Yep, this is how it is in the kitchen all the time 😉
I work full time in the finance industry, so I am maintaining this blog on the side. Why am I doing that? Because I find enjoyment and relaxation in the kitchen. 🙂 I feel all the stress melt away when I am cooking or tinkering with a recipe. I love trying local dishes in every place that we visit and I am always excited (it never fails!) to dabble with those same dishes once we’re back home.
The recipes in this blog will not be focused on Filipino dishes. In fact, I think I have cooked more Italian dishes than Filipino. This is because my husband is of Italian descent and since he is the major ‘taster’ in the team (of two 🙂 ), I tend to lean towards the path of less resistance. 🙂
I have always liked food, but I have always stayed on the sidelines. I prefer to just watch and wait for the food to be ready. (There is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with that either! 🙂 ) But all those changed when my husband took me to Italy for a vacation. It was like a whole new world of food (and WINE!) opened right before my very eyes (I know, so DRAMATIC!? 😉 ). Seriously, seeing and experiencing the food in Italy made me realize that I don’t just like food, I LOVE food! And not just to eat them; I LOVE to prepare and cook them, and seeing other people’s reaction once they get to try what’s on the plate. 🙂
Italian regions clockwise from top left: Puglia, Toscana, Liguria, Latzio, Basilicata, Toscana and Campania.
I do not claim to be an expert in cooking. I have not done any official training, nor have I attended any culinary school. On top of eating local cuisines when we’re traveling, I just watch a lot of cooking shows and videos, read a lot of cookbooks, and then off I go, attempting to do it in the kitchen.
Just like me, this blog is a ‘work-in-progress’, so please bear with me. However, I do hope that you will try some of my recipes and let me know how it goes! 😀
If you want to see more seasonal recipes, then check out my other blog, Billi’s Kitchen
Oh! Lastly, if you have any questions or concerns regarding this site, please do not hesitate to send a mail to [email protected]. I will try to address your mail as soon as I can. 🙂
–Neriz