Background of this blog

I love to eat and experiment with various recipes. When I started cooking about ten years back  I had no clue how to cook a decent meal. I struggled with it and gradually managed to cook recipes which friends and family started liking. Gradually my interest in cooking grew and became a hobby.

I realized that if you have an interest to cook, any one can prepare great recipes. I started this blog with an intention to share the recipes in a way that even a newbie to cooking can prepare great meals. I have tried to keep  the explanation as simple as possible. Also most of the recipes are prepared with ingredients which are easily available. The intention is to have this blog as a guide for easy to cook, healthy recipes which can be prepared quickly.

Not all recipes are my own. You will find many recipes which are very common. I have learned many of them from family and friends. We also like eating out. Whenever we go to a restaurant I almost always try to emulate a dish which I like. Luckily my husband is a foodie so we enjoy experimenting with recipes at home.

Cooking for kids give a new dimension to the recipes. My son is five years old and to satisfy his taste bud and ensure that we have a healthy diet at home, I often try various dishes which the kids love. I share some of these recipes here.

Why is this blog named new2cook.com?

I believe that anyone who has an interest to cook can prepare great recipes. If you are a newbie I am convinced that you will succeed in preparing great dishes if you have an interest to learn and an inclination to experiment. At the same time I hope my recipes will be enjoyed by all and by an interaction through comments we help each other learn more and cook even better.

The NEW in new2cook.com signifies two things:

1. New comes from a desire to experiment. Unless we experiment and improvise we would not be able to create new tastes and at times improve on existing ones.
2. All Newbies to cooking whom I can encourage to prepare great recipes. If I could do it,  I am sure anybody would.

The 2 in new2cook.com signifies two things:

1. The artist, the cook, the chef in ourselves with a passion to cook.
   
2. The foodie side of ourselves where we enjoy the great food and ignites enough motivation to prepare great recipes.

Hope you like the recipes. Enjoy!

Runa,
new2cook.com