The joy of cooking

Have you seen Julie & Julia?

I'm currently in the middle of watching the movie Julie and Julia, my mom told me about it, I had no idea what it was about. I do adore it so far though.

Speaking of my mom, I just want to say how excited I am that she is interested in my way of eating and I hope that these dietary changes help with some of her health issues as they have mine. I don't consider myself to be a preachy type of vegan, but I definitely love to give people information when they ask and my mom has been asking for a few months now. She just has all sorts of questions and her inquisitiveness is kind of cute to me. :)

Also, I am a firm believer in he concept of leading with your fork. I love to cook for people and tomorrow my sister and I are going down home. I will have a lot to write about the cooking adventures we have Wednesday night. My sister is an amazing photographer and she will be taking pictures of the fabulous soy free, gluten free, vegan food! Keep a look out!

I can't wait to get some really fabulous pictures on this blog. I will be seeing my sister more often and she will be taking updated pictures for me to post here that are far more amazing than anything I could ever have taken myself. She is so talented!

Well, to close out this blog posting I wanted to say I just finished watching Julie & Julia and I loved it! That is how I feel when I cook, I'm not sure I enjoy anything more, except maybe eating. ;)

Do you like to cook? Do you have any original recipes on your blog? If you have one please leave a link below, I'd love to check it out!

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