This is me...Emily. I will turn 32 in September. This is my life in a nutshell.
I was born and raised in Iowa. I didn't like it much growing up. I thought there was too many farms; I wanted to see big cities. Iowa has changed a lot since I have lived there and now I think it is sad how the farms have disappeared.
When I was younger my family lived in Georgia for a brief 3 year stint before heading back to Iowa. I learned to speak in Georgia. I had quite the southern accent for a while. People thought I was adorable. I don't know what has happened but I grew up and people don't think I am so adorable anymore.
Then we moved to Maine. My mom is from Maine and I used to visit family most summers growing up. I loved Maine. My time in Maine has made me the ultimate lobster snob. I rarely get it in restaurants and I cringe when people try to fancy it up. Steamed lobster, enough said.
I went to school at Bryn Mawr College. Yes, an all girls school but it looked like a castle when I visited and I was sold. I majored in Economics and spent a semester in Paris. I would do anything to live in France again.
After graduation I moved to the Connecticut shoreline. I got a consulting job working with colleges and universities; I look at buildings. Seriously!
In August 2010 I got married to him...Mr. J. He is my partner in all of our cooking and eating adventures. I turned him into a bit of a food snob.
We go to Disney World just about every year. Yes, it can be fun for adults too.
We just had a little one in March of 2015. Being a mother is one of the best things that could have ever happened to me. We are so blessed to have such a sweet baby.
I grew up in the kitchen with my mom and grandmother. Family dinners were a must. I find it very rewarding creating a meal from scratch. Whether I shop for specific ingredients purposefully for a set meal or raid the fridge for what I have on hand, it is an enjoyable time. Mr. J is the chopper, cutter of all things, and taste tester.
With a little one meals need to be planned out more, and quickly prepared. This blog features food we eat on a daily basis. The pretty, the ugly, healthy and sweet.
