The idea behind this blog started one morning when I was driving to work listening to the Bert Show on Q100. The hosts were talking about gender roles - about how a lot of women in this generation don't know how to do basic chores around the house such as laundry, ironing, and cooking. This is totally something in which I can relate (the last time I ironed a shirt was for a movie set I was working on, and I burnt plastic on it).
I wasn't really raised in a traditional family. My mom worked 24/7 as a personal assistant, so dinner to her was whatever was fastest to grab on the way home. She always used to say that she would rather spend the time with my brother and me rather than cooking (if she ever tried to cook, it wouldn't be ready until around 10 or 11pm). That's what I grew up with. So even now, my brother and I can't cook...leading to an exorbitant amount of takeout.
When the Bert Show started talking about how a normal college age woman can't even cook a roast, it struck a little something in me. I decided that I would try to make it a point to cook on nights I wasn't working. Call it a resolution, if you may. But this is going to be funny, as I seriously have no idea what I'm doing. The extent of my cooking capabilities is taco salad. Maybe some spaghetti. I'm also very impatient when it comes to food, so this will also serve as a test to my patience.
Basically, this is cooking for those who don't cook. From a true expert.
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