We are two mothers with three children and a man a piece...that is a lot of mouths to feed! Of course that's alright because we love to cook!
We love a challenge and have decided to test our skills, patients and organization (among many other things) by choosing a few recipes from a different cook book each week and hosting a feast for our "judges", who are expected to taste each dish and grade the dishes and provide us with their thoughts on the food.
Helen is the experienced one. She grew up in her family's restaurant and when she moved on from the family restaurant, she worked in other restaurants! She started doing the most cooking at home when she had her first child, and has, since then, worked wonders in the kitchen preparing meals...most times with out a recipe...with the fresh foods found in her fridge and pantry.
Amber is the one with zero experience. She grew up eating her mother's home cooked meals but had absolutely no interest in helping in the kitchen. While other kids in school were taking Home Economics...Amber steered clear of it, not willing to get her hands dirty or having to clean up any of the mess involved with cooking.
The two of us became fast friends when we met in 2003...but it wasn't until the end of 2010 when Amber and her family moved to the same town as Helen that we started cooking and baking together.
We are hoping that our journey in the kitchen will teach us a thing or two, so that we can grow as home chefs. We also hope that our readers will be motivated by our blog to try out some new recipes and learn from our experiences in the kitchen.
