I like to cook. I have cooking in my blood, and my goal in life is to be as amazing a cook as my mom and grandpa. I also like to cook from scratch, a habit I developed by necessity during my time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, armed only with an ancient copy of Joy of Cooking and the desire to eat something besides black beans and tortillas for a day (not to knock either, but variety is the spice of life, right?). After a steady diet of food blogs and food TV over the past few years, I decided to join in. Enjoy!

Pictured: state-of-the art Peace Corps kitchen