About
Hi, I’m Ann. I am not a chef–actually, I am an engineer. I just love to cook, and I love to share what I cook with my friends. I’ve been threatening them with starting my own food blog for years I think, and asking them to help me name it, but a while ago I actually carried through on my promise.
Right now, I don’t have many people to cook for, so some of these creations are just “for one or two or three” … I hope you multiply and share my recipes. Or enjoy them when you have a night to yourself and you need a special treat just for you.
I am a bit of a health freak, so I almost always cut the sugar and fat back, and I use a lot of vegetables and fresh herbs in my cooking. I keep fresh herbs in pots and bring them in in the wintertime so I have fresh herbs year round. My mom was a registered dietician before she retired, so she taught me a lot about eating that I don’t think most people know. I will try to share her wisdom with you as well.
If you want to know more about me, Ally from Ally’s Kitchen interviewed me and I think her article really sums up what I’m all about (at least at this point in my life). Ally and I met through this common interest in food and have become good friends in cyberspace, definite kindred spirits are we. Go read her interview with me …
To contact me, just leave a comment below and I will reply via email. I read all my comments and do try to respond to all of them!
Or follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest.
Hi Annie! Guess ~ who? Of course it is your food loving Sis, Jill! Anyway, I wanted to let you know I made a fabulous eggplant, zucchini and chicken curry yesterday! It was soooo yummy! That time of year for the fresh veggies! I am in the process of saving that lovely eggplant for winter use (who doesn’t love eggplant parmesan {baked not fried}? Love the blog!!
August 24, 2011 at 12:21 am
Hey Jill that curry sounds wonderful! Thank you so much for stopping by to see my site. I love you Sis …
August 24, 2011 at 2:56 am
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I’d love to talk to you about reviewing my cookbooks but I can’t find contact information for you. Please email if you’re interested.
October 26, 2011 at 8:08 am
Hi Ann. I found you from Home Grown Families’ Friday Blog Hop. When your page popped up, I literally said, “I hit the motherload.” Your food looks so divine. Thank you for sharing it with us.
November 12, 2011 at 4:12 pm
That is the sweetest thing to say Karina! Thank you so much … it means to world to me to hear that
November 12, 2011 at 8:53 pm
So nice to meet you Ann! Can’t wait to check out your recipes. I do cut back on sugar on my baking goods as well.
November 16, 2011 at 11:46 am
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Hi Ann,
I just stumbled on your blog, and love it. I find it’s mouth watering and very professional, the way I would want mine to be.
Love your pictures……
I am definately going to try the Crab Cakes.
Have fun
J.
November 27, 2011 at 6:13 am
Hey, girl! Jenny from Kitchen Psycho here. For some reason I haven’t visited your site until now! But I wanted to tell you what a wonderful support you’ve been for us, sharing our links and giving great comments and all… We deeply appreciate the love!
So you’re looking for a guest blogger. You’re welcome to read through my writing styles on http://www.kitchenpsycho.com. Typically, I write as if I’m talking directly to the reader. I try to make everything pretty light-hearted, since it’s about food, of course! And I was an English major in college, so grammar is a big deal to me.
Since it’s YOUR blog, I’d be blogging for YOU, not myself and my blog. I think that’s important to have you know. I, too, am very concerned about our environment and the quality of our food. (Watching documentaries these days has troubled me to no end, so I have to keep that down to a minimum or I would absolutely lose my mind and become an activist!)
If you’re interested, let me know what you’re looking for!
December 2, 2011 at 10:11 am
Hi Ann, we love your recipes and would love permission to use them on our site (with credit to you, of course). What do you think? Check us out at http://www.healinglifestyles.com!
December 12, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Hello Healing Lifestyles. I am honored you want to share my recipes. I will email you later this week. Thank you.
December 14, 2011 at 11:21 am
Hello, Kindred Spirit! I’ve been watching your little venture just blossom and bloom, and I am so impressed and inspired with what you have created here!
One of my resolutions for 2012 is to develop an actual food blog and Facebook page, instead of just posting all my recipes everywhere and bombarding people with my Pinterest. I would love for you to be my mentor! Let me know what you think, and what your consultancy fees/requirements/bartering needs are.
Thanks!!
Nikki
January 5, 2012 at 5:29 am
Hi Ann! Can you please give me your email address? I need a favor from you
February 21, 2012 at 5:25 pm
HI Ann, My name is Tom Hanks, no, not that one
. You have posted a few of my wife’s recipes from Linda’s Italian Table. I take the photos for her and appreciate good photographers. I love your work. There is a funny poster called “10 Things To Never Say To A Photographer” that I just got off of Facebook. I love for you to see it. I’m not sure how to get it to you. Maybe I can find you on Facebook.
February 26, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Tommy, I saw it on facebook! Loved it! Thank you so much
February 26, 2012 at 10:33 pm
You’ve been tagged! I hope you will play
See my recent post ‘Tag, You’re It!’ for instructions and have a great day.
