I don't know when I became a foodie, but I am pretty sure it had something to do with my good friend Ashley and a few too many batches of PINK cupcakes. And crab rangoon. And a trip to Krispy Kreme and the Olive Garden. Since that day forward, new love for food. Also, might have had to do with college. The delectable salad bar, Tracey the male cook changed our dinners! I craved food from home, which is something I do now. I search all these recipes, but haven't ventured to try them out yet. I am stocking up and preparing. Someday I will have my own kitchen again. In the meantimes, I will obsess about food quietly and desperately.
Today there was a great article in the times about- you guessed it- food! One of the times reporters ventured out into the immigrant community to see what THEIR 20 minute meals and quick stand-bys look like which I think is a GREAT idea! It makes me wonder what all my close and ethnically diverse friends prepare on the fly when they really don't feel like cooking. My stand-bys include a great recipe by real simple for spinach and sausage gnocchi, Colombian hotdogs, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, and gorditas courtesy of an old friend from highschool.
After perusing the blogging world, I am impressed by the sophistication of some of these meals- how lucky to grow up in such a food centered home! Where the cookies are arty and the food is restaurant quality. We now have a cook at home and she makes every meal a restaurant experience, but I miss making the food myself. At my grandparents house, it's like living in the food wars. Colombian cuisine my tush! It is survival of the fittest. Function, not flavor these people have eaten THE SAME thing on a daily rotation for the past 50 or so years. No points for taste, I might add. Once my dad started cooking, food started looking up in our house but in my formative years, we suffered through a lot of tv dinners and hamburger helpers (pre-flexitarian years).
Basically, I guess this rambling leads to one question- where do cooking talent, ability, and inspiration come from? What attracts people to certain foods? How do people come up with this stuff?
In any case, enjoy the video! And if you have a delectable stand-by in the 20 min. or less category, PLEASE feel free to share!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/dining/11immi.html
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