Welcome!

Hello dear reader,

Welcome to my new blog, so glad you decided to join me!

Are you looking for amazing recipes, inspired by world class chefs and the finest Parisian and Tuscan cuisines? 
Well, then you're way too fancy for this blog and should mosey yourself on out of here.

Instead, I freely admit to you that I am a horrible cook. Level 1. Maybe Level 0.

There are two compounding factors to my lack of skill:

1. I am currently living in Tbilisi, Georgia
1. I don't speak Georgian, so reading labels on food is difficult. I can read the script, so cognates are helpful, and many things are also labeled in Russian (which I speak), but a lot of the more local, natural things (fresh produce, cheese, meat) are only labeled in Georgian
2. Much of the things I'm used to buying to make simple meals aren't available here, or at least aren't familiar. I have to figure out which brands are the best, what I should buy canned and what I should get fresh from a market, what Georgian products are good and what I should buy imported. 
3. I also don't know where anything is. I know there are markets, but not which is the best and where they are, I don't know where to go to buy kitchen things like strainers and whisks.
4. My kitchen is tiny. I have about a square foot of counter space. No table, no chairs. Two gas burners, no oven. The house came with one pot and one pan, some utensils, plates, bowls, and cups. That seemed fine until I actually tried to cook and realized how much other stuff is useful or necessary (e.g., chef's knife, cutting board, colander) 
2. I am cooking for one. I live alone and while cooking for one is always a bit of a challenge, it's especially so when everything here is so natural that it goes bad quickly (a loaf of bread lasts about 4 or 5 days- thankfully the fresh baked bread I bought today was only ¢30!

So, with that in mind, I am trying to make dishes that I'm familiar with, plus try new things with local ingredients! Trying being the optimal word.
I hope to show you some successes as well as failures, but no guarantees. 

Without further ado, welcome to my second world kitchen as I attempt to learn how to cook.