who+why

Just a 22 year old girl, experimenting in a tiny tiny kitchen with 2 broken stove burners that my landlord refuses to fix.

I’m always inspired by Ina Garten, Tastespotting, my mom, America’s Test Kitchen, fresh produce, and many many cooking blogs. I like cooking dishes that are new and different, rarely making the same recipe twice. I like using seasonal ingredients whenever possible but most of all, I like starting from SCRATCH (which sometimes leads to dinnertime being at 11pm)! For me, it’s all about experimentation. It’s hard for me to follow a recipe exactly.

In my quest to become an excellent cook (I am not there yet), I’ve learned two things: one, cooking isn’t hard. Two, it’s very rewarding.

This blog is really just a way for me to keep track of things I’ve made, to share recipes with friends, and (hopefully) to justify my grocery bill to my parents!