Welcome to my Cooking Blog!

Many of you already know that since I moved to College Station and out on my own, I have discovered that I have a passion for cooking. I love finding new recipes and trying them out. One of my favorite types of food is Italian, but I like lots of things. However, I am a fairly picky eater (I don't like tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers of any kind, onions for the most part, etc.) so I like to try recipes that are a little more difficult, but not overly pretentious (aka expensive and time-consuming). Obviously, there are also many recipes using ingredients I don't like, so that is always a challenge. However, despite my new-found love of cooking, there are many days when I come home and I just don't feel up to it, whether because of working late or school stress and Ryan and I end up spending too much money and not eating healthily by grabbing something quick at Sonic, Layne's, Rosa's, etc. So, Aggie that I am, in an effort to beat the hell outta fast food and further my cooking skills, I have decided to start this cooking blog and let everyone know what new recipes I've tried! You may see many crock pot meals, as this particular kitchen appliance has become one of my new best friends, and occasionally I do some baking, so I'll throw those recipes up here too. Enjoy!