Thursday, January 27, 2011

Home Cookin', Ya'll!

I don’t really say ya’ll, not yet anyways. But, I see it as fitting because home cooking really interests me. While brainstorming, the joy of cooking popped in my head, a famous cookbook, yes, but also how I feel when I make carrot cake muffins in my kitchen.

The main discourse could be focused on housewives and/or Southern ladies. I’ve grown up around these types of people, but also strive to be one, even if it’s considered controversial. But, this isn’t a main discourse, possibly not even a second discourse quite yet. I do have access though. So even if I can’t talk the talk I at least know which way to walk.

My Key Question: What do you bake or cook that brings joy to your heart? Instead of saying why do you cook or even how do you cook I want to look at their passion behind it all.

OR

I could focus on The Joy of Cooking aspect heavily. There was a whole movie made about Julia Child’s devout fan and the joy (and fear) she got out of boning a duck. Why not an ethnography? This study would still be focused on home cooking, but possibly with more rules. Julia Child did graduate from Le Courdon Bleu, afterall.

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