First Steps

When I first met fiancee he pretty much ate KD, Pizza, cereal or take out with the occasional grocery store salad in a bag. When I moved in with him it only took a week for me to snap.

He had no spices, baking powder, flour, canned goods (fruits, beans or veggies), no marinades, and only a few condiments (Miracle Whip, ketchup).

We went shopping, I started cooking. Now we don't even have a frozen pizza in the freezer and only 2 boxes of KD which may or may not be consumed this year. There are also lots of canned goods, some spices, flour (brown and white) and cooking and baking supplies.

Now I'm no pro cook, and I don't have a lot of time at home on weekdays. I leave 7:30am returning at 6pm Mon-Fri. I sleep in on weekends but try to cook something at least once a week.

I need to get more organized because if I do all my groceries for the week in one go, I'll forget about items and they'll rot. Another problem I have is that even when I plan my meals for the week, I find that sometimes when the day comes I no longer want the planned dish.

I like grocery shopping on the fly since I like to shop fresh since it keeps me active and moving. I'll shop one day and cook the next. The idea is nice, but there's no way I can cook after fetching groceries the same day. I prefer to finish eating by 8pm at the latest.

I'm working on myself as much as I'm working on fiancee's. We occasionally have cereal for dinner and still eat out more than I'd like but we'll get there.

Enjoyment from Eating

I live to eat and my fiancee eats to live. My goal is to inspire him and show him that food is good for more than just keeping him alive.

Food can inspire, entice and enchant. Food affects a person's body in multiple ways and what is put in a person's body will affect how a person looks and feels.

There are many styles of cooking which have evolved and are still evolving today. Each ethnicity has its own distinctive flavors and ingredients but, within the ethnicity there are still so many variations.

I will post my cooking experiments, cooking aspirations, restaurant reviews and all other food related goodies on this blog.

My fiance and I have been living together for a few years now and he's stated his journey towards enjoying his food but still has a long way to go.