Welcome to My Kitchen
recipes designed to inspire your culinary imagination
Last June, we upended our life in Alexandria, VA and moved, rather impulsively, to Fells Point, Baltimore. While only an hour from our former home, I know very little about the state of MD, the city of Baltimore, or the charming town of Fells Point. But, I am learning, menu by menu, on long walks to admire and explore, and by reading about the history of our new home.
Exploring a New Culinary Landscape
In addition to settling into a new place and pace of life, we are renovating our new home - a condo on the waterfront with a most spectacular view. In the meantime, we are living in a rather tiny rental with a closet sized kitchen - a challenge to say the least.
Over the coming months, I will chronicle the renovation (designing a kitchen from scratch!!!), as well as new food finds. I hope you’ll join my journey shared through occasional blog posts and IG @caryinthekitchen
An Apple in Hand is Worth Two in the Pan
As leaves begin to blanket the ground, geese begin sounding their trumpets for their journey south, and the air turns crisp, a new pallette emerges. We trade in bright greens, yellows, pinks, and blues for warm tones of mahogany brown, deep orange, and olive green. Our wardrobes and pantries start to reflect the color scheme of nature.
Olive Party
"...olives, the ovoid jewels of majestic olive trees; the fruit that holds extra-virgin olive oil, the most magic of all elixirs, deserve more than to be the foil to a creamy gooey cheese display."
I first learned to cook in home economics in elementary school. All of these decades later and it is still my favorite past time. Once I began traveling the world, beginning as a backpacker after college, a term in the Peace Corps in Chile, and many passport stamps later, I developed a palate and preference for complex flavor.
I am not a trained chef, so my recipes are for others like me - avid home cooks with a sense of adventure. I find combining flavors to create a unique, satisfying, and even exciting culinary experience to be highly rewarding. I hope you find some surprises in the flavors I infuse everyday dishes with. I hope you will try them in your kitchen.
“People who like food are the best people.”
— Julia Child
