juli's blog

So I’ve been wanting to start a food blog for a while. I love to cook, and I love to take pictures of the finished product, and often times some of the sliced and diced ingredients as I’m moving along in the process. I won’t lie; it’s nice to brag, and be able to show off, “look what I made!” But I think it will be nice to be able to share some of my trials and errors (of which there are many) with others, and have an archive of the things I’ve made over the months, and maybe even years.

I just moved into a new home, and the counter space in here is seriously lacking. That will be a big challenge for me. I might be able to fit a kitchen island in if the stove could be moved a foot to the right, but it’s gas and I don’t want to blow my casita up. So I’ll leave that to PG&E.

Another thing I’m getting used to is cooking on gas. The other night after searing some shrimp, I tossed some garlic in the pan to saute, and obviously had not waited long enough after reducing the heat.

   My stainless steel cookware is relatively new as well, and I’ve read in several places that you really don’t need to use as much heat. So this is a learning process, for sure. Thankfully, I had plenty more garlic on hand (who doesn’t?)Eventually, I was able to turn this

   Into this. And it was delicious! Seared Shrimp & Asparagus with a Lemon-Garlic Sauce, Fine Cooking May 2007.