This site is a showcase of my passions. I love eating, cooking, and food photography. I love to leaf through cookbooks, especially the ones with lots of really great pictures. This is a source of inspiration for this site and for dinner. I don`t think it matters if you`re cooking for one, two, a large group, food is a comfort you share, or treat yourself. It is worth all the effort and I am a firm beleiver that in cooking as well as travel, the journey is just as good (or better) than getting there. The act of cooking is just as good as the final dish, and eating it (which is pretty great too). The complicatied, deep flavours of cooked for hours and hours classics such as coq au vin, pulled pork, braised short ribs, or a ragu sauce is a perfect way to spend the afternoon in on a cold day. On the other end of the spectrum is simplicity at it's best with 3 good quality ingredients; good salami, creamy sharp cheese, and fresh bread. No need for butter, mayo. nothing. The oils in the salami, and the creaminess of the cheese are enough to moisten each bite, made better only with a bit of mustard or fruit compote and a nice glass of wine. Why not try? How hard can it be?....to make gnochi, pasta, bread, real whipped cream, curry, ? These aren't new-fangled concepts or ideas, people have been making them for centuries, Without the modern day conveniences of mixers, blenders, temperature-controlled ovens and stoves, refridgeration, microwaves, just recipes handed down. Potatoes, flour and water make gnochi.......simple.
