Hello fellow chefs and welcome to our blog! While I may be the “face” of the blog, this is truly a team effort. My husband Marc and I discovered our love for cooking on one of our very first dates. 9 years, 4 kitchens, 2 babies (in 14 months!) and about 1,000 recipes later… we decided it was high time we shared our passion with the world.
What’s our #1 rule in the kitchen? Have fun and keep it simple! While we aim to cook restaurant quality dishes, we don’t forget to smile, laugh and experiment a lot while we do it.
“Us” in a nutshell:
- Amanda is the organized foodie, she loves going to new restaurants and keeping up with epicurean trends. She loves to hunt for recipes and is always game to try new ingredients.
- Marc is the food techie and business man. He’s always testing out the newest gadgets and integrating them into our adventures in the kitchen.
It’s fun to cook together as a couple (and once our kids can join us – as a family!). Every day we learn something new about ourselves and the ingredients we use. We are always pushing the limits on what we can create and we hope we will inspire you to do the same. The recipes we post have been tested, tweaked and enjoyed, so they *should* be really good, but we’re open to constructive criticism, so comment away!
We strive to create simple straightforward recipes with the correct measurements and easy-to-follow directions. You’d be surprised how many times we have tried other recipes online and they’ve been hard to follow, failed miserably, or tasted so-so. We make mistakes too, but we’re open and transparent about sharing our challenges with you and we will always refine and perfect the final product before posting! We are proud of the food we make and most of the dishes we feature on our site we have been making for years.
Growing and sourcing local ingredients is very important to us; we ideally like to use as much from home as possible, because we believe in controlling food quality and knowing what we are eating and where it came from. It doesn’t hurt that this will also save you a little bit of money too! Where do we divert those pennies saved? To opening up a great bottle of wine at home while we cook, without the 200% mark up!
We hope you enjoy our blog and look forward to collaborating with anyone who reaches out! We view this blog as part recipe archive/part classroom for cooking and sharing ideas. We are excited to join the food blogging community and are committed to being engaged and responsive to our followers.
