Family and Food

I feel that families have strayed away from the dinner table. My family used to be one of those families that would grab a plate of food and eat in front of the TV. But, when my daughter was born, I realized that was not the place I wanted her to learn to eat. I had to retrain my self and my husband to forget about what was on the tube and spend time with our family around the table with some good food.

I live in Western Washington, spent some time in South Texas, and grew up in New Mexico. Alot of my food reflects where I have lived. I do have a tendency to cook alot of New Mexican flavors though. I try to keep all of my ingredients fresh but easy to prepare...it is hard to cook for 3-4 hours a day with a toddler around your ankles. I have figured out how to make alot of my recipes, that normally take a few hours to make, in 30 minutes to an hour. I also utilize my crock pot about once a week for some of the recipes that are more time consuming.

I hope that you find my recipes easy and delicious. I will admit that I don't really use a written recipe most of the time. Most of my cooking comes from trial and error with flavors and quantities. And, I will be the first to admit when one of my creations is not very good. My advice to anyone would be to read a little about different kinds of cooking (mexican, french, german, etc.) and take note of flavor profiles and cooking techniques. These little bit of information can help you create some new recipes of your own or help you recreate some of your favorite restaurant meals.

Have fun cooking!