Welcome food-lovers!

I'm so glad you're here! I'm trying to keep myself accountable and organized (I think) by starting this blog. I like to make week-long menus to help keep the grocery shopping and wallet-usage in check (doesn't always work, but hey, I try). My goal here is to post my dinner recepies every week along with other favorites, family secrets and personal cooking tips I've picked up from my grandmother, friends, and over my 15+ years of watching cooking shows. :) I try my best to cook healthy, diverse meals but I do have quite the sweet tooth so there will hopefully be a mixture of everything.

There are some things you should know before you try anything...

• I don't like measuring, it takes up time and makes thing unessisarily dirty. So I approximate a lot and guess on amounts. It almost always turns out great except when it doesn't and my husband makes a plea for me to measure.
• Unless otherwise mentioned, these meals yield 2 portions with some leftovers much to my hubby's delight. Soups, desserts, bread..stuff like that, make a lot more though.
• Feel free to CHANGE it up when you cook..add more or less of anything to fit your needs. I always change recepies to my taste so be aware that my tastebuds and your tastebuds are different..but I'm sure they will become friends from my food. :)
• My oven cooks really hot so my cooking times are usually faster then on normal recepies. So your dishes might take longer than mine.
• Not everything I make is tasty. I'll be first one to say it (well, maybe the hubby) I don't claim to be a Martha Stewart or Julia Child but the hubby will also say I'm the best cook he's ever had (equal to his mamma)
• I love cooking..it's fun to me..and so rewarding when I can make someone happy with my food. So I hope I can make you happy and make your life a little easier with some of my ideas. As Julia Child would say, "Bon appetit!"