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Cooking Influences

Wow, where do you start with something like that? I love cooking food for my wife and family all around...they have been one of the most supportive parts of my cooking ambitions throughout all of the successes and failures...the influences come from a vast number of directions as my family and extended family is quite diverse...Lot's of cooking from my own Grandmother and Ukrainian cooking, my other Grandmother in South Dakota and Native American food...my other Grandmother from my cousin Nick's side is Southern India...and my wife's Mom is Puerto Rican so the Latin flavors roll in very thick...I love food through and through and preparing dishes from around the world is a great passion of mine...the above lists is where I tend to dwell the most and I do a lot of work with Buffalo Meat...I would be remiss if I did not say here that I am also a giant fan of BBQ grilling and we do a lot of family camping so camp cooking is something else I love to do a lot of...am very proud of my campfire baked potatoes...I am also an herb, spice and condiment freak as my wife can attest...all of our kitchen cabinets and the fridge door are coated in herbs, vinegars, hot sauces, oils and the like finding ways to make them work with one another is a massive part of my cooking process...most of all cooking is just way to much fun...I am a big fan of Rick Bayless and all of his work with Mexican Seasoning and I must say that spending time with my wife's mom is one of my other biggest influences..she is an amazing cook in the Puerto Rican tradition and her knowledge of sauces and spices is amazing...I recently had the great honor of her telling me that the San Cocho that I made recently was spot on...that was humble....as well as one of the new hot sauce recipes I refined with the fresh harvest of hot peppers on the tail end of our garden for the season...so yeah the influences are many and from all around the world...I am very thankful for the amount of diversity in my own family here and we have a lot of fun teaching one another how to cook as I find myself taking on the role of keeping all of our family cooking traditions alive...

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Veronica Gantley

November 11, 2012

I am so glad we are friends and I look forward to seeing all your new recipes.
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I am so glad we are friends and I look forward to seeing all your new recipes.
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  Giggling Gourmet
  
  November 12, 2012
  
  It is nice to meet you as well looking forward to the sharing of recipes.
  
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  It is nice to meet you as well looking forward to the sharing of recipes.
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Peter Brown

May 11, 2012

Hi have just got back from Europe, will catch up with you later

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Hi have just got back from Europe, will catch up with you later
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myra byanka

March 3, 2012

Hi,

Nice to hear from you.

Thanks for joining.

Will look at your recipes this weekend.

Thanks,

Myra
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Hi, Nice to hear from you. Thanks for joining. Will look at your recipes this weekend. Thanks, Myra
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  Giggling Gourmet
  
  March 3, 2012
  
  Hello as well looking forward to trying some of your recipes as well!
  
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  Hello as well looking forward to trying some of your recipes as well!
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A.L. Wiebe

February 20, 2012

Thanks for the follow. I am looking forward to trying those yummy looking recipes of yours!
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Thanks for the follow. I am looking forward to trying those yummy looking recipes of yours!
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  Giggling Gourmet
  
  February 20, 2012
  
  Likewise on the follow and cooking nice to meet you! and LOVE that tree root system you are all posing under fantastic!
  
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  Likewise on the follow and cooking nice to meet you! and LOVE that tree root system you are all posing under fantastic!
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Salad Foodie

January 21, 2012

Thanks for the follow, and I am happy to follow you back. You've several recipes that will make my Try Soon recipe box.
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Thanks for the follow, and I am happy to follow you back. You've several recipes that will make my Try Soon recipe box.
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  Giggling Gourmet
  
  January 21, 2012
  
  Likewise...your recipe for the "Three Sister's Bean Soup" is on my try list...nice to meet you and share recipes!
  
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  Likewise...your recipe for the "Three Sister's Bean Soup" is on my try list...nice to meet you and share recipes!
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Giggling Gourmet

January 2, 2012

How was everyone's holiday cooking season...everyone enjoy?

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How was everyone's holiday cooking season...everyone enjoy?
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Giggling Gourmet

December 10, 2011

Hey everybody sorry haven't been around in awhile but back in action now! Winter is here and even though haven't posted in what seems like a very very long time...still cooking away so will be posting some new things have been working on since being around last!

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Hey everybody sorry haven't been around in awhile but back in action now! Winter is here and even though haven't posted in what seems like a very very long time...still cooking away so will be posting some new things have been working on since being around last!
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John Spottiswood

November 20, 2009

I'm looking forward to trying some of your recipes. We go camping a lot...so I definitely want to try the campfire baked potatoes!

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I'm looking forward to trying some of your recipes. We go camping a lot...so I definitely want to try the campfire baked potatoes!
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Nancy Miyasaki

November 20, 2009

What an amazing profile. I can't wait to try some of your recipes. I have a feeling I'm going to like just about everything you post!

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What an amazing profile. I can't wait to try some of your recipes. I have a feeling I'm going to like just about everything you post!
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