I have decided that I would like to get on the road to becoming someone the Food Network might pick for this show. I sat down the other night and came up with several things I believed I would need to work on to accomplish this goal. Here they are in no particular order:
- Purchase more fresh fruits, veggies and meats. I rely to much sometimes on processed, frozen and pre-packaged meals. I enjoy cooking and it's about time I did more of it.
- Work on my speaking skills. Anyone who knows me well knows I can talk and talk. That's problem number one, I don't always know when to stop and tend to over share as a result. Problem number two is a tongue twister, literally. I think faster than I speak and sometimes I change thoughts, or think of a different word to use and end up creating new words, or going off topic.
- Start creating my own recipes rather than using others. I already do this to some extent. Many of my concoctions are rather good, but I never write them down so it is hard to duplicate them later. That does not mean I will stop altering recipes but it does mean you will start to see more original content on this blog.
- Become popular. This is a laugh but many of the contestants this year list their professions as a "food blogger". Now I haven't googled them yet to see what they blog about, whether it's their own food, others food, restaurants or what. They can cook and cook really well so I imagine it's about their own food and with this blog I am on the right path, just have to keep things interesting, up beat and up to date.
- Keep it simple. That's my philosophy. Every Food Network host has a food point of view and with this I have come up with, "Small Town Home Cook" the new title of my blog. I'll focus only on foods that I can purchase from my local grocer. Some weeks my feature the obscure but that will be because my grocer has decided to feature it as well. Part of being a small town home cook should involve fresh garden vegetables and as those grow I'll be looking forward to using them.
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