Wednesday 22 December 2010

Why Jamie?

I love all things Jamie Oliver! I love his style of cooking, how easy he makes it look and how enthusiastic he is about all things food related! I desperately want his house (see Jamie at Home), especially the amazing deep wooden kitchen surface, and I definately need an outdoor oven in my life! I also love his Italian restaurant chain and the beautiful way they are decorated. The only things I don't love are his crockery line at John Lewis, and in fact Jamie himself (well, not in any lusty sort of way!)! So this blog, and all my future cooking endeavours, will be inspired by Jamie Oliver!

If in doubt... what would Jamie do?!!

Ahhh, outdoor oven... of course I need one!

The beginning...

I can't cook, and I want to be able to!

The problem is I have never learnt from the beginning. I moved out at 21 and after 3 months of microwave meals I started to cook, but I have only ever followed recipes. I have never actually started from the beginning and understood how to cook the basics. Consequently I don't actually know how to cook, or even how cooking works! So I have decided to teach myself, with lots of trial and error, how to cook. I intend to start with the very basics and go from there! Fingers crossed...