Who, What and Why

A clean house and a home-cooked meal are relative in my mind. Through my life I have experienced both extremes of homemaking. I've kept a super clean house and turned out restaurant quality food. OK, maybe that only lasted a few minutes, but I've really had my days of greatness. On the other hand, my house has been dirty to the point of embarrassment on occasion, and I've asked my family to eat food they renamed Pig-Pooping Noodle Bomb. 

My true domestic style falls somewhere in the middle. So why do I think anyone would think my input is valuable? Because it's tried and true. After all, I learned enough from my Mom and grandmother to be awarded the title "Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow" in high school. I grew up with eight siblings. My tiny, cramped house seems to be where everyone congregates and wants to party. I've rolled hundreds (probably thousands) of meatballs, boiled enough pasta to fill a swimming pool, deviled eggs, sliced a rainbow of veggies and tossed enough potato salad to keep a well-run farm in business for years. And I never made anyone sick (not that I know of anyway).   

Over the years, I've updated and adapted the tips and tricks I learned. I've searched the web for many things and found answers that are just too long and complicated for me. Like most working women (and we all work, even if we don't have a paid 9-5 job) I seek out short cuts and good ideas I can use to make it appear like I'm super talented and organized. 

That's what this blog is about. I know there are about a million cooking blogs and even more with information about how-to. These posts will have a little of everything, with a bit of humor tossed in for good measure.  

Oh, and I'm a little long-winded (in case you haven't noticed).  

So now I'm off to cook dinner. You will find what I'm making (and how) in the next post. See you later!