Always on the look-out for more sites to "talk" about food and cooking.
I'm a semi-retired teacher... working with special needs kids & loving it.
I like to start by asking two questions.
ONE: Have you had any major kitchen fails that you're willing to share. Mine was a beef wellington at about 19-20 yo. TOTALLY comfortable in kitchen by then. Dad saw it made on a PBS cooking show... only thing available way back then. Seemed simple enough. Looked FABULOUS... but we nearly hadda get a hammer and chisel to get the pastry crust off!?! Luckily, big $$ tenderloin inside was cooked PERFECTLY medium rare bordering on rare... as we liked it.
TWO: Are you a yard sale or thrift store junkie? Have made some fabulous kitchen finds at yard sales & thrift stores. A Cuisinart food processor with 8-10 different slicing/shredding/grating blades... for $8! A "vintage" Kitchenaid crank up/down stand mixer (with bowl, whisk, paddle & dough hook) for $19.99! Most recent, a messa Fiestaware dishes... kinda butter yellow... 8 dinner & salad/sandwich plates, 6 mugs & 4 cereal/soup bowls for $49... NO chips/cracks or signs of serious use.
