A New Endeavor

For years, my mother and I have talked about opening a restaurant, a stand at a market, a cute food specialty store in town, or just trying to make our way in the food world. However, before we take a plunge that involves finances, I've decided it's time for us to blog about it. Seems weird I know, but as someone incredibly involved in the world of education, (I'm a teacher by day & sometimes late into the night) I was already into the blogging thing and I thought this might be the perfect place for my mom and I to get our itch scratched...or our garlic minced :).

First a little bit about us & how we have become what our friends define as major foodies. Growing up, my mom was a full-time mom whose husband was a teacher, coach, ref, umpire, rec director, and any other odd job that would make ends meet so my mom could stay home to take care of me & my brother. My mom married at the young age of 24, & as she claims, "had no idea how to cook." Based on her current ability & her constant humility though, I highly doubt that :). Anyways, as I grew up, we ate the regulars: spaghetti and meatballs, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. As a curious & adventurous little red-head, I wanted to help. My mom was as patient as possible as I stirred the rue for the macaroni & cheese over the edge of the pot & consistently put the mixer on higher than it should be. Over the years, we spent hours together in the kitchen whether it was me doing the things my mom hates like grating cheese, pulling pomegranate seeds out, or stirring risotto or working together to make cookies for my dad's classes, holiday breads for the neighbors, or a care package for my then long distance college boyfriend. Over the years my mom went from her spaghetti & meatballs (which are delicious by the way) to risotto, beer battered soft shell crabs, and delicious homemade cream puffs.

Now at the ripe age of 30, I spend a good amount of time cooking at my own place, either for me, my current boyfriend, or my friends, and luckily, I know mom is always just a phone call away if I need to double check a recipe, or, more importantly make sure, "this is what it's supposed to look like?!"Obviously we have no real culinary background or training, but overall my mom and I (and my father & boyfriend by default), spend a large amount of time talking about food, cooking food, reading about food, eating food and creating adventures around food (Our latest being a trip to Eataly this past Thursday). In the end, we have an awful lot to share including recipes, tips, places to visit, things to try, and of course our love for food. Up next a post about our trip to Eataly (2nd only to the real thing...my two week adventure in Italia). Until then, keep the stove hot...