Hi, I’m Daniel Harper, and welcome to Mostly About Food.
This blog started the same way most good meals do: with curiosity, a little chaos, and absolutely no pressure to be perfect.
Mostly About Food isn’t about flawless plating, celebrity-chef techniques, or pretending every recipe turns out amazing on the first try. It’s about real cooking, the kind that happens after long days, with music playing, a pan heating up too fast, and a “let’s see what happens” attitude.
How This All Started
My love for cooking goes back to my grandmother’s kitchen.
When I was around eight years old, I’d sneak in while she cooked, trying to copy everything she did. One day, I mixed up sugar and salt while making one of her pies. She took a bite, realized what I’d done, and laughed. Instead of scolding me, she shrugged and said something along the lines of, “Well, that’s how you learn.” Then she let me eat it anyway.
That moment stuck with me.
It taught me that mistakes in the kitchen aren’t failures. They’re stories. And cooking doesn’t have to be serious to be meaningful.
Years later, after workdays and everyday responsibilities piled up, cooking became my way to unwind. Some nights I made dishes I was genuinely proud of. Other nights, not so much. Friends and family kept asking for recipes, tips, and “whatever you did last night,” so I decided to put it all in one place.
That’s how Mostly About Food was born. Not as a career move, but as a fun idea that slowly grew into something I genuinely love.
What You’ll Find Here
The name says mostly about food for a reason.
Yes, you’ll find recipes, but you’ll also find stories, experiments, and the occasional kitchen disaster.
Here’s what I love cooking and writing about:
- Weeknight meals that feel a little special without being complicated
- Comfort food, soups, pastas, and dishes that feel like a warm hug
- Roasted vegetables that somehow steal the spotlight
- Desserts that don’t always follow rules but usually turn out delicious
- Experiments like chocolate in chili or cinnamon where it “maybe shouldn’t be”
Some recipes work beautifully. Some don’t. When they don’t, I tell you that too.
Why I Share
I don’t believe cooking should feel intimidating.
You don’t need fancy equipment, perfect knife skills, or a spotless kitchen to make good food. You just need curiosity, patience, and permission to mess up once in a while.
Mostly About Food is my way of inviting you into my kitchen, to cook, laugh, learn, and try something new. If a recipe inspires you to experiment, tweak things your way, or even laugh at a small mistake, then it’s doing its job.
I’m not here to be perfect or viral. I’m here to show that food can be fun, forgiving, and deeply satisfying, even when it’s not picture-perfect.
So grab a pan, trust your instincts, and don’t worry if you mix up the salt and sugar once in a while. It happens to the best of us.
Welcome to Mostly About Food.
