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I should probably state right up front that I am not a chef. I'm barely even a cook, but I do enjoy cooking, and I am slowly but surely learning how to do it. I'm a much better baker than I am a cook, but on this blog I'm going to try to branch out a bit into things that don't make me fatter.

But don't worry, there will be ample things that make one fatter as well.

A bit about my cooking habits: I am a freelance filmmaker, sort of, so when I'm on set I don't really have time to make anything beyond macaroni n' cheese or turkey sandwiches, which generally suits me fine because a good turkey sandwich can be like crack*. Another part of being a freelance filmmaker is that I'm not always working, and I have a ton of student loan debt, so I'm pretty broke, which means I can't always buy things like meat. But who needs meat?

Oh yes, I do. I love meat. I love animals more than meat, which by all accounts means I should be a vegetarian, but I'm not. The main reason for that is salami. Anyway, when I get to make meat-filled recipes, I will do so, otherwise I'll have to be crafty with less-pricey ingredients.

I also go through cooking phases, but you'll just have to deal with that.

So, things I know how to cook really well as of now include:

Dad's guacamole
Mom's scalloped potatoes
apple pie
blueberry pie
tac-tac (I'll do an entry on it so no need to explain just yet)
minestrone soup
English Toffee Bars

The rest will just have to be an adventure. Thanks for reading and I hope you keep coming back!


*Also like crack: Trader Joe's Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies. HOLY CRAP.  Why are maple-flavored things only distributed in the fall? Perhaps I should come up with some sort of awesome maple recipe of my own so that I can have them all the time. Perhaps I should also do this for Girl Scout Cookies.