OK…I’m getting my feet wet with this whole blogging thing. I don’t even know if anyone (other than my husband and family — I HOPE!) is even going to read this. So, here we go…
We’ll start with the basics. I’m a working mother. I work full-time. I love my job. I can honestly say that (most days) I don’t mind going to work. Although, I would LOVE to be a SAHM (read: stay-at-home-mom).
I have a beautiful, energetic, tractor-loving almost 4 year old son and a wonderful, supportive, also tractor-loving husband (PS..he also took the photo in the blog’s header! He’s quite the photographer!). These two guys are my guinnea pigs.
See, this is a cooking blog. I love to cook. I think I always have, ever since I was little. I recently realized that I am completely relaxed when I’m cooking. Maybe it’s because I have to use all of my senses. Or, maybe it’s because, while there are rules with cooking/baking, there is also room to be creative. It’s the perfect balance of yin and yang.
I’m sure that many of you (if anyone is even reading this) do the same thing I do…you see a recipe in a magazine, book, website, etc. The picture (if there is one) looks delicious. The recipe sounds easy enough. So you cut/rip/print it out. Then you put it in the pile-of-things-I’ll-try-one-of-these days.
Well, my pile-of-things-I’ll-try-one-of-these days had 337 recipes* in it. Do you want to know how I know? I counted them.
As part of my after Christmas organizing frenzy, I vowed to sort through that mess and put it in some sort of order. The rest of my resolution was to try these recipes. Not just shuffle, organize and store them indefinitely. But to cook and bake every last one of them and, then, decide once and for all if it’s a keeper.
So here I am. Armed with my pile of (now 259) recipes and a new blog account. I am going to try these recipes that I’ve collected. And, I’m going to post the results here. I’ll let you know how it turned out, how easy (or hard) it was, how I would tweak it, and so on.
Remember those guinnea pigs I mentioned before? They are my taste testers. Well, them and the rest of my family — parents, siblings, in-laws, friends and anyone else that we happen to have over for dinner! I’ll also let you know what they thought of my little experiments. I’ll tell you the good, bad and the ugly.
Well, here I go….I’m off to search through pile for the first one to try. Stay tuned! And, thanks for reading!
*This tally does NOT include my three recipe boxes and nearly 100 cookbooks.
i’ll try some too & let you know how my picky eaters like them
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Congrats ! I happen to think like you. And also about to start my own blog and then maybe a web page. Ultimately be my own boss, working with what I love the most; everything food related.
I nominated you for a blog award. Check it out at http://www.nepamom.com.
WOW! Thanks, Megan! I’m honored that you thought of me! Please let me know what I need to do. I added a link to your blog to my blogroll at the right, too.
Your photography is fabulous. Can you tell me the name and model of the camera your husband uses? Mine Hubs is wanting a new one and I love your pics.
Thanks!
Deanne — Thanks for the kind words about the photos! My husband uses a Canon 40D with a 580 EX flash. However, this model was discontinued a little while ago. The 50D was the model that took its place. He uses 2 flashes (one on the cam and one off) to get the right lighting and not leave harsh shadows. It really does take beautiful pictures! Let me know if you need any more details.
I’m so glad I found you! Just today in fact. I’m always looking for new and different recipes. I’m a recipe collecter too, only I collect recipe sites that I know will be useful. I’m looking forward to seeing what else you bring out!
Karka — Thank you so much for the kind words! It’s so nice to know that there are others out there like me! Feel free to share any of our favorites on my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ItsAKeeper
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So glad I found you- great blog – Im a NEPA Mom too! Not far from you!
I’m glad you found me too, Susan! Thanks for stopping by!
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Hello Christina! I just came across your blog. What a great idea! I, too, am guilty of collecting recipes and cookbooks without trying most of them. Most of my collection now is on my laptop, and no lie, I have over 1000. Guilty! Anyway, just wanted to send you a word of encouragement. Blogging daily must be a thankless job, but I hope it’s as fun for you to write as it is for us to read!
Thanks for the words of encouragement, Jacqueline! I really like sharing recipes on my blog. I think it’s a bit cathartic! It’s the one place where I can talk (on and on and on….) about food! I’m impressed with how organized you are with your recipes! I hope to be like that someday too! Do you use software to help store your recipes?
Well I’ve reading your blog, and I am not of your family!
Congratulations!
Awww, thanks, Nora!! 🙂
Great site! I just found you and I like it! I too have have an obessive amount of recipes in binders that I have pulled from everywhere, the internet, magazines, etc including over 100 cookbooks. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words, Reynaul! Feel free to share your hits and misses on here too!
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