SLColman

about me

I am originally from Florida, near Tampa. I attended undergrad at the University of Tampa, and grad school at Auburn University. When I got married I moved to Wyoming. Talk about culture and environment shock!!
I love animals, especially dogs. We try to get rescue dogs, particulary huskies. We currently have 2 huskies - one siberian male and one alaskan female. Huskies have so much personality!
I am a fan of the childrens books about Winnie the Pooh. I especially love TIGGER. Actually I love just about everything Disney. One of the things I miss most from living in Florida was getting to go to Walt Disney World anytime I wanted to. It really is one of the happiest places on earth.
I love to cook and am always trying a new recipe. I also like to garden, but find it quite a challange here in Wyoming with our long winters and dry windy short summers. I like to experiment with herbs and spices.
During the summer of 2006 I was diagnosed with PCOS and as such realized that the excess weight I was carrying was quite literally killing me. I found SparkPeople.com and was able to lose over 75 pounds now with not too much more to go. My cooking has changed some since then in that I still cook the same foods I just go about it in a much healthier way. Taste is paramount to me - so if it doesn't taste good then why bother!

Favorite Foods:

I am known for cooking comfort foods.
I like to cook foods that represent my heritage - family dishes, Polish foods, Southern foods. My mother is a great cook, but she doesn't use written recipes. I cook in much the same way as she does - I use a recipe for inspiration and then make it my own.
I love to cook almost anything, and am trying to perfect my baking technique. Learning to bake at altitude is a challange.
I like to healthy up classic dishes.
My husband loves to grill, and I enjoy trying to find new BBQ and grill recipes for him.

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