By no means a perfectionist in life, nor the kitchen. I am known as Ba to the oldest friends I keep, Astro to the old, Bear to the Fams and Mrs C most recently.
I spend my time experimenting in the kitchen striving to invent gourmet meals which pass the tough criticism of my loved one whom would prefer a Chiko roll to a beautiful slow roast fillet of beef, and vegies to be undetectable by sight and taste bud. I find this to be nuisance and yet a challenge I like to take a hold of. When i hear the "ohhh yummm!" and "S*#t this is awesome" (his words not mine), from him to a meal which i deem 'gourmet' enough for my liking i feel, well, chuffed. What other time i have i spend at BBQ's and drinks with friends & i never turn up without a plate of something!
I love food, sweet toothed I am, and a lover of vegetarian too. I have loved cooking since I was a kid...My Dad truly instilled the love of gourmet in me with his love of cooking, teaching me to cook yummy brekkies.. big fluffy Canadian style pancakes, eggs benedict and meals for the many 90's classic dinner parties he held. Being 8 and dining on beetroot borscht, salmon mousse, pecan pie, prawn cocktails & stuffed trout served cold... and many other such 1990's artistic meals.
The other great influence in my cooking life is of course the world-wide web, I am by no means a computer guru but having so many recipes & so much information at my fingertips means i'll I have the confidence to buy pretty much any exotic or stange ingredient I come across & am most likely to turn it into something at least edible if not delish!
I hope through our little blog we can make you laugh, share some recipes & some cooking wisdom & mostly share the love of food. My husband is sick of hearing me talk about it so I'm looking for a new audience!
yours in yumminess,
Ba
