I first started cooking as a teenager. My mom worked late and so it became my responsibility during the week to cook dinner for our family. After moving out on my own I was forever trying to tweak recipes to make them healthier or to fit whatever diet I was on.  Then, a few years after finishing college I found myself working as a manager for a catering company and that kicked off a 20+ year career in the food industry. Developing recipes for my blog just felt like a natural evolution of my lifelong adventures in the kitchen and at work.