Food
10 beginner cooking tips from
the Chef in
Training
My name is Nikki and I run a blog called,
“Chef in Training” (www.chef-in-training.com). I
grew up with a mom who is a fabulous cook. She has
a gift to simply taste a recipe and recreate a version
that is often better than the original. She made every
meal for us growing up and spoiled us kids rotten
with all the delicious and creative food she made.
Then came the day I left for college; what a rude
awakening that was! No mom cooking me pancakes
in the morning! No dinner on the table for me when I
came home from school! My diet was completely
turned upside down and I didn’t even know where to
start. Most of my college pre-married life was freezer
dinners from the grocery store, PB&Js for lunch and
a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
By two and a half years into college I had already met and married my sweetheart. This is
when the pathetic eating situation I had fallen into got real for me. Not only was I in charge of
feeding myself, but I now had a tall skinny husband that was literally a human garbage
disposal. I began to feel pressure to have nice meals for him every day, and decided it was
high time I taught myself how to cook, so that is exactly what I did. I actually surprised myself
as I realized I could make a good meal with a little practice and effort. It wasn’t until after my
oldest child was born that I started a blog. I had a little extra time on my hands being a new
stay-at-home mom and decided to store my recipes in a little corner of the Internet call “Chef
in Training.” I chose this name because I feel like a chef in training every time I enter my
kitchen. I think most people can relate to this title as well because we all learn to cook one
recipe at a time.
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