About

I think of cooking as 50% technique, 40% inspiration and 10% ingredients. Armed with some basic techniques, and enough inspiration, you can make a tasty meal from even the most derelict pantry.

Being incurably lazy, I’m not big on recipes. Partly because I’d have to read them, but more importantly because I’d have to go out to the store and pick up ingredients. Sure, like any cook, I have shelves of books, but I only really use a few technique books like The New Best Recipe. The rest are picture books to get the creatives juices flowing.

I’m starting this blog in the hopes of sharing the joys of cooking sans recipe (and as a way to augment my own poor memory). Think of this as a pro-cooking/anti-recipe site. If you’d like to email me with your comments (welcome), criticisms (even more welcome), or suggestions (most welcome), you can reach me at “marc” at the domain name of this blog. Happy cooking!