What makes me qualified for this column? I LOVE food. The prep, the gadgets, trying a new recipe, flops to fantastic results. It’s all fun to me. I had a small sandwich/coffee shop for some time and loved it. People would rave what a great cook I was…pfff it was a sandwich; desserts were bought not a lot of challenge in that. I LOVE being in the kitchen, it’s my happy place.

Some people get all warm and fuzzy from shoe shopping, not me. I get that feeling from a great grocery or kitchen store. Weird, YES I know. I’ve been called worse. There is no known cure, so I just go with it. Why fight a losing battle?

Over the past several years I have become somewhat of a purist in some areas of my life. Strike it up to age, menopause or cancer. Pick one or if you know me you can probably think of other reasons.

I will be posting recipes, pictures, modifications to them, products I use (free plugs to the manufacturers) and general useful or useless information. I’m a wealth just ask me… if by chance I don’t know; it’ll give me a challenge to find the answer. I am looking forward to this new adventure and welcome comments.