Who Am I?

Im just a girl who loves to cook, from a family who loves to cook.  I have cookbooks with hand written recipes from my great grandparents.  I come from a rich New England/Acadian-French heritage of food - but thanks to my dad (who is a gournet cook hobbiest), and my own travels around America and beyond - I have eaten food from a variety of cultures, and learned to incorporate various elements in my food.

And im damn good it!

I have finally decided to start writing down the recipes I make up in my kitchen.   I try new combinations of flavours. I mix together things you would never imagine may taste good - and sometimes I am greatly surprised!

I dont cook by taste either.  To me that's more of an afterthought.  I cook by sight, by smell, by texture, by a feeling.  I have decided that I wanted to eat something orange, something that feels like summer, something that smells like home.  This is how I cook - by ALL my senses.  If you cook by all your other senses first the taste part just falls into place.

And now im finally posting these dishes that I love.  These are things I have made up, things I grew up eating, things that other people in my family have created that I think are awesome, and things I have tried to copy when I couldn't afford to go out to a restaurant (I have recently discovered I am AMAZING at cooking Asian dishes).

I hope you enjoy some of these recipes and I can inspire others to just get creative and create your own Edible Awesomeness!