Welcome!

Hi there! So I've never been good at this blogging thing, but I am going to give it a shot again. Let me give you some background on me. I'm currently a stay at home mom, former veterinary technician, and also a self-employed pet sitter on an as needed basis. I have two boys and a little girl expected to arrive in August. My husband works full time as a Systems Analyst and will be returning to school to work on his Bachelor's degree come August as well.

When my husband and I first moved in together I didn't know much about cooking. A lot of our meals were frozen or came from boxes and a lot of fast food. I pretty much could make the easy meals -- spaghetti, grilled cheese, hamburgers, hot dogs, pancakes (using the mix), etc. It wasn't until my oldest son started eating meals that I decided to change how things were done. We ate fast food less, but still ate a lot of the boxed items- Homestyle Bakes, On-Cor Salisbury Steaks, Stouffers meals, Hamburger Helper, etc. I learned some new things to make myself, but I was still afraid by recipes that had a long recipe list. A few months ago after not being able to cook thanks to morning sickness and food aversion. I was ready to get back into the kitchen. We had eaten so much fast food and easy meals since cooking made me nauseous that I missed cooking. I vowed to cook more from scratch and meal plan on top of couponing to save money. So here we are. Most of our meals are mostly from scratch. I will share what recipes I use in this blogs, tips, and obstacles I have encountered while following recipes. So thanks for turning in and I hope I help a lot of other nervous cooks find their love for cooking!