Welcome To The World of Gloria's Food

So for a long time my friends and family have been encouraging me to start a food blog.  I've had a habit of posting my meals online as status messages or calling up my sister and, I'll say it, bragging about my most recent creation.  For me the joy of cooking is coming up with a way to take a classic dish and put a twist on it.  Or  to take flavors and ingredients that you wouldn't necessarily think of combining and putting them together to make a new classic.  I love taking risks, and they don't always work out.  There are a good amount of experiments that fail and end up in the trash.  The point is that I at least tried.  I grew up watching my mom take Monday's meal and stretch it, reinventing it day after day in order to get the most out of a limited budget and ensure that we were fed a healthy, and more importantly, home cooked meal almost every night.

I left my mother's kitchen with the skills and the courage to continue to just dive in and try to create amazing and delicious food.  With the basic techniques she taught me I was able to grow and build on the classics that we grew up eating.  Now I love being able to take classic comfort food and update it or refine it.  I also love being able to find a way to make my favorite restaurant dishes at home.  Along with comfort foods, I've loved exploring world cuisine and finding a way to incorporate international flavors into my standard dishes.

This blog will cover all my food adventures, whether they happen in my kitchen or out in the world.  I hope to share my point of view and encourage my readers to take risks in the kitchen.  Sure, not everything will get made again but without at least trying, you'll never get that masterpiece.