introduction of a food geek

hello and welcome to my cooking blog! 

here i will be chronicling my experiences as i learn to cook for myself during my second year of university. the goal: delicious and nutritious food. the temptation: kraft dinner and beer. can i resist?

you should know that i am a food geek. meaning, i love food. especially good food. i love eating (anorexia? no chance here). unfortunately, that's all i've done till now - eat. i eat at restaurants and i eat food my mum makes. but, i don't eat food that i make. why? because, before now, i rarely have cooked anything by myself. the odd omelette or batch of cookies... nothing that could sustain any sort of life. i've only cooked meat with my parents around (even then, i refuse to touch it raw) and i haven't cooked a whole meal before. this year will be interesting!

throughout the year, i will be trying to cook healthy and nutritious food... don't blame me, it's the HKin talking! i'm still going to make my favourite dishes (a lot of them are unhealthy) but instead, i will try to find ways to prepare them in a lower fat-sodium-calories kind of way. wish me luck?

as for the cuisine, i'm greek, and i eat a lot of greek food.. so expect to find recipes for hummus, tzatziki and yemista on here soon! right now, i'm really into indian curries, anything with cumin, lentils or chickpeas! of course, italian and asian food is always invited too.

so, be sure to check back for some food that i have been cooking in my little kitchen in marine drive!

the amazing view from my unit in marine drive