Hello from North Wales

[brybrem]

Hi Folks,

I'm Bryan and live at the top of a mountain in North Wales. I'm Scottish by birth and was brought up in North Yorkshire - what a mixture! I have a bit of a quandary with regards to cooking - I'm not entirely sure that I enjoy it (sometimes I get very flustered and frustrated) but I love to eat nice stuff (for example, tonight we're having squid with lemon, garlic and cummin). I'm OK following recipes but lack the skills to really experiment - hopefully that will come with practice. I'm the one that tends to do most of the cooking in our house (just me and my wife). I'm hoping that by becoming a member of this forum I may get some tips to give me some flair? I've recently sorted my kitchen out so I've actually got some space to do stuff.

Happy New Year to you all,

B

 

[Dawgluver]

Welcome to DC! Have a look around, some good stuff here.

 

[Josie1945]

Welcome to DC

Josie

 

[Mad Cook]

Hi Folks,

I'm Bryan and live at the top of a mountain in North Wales. I'm Scottish by birth and was brought up in North Yorkshire - what a mixture! I have a bit of a quandary with regards to cooking - I'm not entirely sure that I enjoy it (sometimes I get very flustered and frustrated) but I love to eat nice stuff (for example, tonight we're having squid with lemon, garlic and cummin). I'm OK following recipes but lack the skills to really experiment - hopefully that will come with practice. I'm the one that tends to do most of the cooking in our house (just me and my wife). I'm hoping that by becoming a member of this forum I may get some tips to give me some flair? I've recently sorted my kitchen out so I've actually got some space to do stuff.

Happy New Year to you all,

B

Hi, welcome to DC

The skills to experiment come with experience. You cook something from a recipe and eat it and think "I wonder what this would be like with cinnamon instead of basil" and you try it and it's OK, or amazing, or disgusting and you learn something from the experience. Or perhaps you start on a recipe that needs a lemon, you haven't got one so you try an orange.

Keep an open mind and go for it and don't be afraid to ask the DC people.

 

[Whiskadoodle]

Hi Bryan, Welcome to DC.

 

[legend_018]

Welcome!

 

[brybrem]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. What you say makes a lot of sense, Mad Cook, thanks.

B

 

[Andy M.]

Welcome to DC, Bryan.

 

[brybrem]

My kitchen was really small:

https://plus.google.com/photos/1110...6102742599106715922&oid=111080963249599218485


So I knocked through to my dining room and made this:

https://plus.google.com/photos/1110...6102742789881672162&oid=111080963249599218485

 

[KatyCooks]

Greetings from north Hampshire Bryan and welcome to the DC - I have had loads of tips and great recipes from the lovely people here - somebody nearly always knows the answer no matter what the question is!

 

[KatyCooks]

My kitchen was really small:

https://plus.google.com/photos/1110...6102742599106715922&oid=111080963249599218485


So I knocked through to my dining room and made this:

https://plus.google.com/photos/1110...6102742789881672162&oid=111080963249599218485

Not sure too many people will be able to view these pics Bryan - it looks like you need a Google account and permission.

 

[brybrem]

Bum! I'll see if I can sort it. Did you see them?

 

[KatyCooks]

Bum! I'll see if I can sort it. Did you see them?

Sadly no. I have a Google account but no permission from you to view the pics! (I have requested permission just now by the way.)

 

[brybrem]

Hi Katy,

Picasa has changed the way it interact with its web albums. I've given permissions for anyone to see them. I may try a different way of posting if you still can't see them.

B