The Why And The How

So for this post I thought I'd take a break from cooking something, and just explain a little more about how this blog came to be.

In the last few years, I've become pretty much obsessed withThe Food Network shows. From Chopped, to You Gotta Eat Here, and most recently Cutthroat Kitchen. But before I became a fan of the ridiculous looking Guy Fieri, I was already a huge Gordon Ramsay fan.

It's difficult to own a television and be up to date with current trends, and not know who Gordon Ramsay is. He's that usually-angry, always-British chef who had about half of the shows on the Food Network at one point. Before all these new fangled cooking shows came along, Ramsay was already cooking with a fiery passion for food. He was the first chef who made me think I'd really enjoy cooking.

A few years later and he we are. I'm given a blog assignment for class, and told to write about something I enjoy and am passionate about. So I thought, what a great way to show that Ramsay has inspired me to learn how to cook well and enjoy doing so. So thanks Ramsay, and my professor for finally making me blog.

It's been a blast so far.

Not Your Grandmother's Bean Salad

Truth be told, I'm heading to a Toronto Raptors game tonight. So I thought, what's a nice delicious appetizer that's quick to make, and that'll hold me over until I'm ready for greasy stadium food. The answer was apparently Green Bean Salad with a mustard dressing.

Let's start basketball. I mean cooking. My mind is clearly elsewhere. 

Toast up some sliced almonds in a pan. They'll lend a nice flavour to the dish.

Take some beans, cut the heads and the tails off of them. This is a solo-salad, so I just used a handful. Get rid of any little ugly stupid beans that don't meet your standards. 

Boil some water and throw in your beans. Boil the beans for about a minute and thirty seconds to two minutes. Just long enough so they aren't raw anymore, but they still have a nice crunch to them. Then run them under some cold water to refresh them.

Then put the beans in a bowl and throw in the almonds. Then in a tiny bowl I mix up some of the garlic after I mash it, Add in some Dijon mustard and honey. It looks a whole lot like a baby's food. Might as well mix it with a baby's spoon! 

Then boom, dish it up and eat it up. Oh no it's terrible! Just kidding, it's great.

Good news! I'm going to double down this week! Come back tomorrow for another post!