Those avocados aren't going to guac themselves!

So I have an unfortunate hobby for someone who is incessantly trying to lose weight and diligently trying to save money...I love to cook!

My husband likes to tell people that I am absolutely incapable of cooking for the three of us, and I always cook for a small army. I tried to convince him that the wasted food was a hobby expense, and that I will never spend as much on goat cheese and avocados as he does on engine parts and computer gadgets, but that particular argument didn't get me very far.

Nothing makes me happier than scouring the internet looking through recipe websites getting new ideas and experiments. Breakfast food, meat I won't eat, baked goods, I love to make it all. I enjoy making copycat recipes from restaurants, and just generally spending hours in the kitchen turning out copious amounts of food I will never eat.

This makes me a popular wife, and lately a very popular daughter. I think my mom is happy to know I have mastered Thanksgiving. I can even say that my favorite nights of the week are when my best friend, Jessica, comes over and we start with a few ingredients and build from there.

The point of my rambling? Recipe exchange! Who wants to give me a brilliant new idea?

I also wanted to set the stage for cooking posts, where I will start with a recipe and post pictures of the steps and the end result. I know I have cooked for most of my readers, I would love it if you would post comments with some of our favorites so maybe I can post the recipes on here.

Bon Appetit!