Jasper and Olive's Cupcakery

Jasper (cocker spaniel) and Olive (Boston terrier)

You might be asking who Jasper and Olive are and to a lesser extent what a cupcakery is...I'd say the latter is fairly obvious.  Jasper and Olive are my dogs, of course!  They're goofballs, but they're my goofballs.  I decided to name my imaginary bakery after them not because I plan on providing pet friendly products, but because, let's face it, they're adorable and slapping their faces on a product would get it to sell, right?

While I am a huge fan of cupcakes and pretty much any type of dessert, I didn't want to limit myself to that kind of blog.  Inspired by many a Food Network personality and competition, I started thinking about what my culinary point of view would be.  What a difficult question!  There's not a type of food I prefer over others; I eat or will at least try anything you put in front of me.

Then it hit me.  Cookbooks.  Cookbooks in themselves are a genre.  Every cookbook is basically the same in the regard that they all contain recipes (of course) and most include at least some pictures of the food.  My plan here is to go through my cookbooks and share some recipes.  I will also share how they expect the food to turn out and how my version turned out.  Like I said, we're not food stylists, but I will share any tips or tricks I come across to help make the final product as delicious as possible.  Presentation can be improved upon, as can flavors of course, but any first attempt should be about the how the food tastes, right?  Practice makes perfect!  

Cooking is a social experience, and I'd like to invite you into my kitchen and I hope you invite me into yours.  Please share any good cookbooks or recipes you might have!

I'll try to get my first food post up ASAP...I'm feeling Spanish...