i'm a thirty-something stay-at-home mom and i live with my husband and our children in the wild wild west, a.k.a. the mexican countryside. yep, old mexico. born and raised a utah girl, i miss the mountains and cafe rio, but traded up for a hot rancher and a full time maid. i prefer writing in lowercase (saves time for shopping) and i tend to over-punctuate and run-on-sentence (just like my real life personality.) i graduated in english and am a (small time) published writer and poet. i started cooking in high school, coming up with recipes to try on my family, and i have been casually cooking ever since. i have a horrible memory except when it comes to all things culinary, and have voraciously learned all i can on my own. i have a simple palate and prefer simple, hearty family food to cuisine that requires taste aquisition and ingredient sourcing.
i have three babies under 5 years old, and almost always have at least one hanging on my leg while i cook:
my blog
all recipes i post are tried and true, use basic ingredients, and are kid and family friendly. since i live in mexico, my cooking is strongly influenced by mexican and southwestern flavors. i've learned how to cook alot of authentic mexican dishes, and i have created lots of dishes with a tex-mex twist. i post lots of recipes i have discovered to rave about, my preferred basic recipes and all the original recipes that i create myself.
why blog?
i blog because i love to create.
blogging keeps me writing down my perfected recipes instead of thinking i can remember them to find 2 months later that i can't remember them at all, and it keeps my recipes organized. i love that i've made lots of new friends and reconnected with some old ones through blogging. i love to have a place to share my ideas and recipes. because i'm bossy.
what else do i like to do?
be creative. design, photography, art, fashion, and music are all loves. take pictures- i love children's photography especially. babies are much cuter to photograph than burritos. volunteer. i'm LDS and i volunteer my time for the church in the primary presidency and activites commitee. i spend lots of time at the school- time doing story times, art classes, and oh ya-- serving as PTA president. shop online. waaaay too much, just ask my UPS guy or any of my friends that have brought in my mail. i don't dread school shopping- i love to put together outfits for my kids. i could likely clothe my daughter's entire kindergarten class~ for the year. spend time with my friends and family. i would be an insane woman living in this small town without my dear friends and family! we love to get together and laugh, especially over food!
so that's the yawn about me. a big welcome to my blog. buen provecho!
if you would like to contact me with questions or advertising information, please email me at rachellej4ckj@yahoo.com
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