The point

I struggle with finding the point of creating a blog about food.

"Hubba wha?!" You say to yourself..."Then why am I reading this?"

Give me a minute. Keep reading.

It is true, though. I struggle because while I think I have something to share, and, while I want to have a place to document what we eat (so others can cook for me if ever I am unable, or, so I can remember what works for us when my time isn't as fluid or available), I don't want to be just another food blog with nine million photos documenting each and every painstaking step of my food preparation process (I mean really, how do these other bloggers always have the perfect light, background, and effing TIME?). My love and respect to these folks. But really, get me to the recipe already. I don't really care about all the other stuff. I'm just trying to find something new, delicious, and healthy to eat in my minutes of down time while the kiddo sleeps and I ignore other responsibilities.

So, despite my trepidation, here I am. Posting my foodstuffs on the interweb.

While the full back story regarding my relationship with food, reasons for food restrictions, and choices to eat the way I do is another post (or two) here's the skinny on me and food.

• What I eat: vegetables, fruits, chicken, turkey, fish, nuts, seeds, eggs, rice, legumes, dark chocolate, and wine. 
• What I don't eat: beef, pork (save for the occasional bacon experiences...because, bacon), wheat, and gluten. 
• What I limit: dairy, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, soy, and sugar. 
• As much as I can, I buy organic. But really, sometimes those teeny tiny little zucchini are just pathetic or the green onions are just too slimy. 
• And, as much as I can I try to have our son eat what we do. But again, sometimes he eats a plate of white food, most of it glutenous. Because, toddler. 
• I follow and pin a lot of different "trends" that do a decent job of fitting into my restricted diet: Whole30, Paleo/Caveman, Anti-Inflammatory, Fat Smash, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Raw, Vegan...but I don't ascribe to any one, nor am I selling, profiting from, or trying to encourage you to change-your-life by committing to living any of them. 

The purpose of this blog is for me to share what I make, how I tweak it, whether I recommend it. I'll try to do all that weekly. And, I'll do my best to include a shopping list, but I can't make any promises there. I'm still "analog" in that respect and prefer a hand-written-paper list in the store. I know, old school, right?! I'll be real with you and tell you when I eat take out, or freezer waffles, or scraps from my kid's plate for dinner. And, eventually, I would love to have you post...or reply...or comment (how do we do that in the Blogosphere?!) things you are making and how it is working for you. I just want an honest, easy, fast place to post about food and get ideas from people who eat(ish) like I do.

You in?

Cool. Let's do this.