Hi everyone! My name is Deb and I am an empty nester with a not so empty nest. I share my home with my husband Jim, two dogs and two cats. Our son and daughter are off living their own lives and our pets definitely fill ours with joy!
13,000....that's a big number. It is probably the minimum amount of dinners I have cooked over the years. If you add breakfasts, lunches, desserts and Holidays, well, that's a lot of food!
Does that mean I am perfect without any fails? Ummm, noooo. Have I made my share of burnt or bad tasting recipes? Absolutely!! But, what I do have is tons of experience, a very picky, persnickety palette and an overwhelming love of creating and tweaking recipes.
And my promise to you is that all the recipes on this blog are created by me and not AI. They have been tested, sometimes trashed and then tweaked until I am proud to serve them to family and friends. My photos are all original, not AI generated. That says a lot from someone who used a point and shoot most of my adult life!
Do you struggle with coming up with recipes that are low carb, low sugar or keto friendly while the rest of your family doesn't prefer eating that way? As a Type 2 diabetic, I have battled this for years and my solution is to find substitutions for each meal. No one wants to cook two different meals for their family!!
And even if your family doesn't follow a low carb diet, no worries since my recipes are family-friendly and picky eaters approved! I try to make my recipes with ingredients that don't come from a can or a box, using simple basic foods. But that does not mean we have to sacrifice great flavor, or even give up our favorite treat foods.
And never skip dessert! There are so many low carb and sugar free products in our grocery stores to help us create something scrumptious! I had to re-learn how to bake with gluten free and sugar free products. It is not easy and so different from white flour and sugar! I threw out a lot of cakes but kept at it. Now I feel like a pro when adapting recipes.
I hope you will enjoy my recipes. I welcome feedback and would love to hear from you. Let me know what types of recipes you'd like to see. I'm always willing to try a new creation! 😊