What cooking means to mean...

I guess my first post should be what cooking means to me, and what this blog is about?

Cooking to me is not just throwing food in a pan; it’s a way of life, rich or poor you can cook. You can be creative or as simple as you like, and, as crazy as it sounds, it’s what brings families together to laugh, talk, and build stronger relationships. Cooking is not just preparing a meal, its love.

So onto the next question, what is this blog about? Well, first I’m not a person with a lot of money. We, as a family, can’t spend $200 a week on food. We do good to get to spend $100 to 150, if we are lucky…really lucky. So, eating on a budget at one time was frozen food and quick box meals that really sucked – you know what I’m talking about. Well, one day we started making most of all of our food from scratch and since then we have found that the food is a lot better and cheaper. So what is this blog about, it is cooking [and how to on a budget], and from time to time I will let you know about some other stuff too, like what’s up with the family or where we ate, or if we got some new kitchen appliance. Also soon we plan to begin conversion of part of our porch into a kitchen – so cool – can’t wait.

So laugh, love, and cook.