Sometimes I love cooking and sometimes I hate it. I love it when I have all day to prepare something special for my family and they lick their plates clean. I hate it when it's 5:30, everyone (including me) is hungry and I still have to go to the grocery store. I don't have a ton of time to cook these days with a 3 year old but I do believe in taking the time to make things from scratch and using simple, fresh ingredients that are easy to find. I live in the midwest so I like comfort food, anything with a potato in it, casseroles, soup, beans and meat. I'm not fancy but I do appreciate presentation and think all food has a time and place. Sometimes it's Coq qu Vin. Sometimes it's McDonalds. I do take short cuts sometimes where I shouldn't. I'm sort of messy but I'm really working on the whole "mis en place" thing. I love food and the way it brings people together and creates memories. I want my daughter to have those great memories of my cooking so that's why I cook.
What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
The "mystery meat" my mom served me growing up
What do you cook when home alone?
Fried egg sandwich with spinach, bacon and day old baguette
Your most treasured kitchen possession:
Le Creuset french over
The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
10
