And so it begins.

Ok, be gentle with me, I'm fairly new to this blogging malarky. I tried LiveJournal once way back in the day, but never seemed to have the energy or will to keep it up. Maybe this will be no different, but I know there is one difference for starters - this blog has a purpose.

I've been twittering for a while now, and I often tweet about food. If I say so myself (and I do) I'm a reasonably competent cook - some might say pretty good, and every time I tweet about something I'm cooking, it brings a host of replies usually along the lines of "set 2 extra places" or "do you do take out?". So I thought it might be time to put my money where my mouth is so to speak and actually extend the food chat past 140 characters. Maybe you'll learn something along the way, more likely I will.

So the purpose of this blog is to talk about food. I like food. Not just eating, but also cooking, and even the raw ingredients. I'm passionate about it. Perhaps I could have been a chef, but life didn't turn out that way, and I'm too old to get into cheffing now (or rather I couldn't and wouldn't want to, do the hours). Mostly I cook for myself and my family - my lovely wife and three daughters. Sometimes friends and relatives get to taste my wares. Generally feedback is good (but it probably would be from them).

I'm my biggest critic. I get really angry with myself when something I've tried to cook doesn't go as planned, but I also appreciate honesty. Never make the mistake of saying you like something in our house if you didn't - you'll likely get it again !

So here goes. I hope to cover everything from every day cookery - lunch, dinner etc, to full blown dinner parties catering for perhaps 20 or more people. I've been known to dabble in fine dining food. If you happen upon my journey and like what you see, be sure to let me know. I'd also welcome criticism (both of my appalling blogging skills, and my food). Don't be afraid to tell me that something I cooked was wrong or I could have done it better with this ingredient or that method - all feedback is welcome, indeed encouraged.

This is my food, the way I cook it. that doesn't make it right !

Thanks for reading.