Alright, alright, alright!

After a couple prods from a friend who is interested in my cooking and has encouraged me to give it a home of its own, I'm here. Natasha has asked me more than once to put my cooking experiences, photos and adventures in one place. 


"You really should start a food blog," she has said when I've posted various images of my culinary creations. "I'll subscribe and read all your entries. It would be so interesting!"


So here I am. I haven't blogged in years and even when I have previously, there's not been much to write about. Yeah, it always seemed like a big deal at the time but hindsight is--as they say--20/20. Mostly was rants about failed/failing romantic relationships, dumb people or whatever other general whining a 20-something Gen X'er has to say about the world around her. 


At this point in my life, I've developed an appreciation for things other than dwelling on the "normal" path my life didn't take. The graduate-high-school-go-to-college-get-engaged-get-married-have-2.5 kids-become-a-soccer-mom-go-to-PTA-meetings path just wasn't in the cards for me, or at least it hasn't been yet. That's all well and good because it leaves time for me to do other things, such as give in to persistent friends who have encouraged my creative side to become a little more organized :) 


I chose the name for this blog because I find myself saying that so often in regard to the foods I prepare:

"Come have dinner with me. There's more than enough." 

"Take a plate home with you for later. There's more than enough."

"We're going to have a boatload of food. Bring a friend/your spouse/girlfriend/kids. There's more than enough."

"Pack a bowl up for your mama & them. There's more than enough."

I so enjoy sharing my meals with others! It's an honest-to-goodness pleasure for me. There's something so satisfying for me about combining individual ingredients in just the right way to create something that makes others happy. It's such a compliment when someone goes for a second helping, asks for the recipe I've used or tells me he's stuffed silly because he can't stop eating it simply because it tastes good, regardless of the fact that he was full ten bites ago. So as much I enjoy making others happy, it makes ME very happy in return. 


Since I worked last night and I have to work tonight, this is really all I have time for right now. I'll be back within a couple days though. Let me know what recipe and photo(s) you'd like to see, okay?