I have wanted to start a food and cooking blog for ages, and until recently I have never had the guts to do so. I recently gained the courage to start one from a friend of mine, Kathleen Lisson, who has her own wine blog. Through that blog she not only shares her expertise, she also shares her passion for wine.
In no way am I an expert, but I would say that I am passionate about good food. I love to cook and bake and share what I have made with those I love. I love experiencing a fine meal and discussing food. The food we eat is often overlooked, but it nourishes us, connects us with our families, our culture, our history and ultimately we need to give it more thought.
I intend to learn new skills and to share them on here. I will share my favorite recipes and learn the recipes of my family. I promise pretty pictures, because I want this to be visually appetizing too. I will pass on interesting articles about food, because the more you know about the food you eat and cook the better off you will be.
In addition to sharing my food, I want to be able to showcase the food of the Capital Region of New York State. Why the capital region? Well I believe we live in best of both worlds.
New York State as a whole has so much to offer in the way of agriculture, and the Capital region sits in the middle of it all. We have beautiful apple orchards, lovely local farms, and a growing interest of local food from farmer’s markets. Many of the populated areas of the Capital Region aren’t too far from the countryside so it isn’t too hard to come across fresh tomatoes, plump blue berries and a whole assortment of goods that a farmer can offer.
Another large benefit of living in the Capital Region is that culturally, for a small metro area, we are quite diverse. Not only are there people with many different ideas politically, after all it is the seat of New York politics, there are different ethnicities and different religions. I believe all of that plays a part to what kinds of food and especially restaurants that are available to each Capital Region resident.
So weather you are most likely to be catching a meal in Schenectady before a musical at Proctors, or are sipping on a summer cocktail at the Track in Saratoga, or are working late among the politicos of Albany or are just cooking in your kitchen at home, you will find something that you can feast on in this blog.