March 13, 2012 at 6:54 am
Hi, Ann, hope you’re doing well. I was just wondering if you’d ever like to do a guest post for the Full Belly Sisters blog. I just think your approach to real, whole food is so lovely. No pressure, of course, just thought I’d put it out there, in case you’re interested…
Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend,
Justine
March 18, 2012 at 7:00 am
yes, of course I would, Justine! I’m honored that you would ask
March 18, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Fabulous – I’m honored you would say yes! When you get a chance (no rush!) email me at fullbellysisters at gmail so we can discuss
March 19, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Hello Admin,
My name is Mike. I recently visited your blog and it is pretty much
interesting and so I am interested in offering you some Unique guest post in
your blog. The contents would be 100% unique and there would be 1 link going to
my site http://www.getmainelobster.com. The content will be written on Lobsters. If you
say then i will write according to your requirement. If you allow me to do so I
would be very obliged and helpful to you …
Thanks for your valuable time to read our mail. I will look forward to hearing
from you soon.
Waiting for your earliest reply.
Best Regards,
Mike Ball
Mike@theseafoodrestaurant.info
(Premium Blogger)
March 30, 2012 at 5:10 am
Hello Mike,
Thanks for the offer, but I’m not looking for guest bloggers right now.
Ann
April 6, 2012 at 3:45 pm
I really enjoy your blog so I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. More information at http://remcooks.com/2012/04/02/versatile-blogger-award/. You probably have received this previously but I do enjoy your blog and thought I would share it with you again. Happy Blogging.
April 2, 2012 at 8:14 am
Hi Nikki!
My name is Megan and I’m with Whimsically Homemade. Here’s just some background on us. Whimsically Homemade is a blog that my friend Emily and I started back in December. We are still relatively small, but we are working on our networking. Anyway, we’ve decided to start doing a weekly post on Fridays of our favorite finds though out the week. Your Black Bean, Corn & Avocado Confetti Pizza post made our list for this week. I was wondering if it would be okay for us to use a couple of your pictures and link back to your blog? We both really enjoy your site and it would be an honor for us to share you with what few readers we do have. Thanks for your time in advance.
Sincerely,
Megan and Emily
Whimsically Homemade
whimsically.homemade@aol.com
April 6, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Hello Megan! Thank you so much for the compliment. Yes, you may use a couple of my pictures as long as you give me credit for them and link back to my blog.
April 6, 2012 at 3:43 pm
I nominated you for a Kreativ Blog Award.
May 1, 2012 at 9:08 am
Well thank you! I”m honored
May 1, 2012 at 9:42 am
Hi Ann, I follow you on Facebook and love so many of your recipes…and only tonight noticed that you are an engineer, too! I don’t often find other female engineers, let alone ones who enjoy cooking…and photography.
May 15, 2012 at 10:59 pm
Hello Mary! You are right … it is not often you run across other female engineers that like to cook. Thank you for taking the time to say hi. It’s very nice to “meet” you
May 16, 2012 at 7:01 am
Hi Ann! I am a foodblogger from Turin, Italy my blog is called… http://napolicentrale-torinoportanuova.blogspot.it/
Nice to meet you…..if you like you can visit my blog!
May 21, 2012 at 3:07 pm
I just love your blog. I think you’re an amazing lady, and I feel fortunate to call you my friend. xoxo ~Melissa
May 24, 2012 at 7:11 pm
I love yours too! The one book I have of yours is such a treasure. You are such a talented and beautiful person. I am so glad to know you
May 24, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Hi Ann, your blog is great! Where are you located? Alessandra of Kosher Italian Food
May 24, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Hello Alessandra! I’m in South Dakota, midwest US. You are in Italy, right?
May 24, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Hi, What’s the best way to print out a recipe? Thanks!
May 26, 2012 at 6:40 pm
Hi Julie,
I am using a free wordpress account for my blog so I have very limited abilities to add things like a “print this recipe” button. I did find a cool way to do this though … go to http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/ and enter in the url for the post you want to print. Select the center area (where the recipe is), then click hide images. Click the Print button and preview the recipe. You will probably only need to print the first page, maybe the second. The rest will be links and comments that you probably don’t care about.
Let me know if you have any problems printing!
Thanks for asking,
Ann
May 26, 2012 at 7:04 pm
hey Ann – I want to send you info regarding the guest post for my site. If you email me your email addy I can send it to you. thanks!!!!
June 15, 2012 at 7:13 pm
HI Ann! I am going to be adding your watermelon salsa to our facebook page, just wanted to give you a heads up and a shout out! Great photos and recipes
June 26, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Thanks for the heads up, Cindy! Thank you for sharing
June 27, 2012 at 9:15 am
Hi! I’d like to feature your Blueberry Gooseberry Ginger Cheesecake in my Hearth and Soul post this coming week. Please may I use a photograph from the post (with proper credit and a link back of course)?
July 21, 2012 at 10:57 am
Why yes, I’d be honored! Thank you so much
July 21, 2012 at 11:08 am
Hi Ann,
Thanks so much for hosting the A-Z health challenge! I know it has been a lot of work, but it has been so much fun! I would like to feature a kitchen tip of yours in one of my Zippy Tip videos, with full credit and links to you, of course. If interested, please email me at sherry@sherryk.com. Thanks!
Sherry K-Jazzy Gourmet
August 28, 2012 at 7:59 am