About me
(this is a move from my old profile page as I didn't like how I was unable to unjoin groups or dissolve a group as creator. Bad bad feature there grouprecipes.) _______________________________________________________________ I don't collect friends. I actually like to know the people on my list. Please tell me a bit about yourself before adding me or why you want to add me or I will not accept the friendship offer. _______________________________________________________________ A little about me: I'm a culinary adventurer, die hard carnivore and single father of one. As soon as my son is old enough to ~cough~ leave me to my own devices, I have a dream of traveling the world aimlessly in search of food and the culture that feeds it...and kissing the girls. My favorite things to cook: My current fascinations are tapas and most types of peasant food. I am also in search of the perfect lemonade. I also have a fascination by recipes with less than 5 ingredients. My favorite family cooking traditions: My brothers and I telling our mother that she doesn't need to cook so much food at holidays and eating it all regardless. Yes..long-lived tradition. My cooking triumphs: Successfully cooking my first gourmet dinner for me mum at approximately 12 years of age. I remember making trout in a walnut butter sauce with green beans and red potatoes. I got a kiss. My next was cooking for my first serious girlfriend and getting a kiss for it. Next, I cooked for a later girlfriend and her mates at a party. I got many...kisses. I soon came to the conclusion that cooking for women is rewarding...and here I am. Hmm...there is a theme here isn't there...Sensuality and food. Go rent Chocolat, Like Water for Chocolate, and Babette's Feast. My cooking tragedies: Overzealous experimentation in my bread machine. My other tragedies I cannot recall. I'm sure my brain has buried the memories deep enough in my subconscious as to only surface when those foods are mentioned in passing...forcing a completely unexpected reaction such as sudden dry heaving. : ) Cheers.