I approached computers like I approached cooking. Lots of confidence, lots of ignorance, and many hilarious mistakes. It's the epitome of irony that I now have created a cooking website.
Most of these recipes are accidents. I may start with a basic recipe and change it because I don't have certain ingredients. Or I just start throwing things in a pot and that's dinner. The latter is the more likely of scenarios.
I try to keep a decently stocked kitchen with the basic things I cook with on a regular basis. Also, plenty of quick, ready-made stuff for the mistakes or the days I just don't feel like cooking. It happens.
Once I tried a recipe for fish that was heart healthy. It had a cream sauce with artichoke hearts and tomatoes. Looked fabulous...in the cookbook. In reality, the dog wouldn't eat it. That's bad, folks, real bad.
The best advice I can give for expanding your cooking repertoire is to simply try it. Keep it simple but change a thing or two. Don't take it too seriously. Never try a new recipe when it's an important meal or dish, say... your mother-in-law's birthday party. Never spend a stupid amount of money for an ingredient you know you'll never use again. Find a substitute.
Most important of all...keep your sense of humor.
Most of these recipes are accidents. I may start with a basic recipe and change it because I don't have certain ingredients. Or I just start throwing things in a pot and that's dinner. The latter is the more likely of scenarios.
I try to keep a decently stocked kitchen with the basic things I cook with on a regular basis. Also, plenty of quick, ready-made stuff for the mistakes or the days I just don't feel like cooking. It happens.
Once I tried a recipe for fish that was heart healthy. It had a cream sauce with artichoke hearts and tomatoes. Looked fabulous...in the cookbook. In reality, the dog wouldn't eat it. That's bad, folks, real bad.
The best advice I can give for expanding your cooking repertoire is to simply try it. Keep it simple but change a thing or two. Don't take it too seriously. Never try a new recipe when it's an important meal or dish, say... your mother-in-law's birthday party. Never spend a stupid amount of money for an ingredient you know you'll never use again. Find a substitute.
Most important of all...keep your sense of humor.