really and truly learned a bunch of new cooking skills and have made some, what I think are, pretty amazing things. Along the way I've managed to burn a few potholders, burn spots on my skin, learned to crack an egg with one hand, acquired a couple of cooking gadgets and new pans, and managed to not cut myself (knock on wood). I'll still be cooking from Julia's book but I did notice that I've been getting a bit excited about cooking lots of food using lots of butter and cream.
As we've been dealing with the Covid-19 stay-at-home orders and changes to our former routines, one of the things we've missed a bit is the ability to decide on the spur of the moment to just go out and eat some of our favorite (typically ethnic) food at a local restaurant. That got me thinking about some of my favorite things to eat that I've come across over the years. I've been blessed with a life that has had me travel around much of the world. During those travels I've come across food that I've really liked (and some that I didn't like as much). Some of those things I've been able to find at restaurants and some were just memories (like Australian meat pies). As I thought about it more I did some exploring on the amazing internet and found that it is an amazing resource for all these things I loved to eat.
Korean food is something I really enjoy. Having spent a year living in South Korea and working at a South Korean army headquarters, I ate Korean food on a daily basis. Now, though, living in Lancaster County we don't exactly have an abundance of Korean restaurants. Years ago I bought a Korean cookbook but became frustrated for two main reasons: 1. Some of the cooking techniques (though relatively basic) were not skills I had and, 2. Many of the ingredients were not available locally. Well times have changed! Not only does the internet have recipes, it has videos demonstrating how to do things! On top of that, there's an amazing resource out there called "Amazon" that has just about every possible Korean (and other) ingredient you could possibly want!
While Korean and Chinese food are on my favorites list I'd have to say that Mexican food is up at the top as well. Then, having lived in Germany for two years, German food has a special place in my heart (and stomach) as well. Good Italian food is also always a nice comfort food as well. Then there's always things to grill and new things to try with the smoker. Wow, there's a lot to cook!
Well folks, that's why I've decided to change directions on my blog for at least a little bit. I'll still dabble with some of Julia's recipes that I haven't tried yet and I'll definitely be continuing to make some of the favorites I've learned to make. For at least a little while though I'm going to try and make some of the things that we really like to eat when we go out or order takeout -- Chinese, Korean, Mexican, German, Italian, and who knows what else! Any suggestions? If so, let me know! I'm willing to try most things other than Durian.
I hope you'll stay with me on this journey as I make a slight change in direction. Everything doesn't change though, I'll still end with:
"Bon Appetit!"
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