I have to start over from scratch, and that is okay. Running a blog off and on for years on your own domain has advantages, sure, but I lost everything multiple times because of circumstances that were out of my control. I was very upset and angry the first time, and pretty frustrated the several times after that and decided to take a long break from doing my thing. But I find myself needing an outlet on words and I didn't want to just give up completely, not when this is one of my passions. That is why I decided that instead of picking back up on my blogger, that I wanted to make a brand new blog. Foodie-Zoo will always be a part of me, but it is time to move on and show you something more... me! I hope that this will bring joy to my readers, and that my starting over is for the best. WHY I STARTED COOKING I grew up below the poverty line, so a lot of the foods that I ate as a kid were just not the kind of food that people like to eat nowadays. When I was a kid, green beans came from a can, potatoes were from a box, and pork chops were economical so they were always on the menu, and thanks to dad, they were always shoe leather because he liked his pork chops well done and crispy. I used to loathe when mom had to work during the evenings because it meant that dad was cooking, and back then, his recipe box consisted of only a few things. I guess you can say that at some point, you get sick of eating the same thing over and over again, especially when it is not so very good and it is hard to swallow. I still, to this day, cannot look at a can of green beans without wanting to throw up. I will eat them on rare occasion if there is nothing else to eat or if my host cooks those and I don't want to be rude, but not if I do not have to. I was eight when I begged mom to teach me how to cook. It started off with just simple things like mac n cheese, spaghetti, grilled cheese, and a few other easy things... And then it progressed over the years as my hunger for better food developed. When I was about fifteen, I was sitting in class in high school and it was career day. The representative to a culinary school -- Gasp, something I didn't even know existed!! - showed up and began to talk to us about culinary school and food. I was enthralled... I listened intently, that day, and it changed my world forever because it sparked a hunger in me to become a chef. After high school, I did go to culinary school! I went for seven months and had so much fun even though it was extremely hard. I didn't always love it there, but chalk that up to teenage angst and missing my family. I wanted to complete school, but because I had been in a car wreck that messed up my neck, I had to go home reluctantly. I still took home a whole new level of knowledge, and have continued my passion for cooking. WHAT NOW? Now it is time to get my journey back on track. I just want to have fun and get this thing going again, bring some new recipes as well as some old, and work on opening up more as someone who has been at the cooking game for a long time. It is my hope that I can help to inspire people with what I do.
With that all being said, I hope you enjoy this fresh start! Please be sure to follow me, share me, and comment to me! Much love, Kimmie |
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