Why Food?

2011-11-13T15:27:00.001Z

People keep asking me why I wanted to start a food blog, and what is my "reasoning" behind it. Well, I don't really have a reason for wanting to do this, outside of the fact that I really love food.

I'm not a chef, and I'm not really aspiring to be one, I have, let's face it, no real reason for starting a food blog, outside of the fact that I really, really, really want to do it. Which is, more or less, the same "reasoning" I have for writing Get Lippie, too. I love makeup, and want to write about it, same with food.

With that in mind, Get Foodie might be a bit different to some other food blogs you're used to. Whilst I love reading recipes, GF won't be full of them, but there will be some. And some of them will come from you, my lovely readers. A couple of times a month I'm aiming to cook something from a recipe suggested by one of my readers. I have a couple lined up already, but I'm always looking for more. So if you want to see someone make a complete cock-up of one of your favourite dishes, let food@getlippie.com know right now!

I'll review a few kitchen gadgets too. I LOVE gadgets. No, really, I do. In fact, right now I'm in love with my kettle. Yes, you read that right, my kettle. Expect a lovingly detailed review on what it does and just why I love it so much to be coming soon.

I'll review the odd restaurant as well. Some of them will be very odd. I'll eat anywhere and eat most everything (unless it features bananas or sundried tomatoes - or worse, bananas and sundried tomatoes), and the reviews will range from sandwich bars around my office to the occasional fancy place I can afford to get to. Expect steak to feature heavily, regardless.

Speaking of steak, which is MrLippie's favourite food, MrL will have the occasional platform to talk about his (lack of) cooking prowess, and he also has an idea for a feature called ... wait for it ... Bacon of the Week. We like our bacon here at Lippie Mansions, and it's a recurring disappointment to us that so much bacon on the market is just a bit ... well, disappointing really.

There will be the occasional thing to read if you're a vegetarian, I promise you, but ... there won't be much around of interest if you're a vegan. I warn you now, that I've just taken hold of a massive delivery of meat from these people, and I'll be working my way through that in the coming weeks. Expect a lot of mince-based recipes for a week or three.

So, yeah, there you have it. Recipes, gadgets, restaurants and bacon. It's what this blog is going to be made of, and if no one ever reads it, well, that's my lookout ...

In the Planning Stages ...

2011-08-29T18:46:00.005+01:00

Oh yes. I'll be here soon, oh yes ...

In the meantime, just imagine I've written something really wonderful, about something yummy. Mmmkay?

The Fine Print: I HATE the word "yummy", I'll never use it again. I promise.