Who Am I?

I’m the Cranky Cook. I come from a family that used food (and a large amount of it) to show people that we care about them. I started this blog because people asked for recipes and I don’t really like the modern food blog space.

FAQ

Are you a trained chef?

No.

Why do you think you can start a food blog?

Free country.

Why do your pictures look bad?

Because that’s what the food looks like, not much I can do about that.

My favorite [insert food blogger/celebrity chef/person you saw on TikTok] says to make the food different from you.

Cool.

You have a bunch of ingredients I don’t like included in your recipes, can I use something else?

Yes.

You go into way more detail than is necessary in the recipe, is that intentional?

Yes, not everyone is starting at the same level of knowledge when it comes to cooking, I don’t want to punish anyone who wants to cook but doesn’t quite understand something.

Why do you cook?

I’m big on demonstrating that I care about people. A lot of times the message can get lost in translation but food is a great way of saying, “I don’t want you to starve so I made you this.”