About

I am somebody who knew nothing about food. Well, actually, that's not true; I knew if it tasted good. But to be honest, that's never been a prerequisite for eating it in my case. (But that's a story for my other blog)

I'm learning how to cook now, and I use magazines, "diet" recipes, the food network, friends, and google to collect and try recipes that will [I hope] be tasty and nutritious for my whole family.

This is not a blog for experienced cooks, unless you would like to come here and make fun of me, which, you know, have at it, or unless you actually like slumming once in awhile. But be warned; I use recipes that call for a "can of cream of mushroom soup", or instant rice, or what have you. I will also write about what could hardly be called "recipes" in that there's not really much going on there, but it's still news to me, so it will get documented.

My mom is a great cook ~ in a meat and potatoes kind of way. I'm trying to learn a different way of cooking that is better suited to the healthier lifestyle I've adopted as an adult. Having said that, I don't automatically gravitate toward exotic grains or flax seed oils. My palatte is not terribly sophisticated, so I have to retrain myself to find things that aren't over-processed and/or over-sugary as tasty and to actually start craving *those*... you know, instead of twinkies.

I also recently went through a kitchen reno, in which my gorgeous pops did the whole thing in his spare time...over 18 months or so. So, living without a kitchen for that long really helped me get motivated to use it to it's full advantage now!

I always want to hear about other recipe ideas, new foods, and related websites.