Introduction

I came to the conclusion that during my thirties I would like to move up from the amateur cooking status to whatever the next level is.  Hopefully by the time I'm forty I will be able to whip up a gourmet meal without opening a cookbook.

A few years ago, I stumbled upon a blog called Food52 (www.food52.com).  The idea of the blog is every week, the blog creators post a food contest or two and chefs from around the country submit their own recipes.  Then, the blog authors select a winner.  At the end of the 52 weeks, they create a cookbook of all of the winning recipes from the year.  Even though I could never see myself submitting a recipe, I thought it was a great idea. 

After receiving the first Food52 cookbook for Christmas (thanks BIL), I decided to cook my way through the entire cookbook one season at a time.  It has been an adventure.  My panel and I give each recipe a star.  If a recipe gets a five star rating, I make it again in hopes of memorizing it and place it in a personal recipe collection.  There are 20 days left of winter, and 12 recipes remain in the winter chapter. 

I decided to start this blog as a diary of sorts as we begin the spring chapter.  I hope that my friends and family will find some new and interesting recipes on here as well.  Like a good Sunday potluck, I will post a variety of things I find interesting, but the majority of postings will be my conquest of Food52's first cookbook. 

I am in no way affiliated with Food52.  I am just a big fan, hoping to spend a little more time in the kitchen.