I have always loved food, more than anything. My own sisters would laugh when I would hover around the local fresh market instead of shop for clothes. My husband has to drag me away from the spice aisle every time we go to the grocery store (I am no longer allowed to go by myself). I live to feed those I care about. More so, I love when they stop talking during dinner because they are enjoying their food so much.

Ten years ago, my mother gave me the opportunity to work for her in the Officer’s Club at the air force base. All the events for the base were held there and I was responsible for daunting tasks like cutting fruit, prepping sauces or cleaning vegetables. I learned so much from the ladies that I worked with and showed such love for food that they kept giving me new projects. After college I ventured into a different venue, theater, and though I loved it, I always found time to cook for friends and family. I would talk about food and show people that even on an actor’s budget, you can still make tasty, sensible and healthy meals on a dime.

I started to collect cookbooks, lots of them in fact, and would rummage though them everyday and make as many varieties of food throughout the week that I could muster. I watch cooking television whenever I have the time and love every minute of it. I ventured away from the theater and started a “day job” that suited my homey lifestyle more adequately. Then I met Adam, and just like Mikey, “He’ll eat anything” and I love him for it. He encouraged me to create my own recipes or put twists on those I was getting from my books. I started talking about food at the office and bringing in samples for everyone to try. Soon I created a menu and my office was ordering meals and I couldn’t have been happier to share. During our honeymoon, we had visited a variety of great restaurants and though I always reviewed my food with Adam when dining out, this time, we decided to write everything down. Low and behold, I fell in love with it. Now I write reviews on each restaurant I attend to share my experience with my friends and family and now with each of you.

My goal is to share with people my love for the culinary arts and the tricks and trades that I have learned to help everyone appreciate the joys of cooking. With our country’s illnesses increasing caused by pour health and insufficient exercise, why not embrace the benefits of our natural resources and make ourselves healthier and happier in the long run.

Brandy
Cooking with Brandy