Have you ever felt a bit overwhelmed when watching either "Iron Man Chef" or "Hell's Kitchen", other competition-type cooking shows and regular cooking shows? I have; but not with all of them.
So many exotic recipes are presented to us that I think it becomes discouraging to some, even just about where to find the ingredients. I love a good challenge, but these days when you need to buy that just-right ingredient to complete a recipe, and its cost is way outta the ballpark - well, that makes one feel that creative cooking is out of the picture. The cooking shows I can relate to are the ones that are pretty much down-home, usually. I am inspired to attempt those recipes because I know the ingredients are easy to find and they're winners. Now is the time, as it always has been really, for simple and simply delicious down-home and nutritious meals.
Recently, it has come to my attention that eating and preparing foods native to this continent, not a new way of life to native Americans, is a developing cuisine-idea that is news to the rest of Americans. Many foods now grown in America are not native to America, and what we normally eat today falls into that category. What I am talking about is what is truly original to this continent, and this is very exciting. More will be coming on this, with recipes to try, with ingredients not hard to find. However, I will be sharing a wide variety of other recipes, too.
That said, I will include in my Tea Room links to sites I consider very important - health concerns regarding anything we allow into our bodies, seasonal info, recipes (of course!), etc. The "etc" part will be due to my eclectic tastes, but will be what I consider tasteful, helpful, informative and fun; and when you leave my Tea Room I hope you will feel happy that you joined in.
May your days be filled with good lessons that bring you joy.
