Before I get started I figure I might as well discuss how I decided to do this blog and why. I am 39 years old , married for almost 15 years and I have two kids, ages 10 and 7. My wife's birthday is December 25th so she has had to share the holidays with her birthday for her entire life which doesn't exactly thrill her.I always have a hard time finding something to do or get her both both Christmas and her birthday as I want to celebrate both occasions with her separately.
I have very limited experience in the kitchen, even before I got married I lived off microwavable food and the Army dining facility. My wife is a wonderful cook so I never had the desire to learn to cook myself but every so often she would give a hint that she would like me to help out more with the cooking. Of course being the typical guy I basically ignored her and continued to let her cook. Occasionally I helped out and cooked my specialty...(scrambled eggs and toast) but more often than not I left the burden on her and stayed away from the kitchen.
This year though my wife purchased 2 cookbooks (The Can't Cook Book by Jessica Seinfeld, and Michael Symon's 5 in 5) and an apron for me. I took the hint, so once I opened the books and started looking inside I figured out the best birthday gift I could give her is to cook a full meal at least once a week and help out in the kitchen other times as well. My wife immediately expressed her doubts about whether I would help out so much, so in the words of Barney from How I Met Your Mother... "Challenge Accepted"
My ultimate goal is to make 100 meals for my wife(Monica) prior to her birthday next year with me ultimately cooking Christmas dinner for her next Christmas But I figure, what journey is complete without documenting it, so that's where the blog comes in. I plan on documenting my journey from absolutely horrible in the kitchen to at least mediocrity if not even better... I may be a novice in the kitchen but between all of the cooking shows I watch with my wife, the cookbooks she purchased for me, and the Internet, I should be able to cook some decent food and might learn a few things along the way! Thanks for joining me on this adventure...wish me luck!
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