A 20-something single woman, I'm a writer/editor by day. By night and on weekends, I like to cook for myself, family and friends. But it wasn't always a favorite hobby. I used to be all thumbs in the kitchen.
Learning to cook became a necessity after college when I couldn't afford to eat out all the time in the big cities where I lived. Plus I wanted to eat without feeling guilty. My friends and colleagues in the political journalism world looked at me askance, until they savored the food I cooked for potlucks or at my place.
I've picked up a lot of tricks-of-the-cooking trade from my mom, magazines, and cookbooks since my days in the dorm at Penn State. I even landed an internship with "Good Morning America" on ABC News, where I managed the recipes webpage and sent out weekly recipe e-newsletters.
My last roommate once half-jokingly nicknamed me "food expert" because I seemed to authoritatively answer her questions. Now, I'm no expert, but in this space with my friend Alison (who is a bona fide dietitian), I am looking forward to sharing my good and not-so-good experiences in the kitchen.
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