Battleangel

I must say it was a tremendous success, baking oatmeal rolls that is. And it marks bread number two on the repertoire. What is the big deal?

Ok, here is the thing. Among my many and apparent flaws is the fact that I’m lousy at cooking. It’s not that I lack skill or interest, it is more a question of imagination and experience. For the longest time my diet has been very … basic to say the least. While always having a grasp on nutritional characteristics of course. But still boring, simplistic and a bit vulgar I suppose some would say. I’ve lived on everything from oatmeal porridge and unprocessed root vegetables to raw eggs and whey protein. And pasta with pasta.

The problem is that the more you socialize, you realize how food really does bring people together. It is a common ground and a way to pass time. And besides, I can’t deny that eating practically the same thing for lunch year in and year out kind of gets to you. It starts wearing you down. Adding to mental deterioration.
So, I realized there were many things to gain from having rudimentary cooking skills. Most importantly it can lift your spirits on a day when you’re feeling down. A simple and mundane task that provides endless positive stimuli. Plus its so damn fashionable. And there is a sort of sophistication about knowing your way around a kitchen. It mends another gaping hole in that big superiority complex that I’m carrying around.

This season I’ve started out with an entirely new outlook on food. I try to rethink, to improve, to sample and to diversify.

Anyway. I thought it would be kind of fun to keep an online recipe collection. Small in size but making up for that in quality. For some time now I’ve been customizing and adding to a script called Crisoft Ricette. I’m not planning on having the database public any time soon but it marks a definitive turn in culinary policy. Currently in the database: 4 dishes .. a long way to go still ..