Hello

As this is my first post, I feel an introduction and explanation are in order. My name is Stacey and I live in Chicago with my boyfriend, well, sort of. He actually currently lives in Houston for his job. Prior to Houston, he was in Minneapolis, Fargo and Wisconsin Rapids, so basically, we have been a long-distance couple for quite some time now. However, it wasn't until recently that I decided it might be a good idea to learn how to cook so when I someday have a boyfriend in the same state and eventually a family, we are not choosing dinner by which place has the best take-out menu (well, at least not all of the time :).

It is my hope that if I start to cook now, I will eventually have recipes aplenty that I can a) actually cook and b) my picky boyfriend will actually eat! I think I'm off to a good start and will soon begin to post what I have compiled thus far.

Another reason I am starting this blog is to assist my sister who lives about three hours away. She doesn't really like to cook and still sometimes struggles with things like boiling water :) My hope is that these recipes are easy enough (and some quick enough!) for her to cook because if I can do it, anyone can do it!

If you have any comments, questions, suggestions, etc. don't hesitate to post. I would love hearing what you have to say!

Recipes to come soon! And hopefully even some pictures once I get my hands on a new, working digital camera!