Looking Back

Before I can begin writing about my exploration in the current world of cooking, eating and sharing food with and of others, I wish to look backwards. My mother, God rest her soul, could do many things, but cooking wasn't one of them and my father excelled in the preparation of TV dinners. My best meals were prepared by my grandmother. That lady could cook some good country food.
I grew up in North Carolina and thought all vegetables tasted the same until I moved away from home and ate the first pea that actually tasted like a pea; not pig fat. I also, discovered that, pork, chicken and fish could be cooked in other ways besides being fried in lard. Such began my love affair with discovering new things to eat.
This love affair has slowly grown over the years and blossomed shortly after meeting the true love of my life, my wife Shirley. When we first started living together, she worked longer hours than I so I would prepare dinner for her every night. Preparing meals for her gave a new and greater purpose to my cooking, and as we traveled to other countries my love for creating and eating new foods grew into a passion.
I hope to share this passion for food, cooking and discovering new culinary cultures, menus and recipes. So bring on the next remove. I hope you are hungry for more…