Hi. I'm Matt. And I'm a snark-a-holic. Puns, dad jokes, puns, word play, puns, and other stuff that makes one's head hurt. I'm an uncle, a resident of Seattle, and I dabble in the kitchen. I'm a rank amateur with no professional skills, but I enjoy dinking around the kitchen and sharing what works... and hiding what doesn't.
The primary point in attempting this half-baked project is to be able to share a bit of the magic that happens in my kitchen. Most recipes I'll share, some I keep close to the chest. Most of the time anything that goes on here will be "perfected", but i'm always open to suggestions on improvements.
As far as what brought me here... I blame Facebook and a college friend. A gentleman named John used to post pictures of home made salsa on Facebook and every time I saw them I just kept thinking to myself... I could do that. It always came down to the fact that the recipes were intimidating and it would be easier to just spend $4.00 on a bottle of Pace salsa at the store and it would taste just as good... right?
After I moved to Seattle, I lived above a grocery store for several years and got to the point that I had a nice kitchen and a roommate willing to taste test anything I tried cooking. I decided it was time to rise to the occasion and try salsa. I researched fifteen or twenty recipes and took bits and pieces from all of them and decided to give it a try. I decided to invest the dough, buy good quality equipment and materials, and gave it a whirl. Six months later, I have jars of happiness that leads to spontaneous salsa dancing.
Since then, I see things stuff in the store and I think... I can try that. After all, why would I spend less than $2.00 for a box of pumpkin bread mix when I can spend $10-$15 to make it from scratch? And that is where i'm at now.
Great British Bake-Off intimidates the hell out of me, but it's awesome to watch. For me, I want simple and easy and amazing cooking.
Enjoy!
M
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