The First Post

Lately I've been working a lot with figuring out how to cook yummy food from here in my dorm room. I started putting a bit too many exciting recipes and revelations on my main blog, which is supposed to be about my life and languages, mostly... and I came to the idea that I could actually make a separate blog for cooking - specifically, cooking without a proper kitchen, as I have been doing and will be doing for another few years.

So, here I'm going to document my experiments and findings on this subject - what works, what doesn't... pictures of attempted recipes, etc. Ideally people should not come here expecting an exact recipe that they can throw together, but more general ideas and techniques that they can put to use themselves if they find themselves having to cook without a kitchen.

I am not a professional chef. I am a college student. I buy what I can afford, I cook what is within my ability level - and I think it's a fair bet to say that most of my readers will too, so we should be pretty evenly matched. So, whether you are living in a hotel room, sparsely furnished apartment, dorm room, or even in a nice house but perhaps having your kitchen refurbished... please read and let me do some of the trial and error for you. :D

This is not a health food or vegetarian blog. Some recipes might turn out healthy. I certainly don't mind if they do! But taste is my primary concern. The same goes for vegetarian recipes. I cook a lot of vegetarian (but not vegan) food, but this is mostly due to the fact that I can obtain lots of packaged, dry food, moderate amounts of fruits and vegetables, and very little proper meat. Another quirk you might notice in the recipes I attempt is the prevalence of 'foreign' dishes. The explanation for this is twofold and simple - firstly, I like foreign dishes, and secondly, I have an asian, a middle eastern, and an indian grocery store within walking distance. I have to bum rides to the main grocery store, so I have been adapting.