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OH HEYYYY!  I’m Jessica, and welcome to my little corner of the internet…

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I started Finding Time for Cooking back in 2012 on a whim (and now it’s been a decade!).  I’d been stuck in a cooking rut, basically rotating between three go-to recipes for months.  At the same time, I’d joined Pinterest a couple months before and was pinning tons of recipes, but not actually making them.  Which I realized was super dumb.  So I made a decision to start trying out new recipes, and I actually started the blog solely in order to force myself to be accountable to a new recipe every week.

Fast forward several years, and it’s become a place where I share my newfound favorite recipes (and some old family secrets) with other people who love food.  LOTS of different kinds of food.  I have an all-consuming love for brussels sprouts and eat roasted okra by the pound.  I’ve been known to eat nachos every night for dinner for months at a time.  I also I have an entire drawer in my fridge dedicated to different kinds of chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, peanut butter chips…guests poking around in my fridge are often somewhat taken aback by the sheer volume.  Few things rival my passion for food–whether it’s cooking, eating, trying new restaurants, taking pictures, or just talking about it.

Two of my biggest food struggles at my current stage in life are finding the time and energy to cook, and eating real, quality food.  There is so much crap in our world, food-wise, and it takes a lot of effort to seek out good food.  So I’m here to try and make that easier, make dinner get on the table faster, and find a new indulgence that we can all agree is just the BEST.

I grew up on a farm in rural Kansas but, having lived in Atlanta for over a decade and now based in Louisville, I now consider myself a Midwestern Southerner.  I love sun, alone time, really good coffee, all the pastries, reading, my two ridiculous cats, and a good gin & tonic or Old Fashioned. 

And I LOVE travel.  I travel constantly, am an insatiable explorer of the world, and blog all about my experiences, trip planning tips, and more over at One Girl, Whole World, so feel free to check that out as well!

Me, eating the biggest pastel de nata in Lisbon I could find…

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

– from A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

Comments

  1. Ani Danelz says

    May 16, 2013 at 10:24 am

    I love your blog, so I have nominated you for the Bouquet of Three Award! Check out the details here: http://milesforthought.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/bouquet-of-three-award/

    Reply
  2. Laci Janicich says

    April 8, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    Hi there!

    I am a Sabbath keeper who observes Passover and Unleavened Bread as well as the other Holy Days listed in the Bible. Since Unleavened Bread is coming up (tomorrow!) I was looking for a new almond bread recipe and came across yours. I made it this morning and it was delicious! I also printed out some more of your unleavened recipes. I’m looking forward to trying them! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • poodster2002 says

      April 9, 2020 at 7:38 pm

      Hi Lacy! I’m so glad the recipes were helpful, and I hope you enjoy the others–I’m currently obsessed with the simple rosemary unleavened bread but trying other flavorings 🙂 I hope your spring holy days are inspiring!

      Reply
  3. Lisa says

    April 12, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    I am a Sabbath keeper, From my youth and now into married adulthood.
    I was so glad to find your unleavened recipes.
    I will be checking out more of your recipes and stuff.
    Thank you, Lisa

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      April 12, 2022 at 3:05 pm

      Hi Lisa! I’m so glad you’ve found them helpful, and thank you for the note!

      Reply

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Welcome to my little corner of the internet! I created this blog for people who love cooking & baking but are challenged to find the time and energy to do it. Recipes run the gamut from super healthy to indulgent, but the focus is on using REAL food no matter what.

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