I started doing a lot of home cooking in 2017 and I will say that it was BuzzFeed Tasty's fault. I kept seeing their videos on Facebook and thought well I could make that. So I started with those recipes and moved on to other sources (especially Budget Bytes). Also, I now have subscriptions to Cook's Illustrated and New York Times Cooking. I have a cookbook collection of both print and electronic books. Additionally, I have been taking a lot of face-to-face classes at a wonderful local kitchen shop - Los Cosas Kitchen Shoppe.
Cooking at home is good for me because I am a picky eater. You can control your ingredients when you cook for yourself. Through this self-study, I have found that I enjoy cooking. And I am delighted when I find out that I can make something that I thought you had to purchase like crackers and marshmallows!
I have been documenting my cooking experiences on my blog. This includes recipes I have attempted and classes I have taken.
| Date | Class Name | Blog Post? |
|---|---|---|
| 3/19/2016 | Knife Skills Workshop | No |
| 4/21/2017 | High-Altitude Baking Workshop | Yes |
| 6/17/2017 | Cooking with Paper Dosa | No |
| 10/7/2017 | Becoming a Sauce Master Chef | Yes |
| 11/25/2017 | Annual Tamale Roll | Yes |
| 2/10/2018 | Italian Valentine - That's Amore | Yes |
| 2/16/2018 | Chinese Take-Out from Your Home | Yes |
| 4/17/2018 | Perfect Prime Rib with All the Trimmings | Yes |
| 6/2/2018 | Cheese Lovers' Workshop | Yes |
| 6/19/2018 | Paella Party | Yes |
| 6/23/2018 | Spanish Desserts with El Farol | Yes |
| 10/13/2018 | Chef Sean Sinclair from Luminaria | Yes |
| 10/20/2018 | Holiday Baking with Taylor Burns | Yes |
| 10/27/2018 | Fancy Pasta Shapes | Yes |
| 12/29/2018 | The Magic of Mole | Yes |
| 1/29/2019 | Farmer's Plate of Nepal | Yes |
| 2/22/2019 | Luscious Lamb Cookery | Yes |
| 4/23/2019 | Terrific Tagine & Couscous | Yes |
| 5/25/2019 | Cooking from Ceci's African Kitchen | Yes |
| 9/24/2019 | Crazy for Fried Chicken | Yes |
| 11/16/2019 | High Altitude Cooking for the Holidays | Yes |
| 1/7/2020 | Ramen, Noodles & Vietnamese Pho (Oh My!) | Yes |
| 7/11/2020 | BBQ Bravado | No |
| 9/19/2020 | New Mexico Red or Green | No |
| 9/26/2020 | Oui Oui French Sauces | No |
| 10/10/2020 | Now That's Italian | No |
| 10/17/2020 | Hot-Sweet-Salty-Sour Asian Sauces | No |
| 12/12/2020 | Holiday Shopping with Chef Johnny Vee | No |
| 2/27/2020 | Small Batches - Cooking for One or Two | No |
| 6/15/2021 | New Mexico Favorites | No |
| 6/22/2021 | New Mexico Combination Plate | No |
| 7/2/2021 | Tasty Tacos & Edgy Enchiladas | No |
| 7/9/2021 | Green Chile Fest | No |
| 7/16/2021 | Sabor Santa Fe | No |
| 7/31/2021 | Southwest Flavors - Hot off the Grill | No |
| 8/7/2021 | Celebrating the Chiles of New & Old Mexico | No |
| 8/14/2021 | New Mexico Party Food | No |
| 8/24/2021 | Tasty Summer Thai | No |
| 8/28/2021 | Toscana in Bocca with Christine Hickman | No |
| 11/9/2021 | Red Chile Fest | No |
| 11/20/2021 | Napoli in Bocca with Christine Hickman | No |
| 12/17/2021 | Holiday Entertaining with Beck & Bulow | No |
| 1/18/2022 | Crazy for Cuban | No |
| 1/29/2022 | Comfort Food from the Northern Italian Mountains with Christine Hickman | No |
| 3/12/2022 | Hot & Spicy Curries | Yes |
| 3/18/2022 | New Mexico Flavors in World Cuisine | Yes |
| 4/16/2022 | Dining out on Dim Sum in Chinatown | Yes |
| 4/30/2022 | Sicilian Cookery with Christine Hickman | Yes |
| 7/19/2022 | Tasty Thai Street Food | Yes |
| 10/22/2022 | Stuffed Pasta Workshop with Christine Hickman | Yes |
| 11/29/2022 | Duck, Duck, Hen | Yes |
| 12/10/2022 | Natale con I Tuoi | Yes |
| 12/13/2022 | Cooking from Koreatown | Yes |
| 2/7/2023 | Culinary Venezuela | Yes |
| 4/29/2023 | Healthy Cooking Under Pressure with Chef Lars Liebisch | No |
| 5/16/2023 | America's Food Truck Cookery | Yes |
| 6/20/2023 | Top Secrets for Grilling Meats | Yes |
| 6/27/2023 | Vietnamese Food Cart | Yes |
| 9/23/2023 | Lunch and Learn with Chef Bernard | Yes |
| 10/3/2023 | Luscious Seafood Soups and Stews | Yes |
| 10/17/2023 | Classic French Soups & Stews | Yes |
| 10/21/2023 | Classic & Modern Italian with Christine Hickman | Yes |
| 12/9/2023 | Preparing for the Holidays with Le Creuset | No |
| 2/3/2024 | Classic & Modern Greek Cookery | Yes |
| 2/10/2024 | That Time We Ate Our Feelings | No |
| 6/22/2024 | Cuban Classics | Yes |
| 7/16/2024 | Pasta Making Workshop | Yes |
| 7/20/2024 | Gourmet Spa Cooking from Lake Austin Spa Resort | Yes |
| 8/3/2024 | Chinese Classics with Margo Chan Taylor | Yes |
| 8/13/2024 | Peking Duckfest | Yes |
| 9/13/2024 | Dine and Learn with Chef Bernard | Yes |
| 10/15/2024 | Magic with Masa | Yes |
* If the class is hands-on, I am able to do a blog post. If it is online or demo only, I do not have enough content to do a blog post.