{"id":765,"date":"2013-07-20T02:52:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T07:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/?p=765"},"modified":"2019-02-11T21:32:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T04:32:28","slug":"my-hobbie-my-headache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/my-hobbie-my-headache\/","title":{"rendered":"My Hobbie My Headache!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love to cook.  I love to eat.  I absolutely love food.  But!  I don\u2019t eat drink and sleep recipes.  I can\u2019t stand all day in a kitchen preparing meals for others that I\u2019m simply not going to be able to sit down and enjoy for myself.  Though I love the critics, and I enjoy the compliments, if I\u2019m going to endure a full day stand in the kitchen I\u2019m going to inherit a headache.<\/p>\n

Moderation is the key for good cooking I think; at least it is for me.  I’ve got to resonate after I take in a good meal and process what I can do better next time.  Putting it down on paper doesn’t seem to help.  In fact it\u2019s actually something I avoid wholeheartedly.  Doing the blog, the facebook page and the Youtube channel weren’t even things that I originally wanted to do, like, at all.  My brother talked me into it.  And the problem I find myself repeating constantly is making the time to write down these recipes that I\u2019m constantly perfecting on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

As you can see here, I\u2019m clearly cooking.  There\u2019s the evidence right in front of you.  But, I ask myself, \u201cIs this something others want to be cooking?\u201d, \u201cAre these secrets that I even want to be giving away?!  It\u2019s really tough to swallow sometimes.  A ton of hard work goes into making a dish something that everyone wants and loves to eat, then just hand over the recipes.<\/p>\n

Why do others do it?  We see it all over the web these days right?  What\u2019s the payoff?  Advertising!  Commercials, product placement and pay per clicks.  Guess what though.  You\u2019ve got to be getting hundreds if not thousands of ad clicks a day to see any results from that kind of gig before you even see a dime.  I haven\u2019t.  not even one red cent.  Not that I\u2019m complaining, I just want you to recognize that some people just love what they do so much they feel like keeping things to themselves.  That way our hobbies don\u2019t become headaches and we don\u2019t become slaves to the pills that stop the pain.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want that for me; headaches that kill the passion I have for my hobbies.  As long as I can share the things that I\u2019ve learned through my education and experimentation, I\u2019ll keep cranking out recipes for Poor Mans Gourmet Kitchen.  But like any true artist out there, sometimes you\u2019ve got to wait for the release of a masterpiece! \";-)\"<\/p>\n

On a lighter note, here are a few concoctions I\u2019ve been thinking about writing about.  If any of these recipes catch your attention I\u2019d like to know about it.  There\u2019s a Lo mein noodle that is as good as any restaurant or fast food I’ve ever had; grilled Salmon smothered in a sweet and sour sauce with veggies; Nachos\u2026 baked; Ceviche Tilapia; fresh Chicken Tequitos; and last but not least, a Chicken Wrap with a Peanut Lime sauce!<\/p>\n