Accidental Syrup
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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Introduction | My cooking inspiration comes entirely from my family. I was born into a world where the day revolves around the next meal! While one person is cleaning dishes from breakfast,the other is starting to prep for dinner. Special occasions or no occasion at all are both reason to get out the family recipe box or the new cookbook to start planning the perfect menu. Food is not about sustenance where I'm from- but about bringing people together to create and enjoy the experience of a meal. It's about the table setting,the wine,and carefully selecting each dish as part of a cohesive and utterly delicious menu. I have loved to cook ever since I had to stand on a kitchen chair to see the stove. It has always been my only real hobby and my passion grows more every day. Whether I'm throwing together a week-night meal from whatever's in the pantry or planning an elaborate dinner party, I am always playing with new combinations, flavors, and techniques- using the freshest local ingredients possible. |
| Interests | Cooking of all kinds from baking to grilling, large scale entertaining to intimate two person meals. I don't necessarily love following recipes- if I were a musician I would say I play by ear... No technical training what so ever- everything that I know I learned from years of watching my mother and family in the kitchen and weekend mornings on the couch in front of FoodTV. |
| Favorite Movies | We'll go with cooking shows for this one... Barefoot Contessa (hand down favorite) Tyler Florence Giada deLaurentis Dave Lieberman Ellie Krieger Jamie Oliver- at Home Martha Stewart |
| Favorite Books | Barefoot Contessa- all of them Silver Spoon Tyler's Ultimate Cookbook Casual Cooking with Michael Chiarello The Gourmet Cookbook Young & Hungry- Dave Lieberman The Silver Palate Cookbook Tra Vigne- Michael Chiarello The Boathouse- tales and recipes from a Southern Kitchen Breakfast In Bed and Tomatoes- Jesse Ziff Cool The Cake Doctor |
My dreams are to someday incorporate cooking into a career and to share my love and the joys of cooking with my own children.