Back in the years behind my back, I was good. I did really great sandwiches and pasta. My mom, God bless her, was trying to make us humans, not chefs, so we grew up reading books, playing and eating sandwiches 🙂 My grandma, on the other hand, was and still is, one of the best master chefs all over the world. She is able to make everything from nothing, and moreover – she is making it delicious. I can smell her dishes miles away and can spot them with my eyes closed. Now I’m trying to steal some of her recipes, but as you can imagine, it’s not the same! And maybe it would never be. However, back in the years, I was trying from time to time with my sandwiches and pasta, and when I became adult it turns out that I’m not as good as I thought. Firstly – you can’t survive on sandwiches and pasta if you want to be healthy and less than 200 kilos. Secondly – you became bored with that. You want more.
So, yes, it’s true! I’m really trying to cook. Keyword – trying.
What I don’t get with my trying is why my dishes look alike vomit at least 90% of the time and have almost the same taste in the rest 10%? I’m honestly giving my best. I’m almost strictly following the recipes and I always buy good stuff from the market (like ‘happy chickens’ eggs, bio shits, wholemeal flour and so on). I also have a pretty decent kitchen, appliances and even on the top of that we recently bought a chopper. Therefore I really don’t know what’s wrong with my cooking? Maybe Daniel’s bad karma? I don’t know, but I will keep trying till I succeed or burn down the whole apartment.
And one more thing – I have realized that almost 99% of the girls around me are actually able to cook. And to read books. And to be beautiful at the same time. So, there are those superwomen, that could do everything and there is me, my sandwiches, books and bad mood. Guess who is winning here? Yep, not me for sure.
Having in mind that competition, how am I supposed to find a decent man and to hold him next to me? Maybe with chains? Now, I have to learn:
- how to cook
- how to look good
- how not to kill anyone while trying the above.
While you’re reading this you most probably imagine me like ugly, fat pig with no skills and abilities. Hell no! I’m gorgeous 🙂 I have a lot of things to improve and develop of course, but actually, I’m a really nice person, with good taste, a lot of ideas and interests, highly attention-ed to the details serious and punctual worker, a great listener and so on… as I said – gorgeous. But the important here is the fact that I’m really stubborn. When I say I’ll do it – I will, believe me, no matter what would that costs me. So now, I want to cook and I will.
In my Jo’s kitchen section you may find a lot of 15-minutes recipes and ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinners. Why 15-minutes you may ask? Cause most of the time, I don’t have more than that, I am also tired (I’m a full-time worker) and I’m honestly not interested of being next to the oven for hours. It’s not a bad thing to spend much more hours in the kitchen, of course, but I do prefer to spend my time doing other things or just being close to my loved ones.
Keeping in mind that I will do my best to cook only healthy dishes and will avoid bad things like white flour, sugar, and oily meals. Of course, to keep the food tasty, I will put some replacing ingredients and will let you know if the taste is still ok, or is totally different than expected. And if there is a chance to mess up anything – don’t worry, I have messed up everything thousands of times, so I will let you know that too and you’ll be protected! Just keep an eye on your hot plates and don’t forget to turn the oven off once you’re done – I know you’re hungry, but safety first!
See you there 🙂Â
PS. This is my kitchen, almost furnished. Current status: almost the same, 7 months later… 😀