We are two sis-in-laws who love to make food, eat food, and talk about making and eating food (like, all the time)! Now, we’ve always loved to eat, and eat well. But it sure helped that we both married guys that love to eat, too! Over time, we’ve enjoyed many foodie adventures experimenting in the kitchen (at all hours of the day and night).
In our spare time, you will find us talking about kitchen utensils and raving over the latest cookbooks that we just purchased! Yes, we are just that cool! (We actually do have a few other interests and hobbies as well, if you really wanna know).We love bouncing ideas off of each other and sharing our tips and tricks for ever better eating!
We started this blog to share recipes with family, friends, and the whole wide world (why not?). We believe that anyone can find their “style” in the kitchen to create fabulous eats and long-lasting memories.
TAMMY BLANKENSHIP (-TAM)
| Nickname(s): | Tam, Tamala, TamBam |
| Family: | One amazing husband, and three littles – the oldest who loves to be in the kitchen cooking with me while the other two dig around in the cupboards |
| Lived and Loved in: | Provo/Orem – Utah, Denver – Colorado, Birmingham – Alabama |
| What I like doing besides being in the kitchen…. | Running, being outside, and shopping! |
| Maybe the craziest thing I’ve ever done…. | Jump out of an airplane |
| My secret foodie dream | Open a bakery |
| What would be my food apparel? | Just wrap me in noodles… |
| Current favorite sweet? | Ice Cream |
| Current favorite savory dish? | Steak or Salad |
| Kitchen tool I cannot live without? | 8 inch Caphalon Skillet |
| Morning or night? | Morning. Up with the birds. |
| Mess of dishes or spic and span? | Spic n’ Span |
| Breakfast, lunch, or dinner? | Breakfast |
| My Food Specialities: | Yeasted things, Baking, Healthy Meals |
| My Husband’s Food Specialities: | Sushi, Southern Style Cuisine |
| What still intimidates me with food? That I want to work on? | Macarons. I just need to stick to it and try over and over and over…. |
| If you could live anywhere in the world…… | Hawaii beach bum |
| Music you Like/ Bands? | Really, all variety. Just depends on the day. |
| One thing you will always find in my fridge…. | Yogurt |
| One thing you will always find in my pantry…. | Sugar, Flour, and Chocolate |
| My life motto: | Be happy! |
CHRISTINA LAKEY (-C)
| Nickname(s): | -C, Tina, Tinabean, Chris, Chubbie |
| Family: | One wonderful husband, two hilarious and adorable daughters, and one ever hungry and ever hyper dog |
| Lived and Loved in: | Orem/Blanding/Logan – Utah, Washington D.C., San Francisco Bay Area – California, Canyonlands National Park – Utah, San Jose – Costa Rica, Vina del Mar – Chile |
| What I like doing besides being in the kitchen…. | Listening to, playing, and creating music (I’ve played the piano for basically as long as I’ve been alive), Traveling – although I haven’t had a chance to do much of that lately…. |
| Maybe the craziest thing I’ve ever done…. | Tried to bail off of a longboard while going down a pretty steep hill. Don’t do it folks! |
| My secret foodie dream | Aspiring Chocolatier |
| What would be my food apparel? | A Chocolate Dress |
| Current favorite sweet? | Molten Chocolate Cake |
| Current favorite savory dish? | Anything wrapped in bacon |
| Kitchen tool I cannot live without? | Kitchen Shears |
| Morning or night? | Night. In fact, midnight is a great time for grocery shopping – no lines! |
| Mess of dishes or spic and span? | Hot mess |
| Breakfast, lunch, or dinner? | Breakfast, anytime, all the time |
| My Food Specialities: | Ethnic Cuisine, Seasonings, Chocolatey Things |
| My Husband’s Food Specialities: | Soups, Seasonings, Sweets |
| What still intimidates me with food? That I want to work on? | Cooking Meat! I’ve been served undercooked meat one too many times and so I get paranoid and end up overcooking. I’m trying to work on that…… |
| If you could live anywhere in the world…… | Costa Rica. Lived there briefly many years ago and fell in love with that place. |
| Music you Like/ Bands? | Lately…..Coldplay (really, always), Gotye (he reminds me of Sting in sound and appearance and I love it!), and Sesame Street |
| One thing you will always find in my fridge…. | Sour Cream |
| One thing you will always find in my pantry…. | Chocolate in some form (bar, bean, baking chips, powder) |
| My life motto: | Just be nice. |
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