About Me and About this Site
Hello! And thank you for coming to my website! Basically what you should know about me is that I am a law school graduate from UNC who decided in my last year of law school to begin cooking. That decision quickly turned into a passion/obsession, as did my obsession with food blogging, food photography, cookbooks, and pretty much anything else that had to do with food!
So here you go, a law-themed blog/website that puts the LAW in blawg! Ok sorry, I know it's not spelled that way, but why not? It was worth a shot.
So here you go, a law-themed blog/website that puts the LAW in blawg! Ok sorry, I know it's not spelled that way, but why not? It was worth a shot.
I will have a couple of different recurring themes for you, my jury, to enjoy:
In the world of law, different causes of action are composed of "elements." For example, to establish a claim against someone for negligence, you first have to establish that all of the elements of negligence have been met, which are (1) duty; (2) breach; (3) cause in fact; (4) proximate cause; and (5) harm/damages. You can't have a successful claim without all of the elements, just as you cannot make a meal without using ingredients. In the spirit of keeping this a blawg, I will refer to my ingredients as "The Elements."
At the end of each recipe, I will have "The Verdict" and while hopefully all of the verdicts are good ones, it would go against my ethical duties as a lawyer to lie, and so I will be quite honest in this section, and will tell you if it did not go as planned.
All of my disasters (and yes, there are a few) will be grouped into what I will call "Trial and Errors."
I plan to do periodic Tort(e)s... I call it a Tort(e) because it has two meanings:
(1) a Tort is a "wrongful act . . . that results in injury to another person, property, reputation or the like."* You don't like the sound of that? Yeah, I don't either and perhaps this was why it was my worst grade in law school...(2) a Torte, with an "e" is "a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour."* Yes, that sounds much better! It cannot be a coincidence that there are torts in law books and tortes in cookbooks, and therefore I find this to be a sign that I should make monthly Tort(e)s. Any complaints from the jury box? I didn't think so.
All categories can be found on the right-hand side of the main page. Archives can be found there as well. All recipes can also be found in the Recipe Index tab at the top of the page.
In the comments section, that is your opportunity to weigh in as the jury. Did you try it? Did you like it? Hate it? Hate me? (hopefully not that one). But this is your chance to comment on any and all of the recipes etc. I don't screen comments, so please be polite and do not use profanity. Thank you!
*Definitions are from www.dictionary.com
In the world of law, different causes of action are composed of "elements." For example, to establish a claim against someone for negligence, you first have to establish that all of the elements of negligence have been met, which are (1) duty; (2) breach; (3) cause in fact; (4) proximate cause; and (5) harm/damages. You can't have a successful claim without all of the elements, just as you cannot make a meal without using ingredients. In the spirit of keeping this a blawg, I will refer to my ingredients as "The Elements."
At the end of each recipe, I will have "The Verdict" and while hopefully all of the verdicts are good ones, it would go against my ethical duties as a lawyer to lie, and so I will be quite honest in this section, and will tell you if it did not go as planned.
All of my disasters (and yes, there are a few) will be grouped into what I will call "Trial and Errors."
I plan to do periodic Tort(e)s... I call it a Tort(e) because it has two meanings:
(1) a Tort is a "wrongful act . . . that results in injury to another person, property, reputation or the like."* You don't like the sound of that? Yeah, I don't either and perhaps this was why it was my worst grade in law school...(2) a Torte, with an "e" is "a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour."* Yes, that sounds much better! It cannot be a coincidence that there are torts in law books and tortes in cookbooks, and therefore I find this to be a sign that I should make monthly Tort(e)s. Any complaints from the jury box? I didn't think so.
All categories can be found on the right-hand side of the main page. Archives can be found there as well. All recipes can also be found in the Recipe Index tab at the top of the page.
In the comments section, that is your opportunity to weigh in as the jury. Did you try it? Did you like it? Hate it? Hate me? (hopefully not that one). But this is your chance to comment on any and all of the recipes etc. I don't screen comments, so please be polite and do not use profanity. Thank you!
*Definitions are from www.dictionary.com
**DISCLAIMER**
The information on this website is not legal advice. Order in the Kitchen DOES NOT provide any legal advice and users of this web site should consult with their own lawyer for legal advice.
