PiedPipette

about me

The basics: Married with no kiddo's unless you count our three dogs, who are taking over the house. I work full-time as a receptionist for an oncologist. I am also a massage therapist, and a student hoping to eventually become a Nurse Practitioner.

I was born and raised in Michigan, and currently live in the northern suburbs of Detroit.

I am a vegetarian. I like to cook and bake most of our food from scratch, because I like to know exactly what I am eating. I love to garden, and am looking forward to the approaching canning season. If anybody knows of an organic way to combat squash vine borers (that doesn't involve grisly impalings in the night) I'd love to know.

Favorite Foods:

One of my favorite things in this world is a scalding cup of tea with milk and honey. I guess it reminds me of my grandmother, who made me my first ever cup — so weak, it just barely had some color — when I was a little girl. We spent many, many an hour over the years sitting together and talking over cups of tea. She liked her tea "pipin' hot," and any
less would not do. Also, her idea of "comfort food" was hot tea and toast. I miss my grandma. She was a good friend, and I attribute my love of cooking, baking and gardening directly to her.


I have a terrible sweet tooth, so I'd say my favorite foods are desserts. Any dessert... but especially chocolate. My husband makes wonderful creme brulee', and delights in the manly twist of using a blow torch for the yummy crust. Of course, we don't eat desserts every night, and save the creme brulee for special occasions. For daily fare, I tend to eat a lot of meals consisting of vegetables, beans and rice. I really love Mediterranean, Indian and African foods. I love that I can explore Recipezaar to find interesting new recipes to try out. I love fresh vegetables of all kinds, and I prefer them raw or just slightly cooked. I am a shameless lover of good Greek olives and I love to snack on edamame like it's popcorn.

One of my favorite meals to cook is breakfast — my husbands favorites are blueberry-lemon or banana pancakes. Lately, I am really enjoying baking our bread. There is just something so satisfying and therapeutic in the process.

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