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Hello and welcome to my blog. I am so excited you are reading!
I have always had a passion for good food. Well not always, my mother said I was not a good eater as a little one. I guess I hit puberty and found food. I come from a long line of good cooks. In our family it is a goal to become a better cook then your mom.  Not to sound obnoxious or anything, but by the time I was 17 I was a better cook. I loved being in the kitchen! I wanted to go to culinary school but my college guidance counselor told me it was o place for a Jewish girl who kept kosher. I listened and didn't go. I live my life without regret, except for that!
One of my hobbies is reading cookbooks. I read them like a novel. I never follow a recipe and I never measure. I started a custom cake business and learned quickly that if you want to bake, you must measure. So now I do that when I bake, but my true passion in the kitchen is cooking. I love the feeling of giving people a full stomach. I am a major food pusher!
I have dreamed about having my on cooking show, and have been known to talk like I am on TV while I am cooking. (My kids think its weird). When the movie JUlie and Julia came out, I couldn't wait to see it. I imagned myself as Julie, except I didn't think I could follow a recipe. Even one from the Great Julia Child. It's just not in me. If you know how to cook, why would you need a recipe? I always think of recipes as a guide for the kitchen clueless. (sorry, i am kind of a kitchen snot). I have never been one to easily share recipes. I am a controll freak in the kitchen (some people say it doesnt stay in the kitchen). I always am scared if I give someone my recipe and they mess it up, it would look bad on my cooking ability. OK so I am stange, I accept it.
      My son's school had a great night out. It was full of amazing food, food demos, and great fun. The feature speaker was a cookbook author. She was so nice to meet. She has a great stage pressence and was so funny. I bouhgt one of her cookbooks and was so excited to try out some recipes. My kids eat almost anything so I am blessed witht the ability to try new food. As I flipped through the pages of y new cookbook I saw that there was a wine recomendtion with every recipe. OK, I was hooked. I love a good wine. I knew I could make my own Julie and Julia. I went out and bought a bottle of wne and all the ingredients. I decided I was going to follow her recipes exactly and see if it is true that anyone can be a good cook. I started with a fan favorite in the house, Chicken Marsala with garlic mashed potatoes. I made my own greenbean recipe with it and was ready to have a great meal. It was good, don't get me wrong. But I think my recipe is better. I will say that her recipe was faster and easier and her cookbook is full of quick recipes. I love to play in the kitchen and I am very fast so time is not so important to me.
So I decided that I would still follow her recipes but give my own twists on it.
My blog will be a place that I can share recipes, give quick tips, and teach people how to love the art of cooking. Please join me on my voyage to great food!