mis·hap (mshp, ms-hp), noun: Bad luck. An Unfortunate Accident.

So this is my first post, and I figured I should take a moment to explain myself, and what it is I'm doing here.

I've spent most of my life in the kitchen, playing sous chef to the master (my dad) and picking up bits and pieces along the way as to how to make a great meal. How to layer the flavors, the way an artist layers paint, to create a masterpiece. How to understand flavors and (more importantly) understand how flavors come together and create an emotional experience from the simple act of eating. How to present a dish in the most flattering and appetizing way possible, and not just slap some food on a plate and holler for everyone to "come and get it!" How cooking can be a work of art in and of itself, and how one should strive for perfection.

That being said... in my kitchen, that's not always what happens... sometimes I make a phenomenal dish, but neglect to write any ingredients (let alone, measurements) down, and can't reproduce the dish to save my life... sometimes I just plain make a horrific, gag-inducing slop (thankfully, that doesn't happen too often!).

So, since I create things on the fly, please bear with me and my "guess-timates" of ingredients as I drag you with me on my culinary misadventures!

Bon Appetit!