The "Rules"

Welcome to my online portal into my kitchen missteps and mayhem. After working in Student Housing at colleges for the majority of my adult life thus far, cooking has never been a high priority for me. I always had a dining hall or cafeteria in which to dine, where someone other than me put in the time, effort and creativity to daily meals. My biggest decision was beef or chicken, fried or no? Don't get me wrong, I have some definite thoughts on food: 
1.   Nacho cheese is a food group. * Note the philosophy in #3.
2.   Bacon, definitely...it's the candy of all meats.
3.   Cheese makes everything right with the world.
4.   Hot Sauce on everything. 
5.   Green (food) mean NO!
6.   Icy cold milk is a special kind of euphoria.
7.   Lettuce is the devil - it smells like ass and not in the good way. 
8.   There are NO good salads, ever.
9.   I abhor most veggies save for corn and potatoes.
      (Shush up all you veggies/vegans who will now lecture me on the starch factor
       of my chosen favorite veggies!).
10.   Deep fried goodness is a comfort food.
11.  I should have been born Mexican because I could live off the food.
12.  I have Mad juice love, but only singular juices...no "blends".
13.  Apple juice gives me what my students used to call "bubble guts".
14.  Beer is a food group. 
15.  Allergic to Blackberries.
16.  Simply put, I'm a purist. I like what I like, and don't often stray into variation 
       unless I'm positive that it may taste good.

So that's me in a nutshell. Broken eggshells and all. And to put the lecturers who are waiting with baited breath to extol on me the virtues of healthy eating, save it for another unsuspecting schmucks blog, that's not what this space is about. I will say that while I'm not the vision of healthy vegetarian or vegan eating at its finest, I am making more of an effort to eat more healthfully and mindfully. It doesn't mean I don't enjoy my nachos (YUM!) or In-n-Out Burger (plain with cheese please) now and again. So eat up, I'll be sharing with you my newly acquired cooking antics, how Pinterest can be your friend or your worst enemy and my stumbling blocks to well planned meals. 

As the famous Julia Child would say.. "Bon Appetit!"