A little bit about me
July 17, 2013
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Me and my kitchen safety monitor + distractor[/caption] Now that you've come this far - to the first page at bottle&flame and made it through the first post let me share a little bit about me (the author/blogger/host/chef/nerd/father/husband).
* I will use every knife and every bowl and every skillet to make something as simple as a salad * I am the proud father of twins (fraternal) * I have no formal culinary education * I am a gadget fiend - kitchen gadgets, electronic gadgets, gadget gadgets... * I love my super awesome wife and love that she lets me use every dish in the kitchen and is willing to try almost anything I make (need to convince her that brussel sprouts are yummy) * Sharp knives are my friend (until I nearly cut my finger tip off - has happened more than once...) * Not a lover of mushrooms or olives or pickles - somebody needs to help me change that * Maker of a mean gin & tonic * Lover of farmers markets and artisan food purveyors (look at all those hipster things I jammed in to one phrase) * Collector of wine - mainly Walla Walla + Yakima Valley + some California so far (but working my way back up to ~200 bottles slowly) * King of the crockpot/slow cooker - my short ribs (in the immortal words of my friend James) "will slay your face" * I used to be extremely athletic (I swam competitively + played water polo in high school + college and dabbled in racing at the Half-Ironman distance and watched my body fall apart preparing for Ironman Arizona in 2006. So, some of the blog may cover my road back to health + racing) * Lover of butter and slab bacon for cooking (but slowly wondering if the bacon trend is on the decline - something we can ponder here)
I'm excited to welcome you to bottle&flame and share my love of creating new things in the kitchen.