New Year, New Blog

My name is Jennifer and I'm a teacher by trade but I'm kicking off 2014 by starting a cooking blog to share my adventures in the kitchen. I joke with my fiancé that I'm a throwback from the 1940s-1950s. He sits back and enjoys the results. If I wasn't teaching I would love to run my own restaurant. Or a cooking show. I could settle for my own show. :-)

I grew up watching my mom and grandma cook wonderful meals from the simplest ingredients. Some of my fondest memories are learning how to bake.  Here I am at 3 years old helping frost a cake for Easter. My grandma is providing the guidance. 

It is my goal to share some of my family favorites and my new discoveries with you along the way.  I love to garden and believe using the freshest possibly ingredients every chance I can get. 

My fiance laughs because he enjoys good food almost as much as I do. If we're not cooking we enjoy dining out on our favorites. In a recent trip to Memphis, I made a point of us hunting up some favorite places we saw on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. We were not disappointed. 

So welcome to my adventure. Hopefully, you will learn a few favorites along the way.