Hey ‘mericans!
What are y’all doing for the 4th of July?
This little lady is headed to a lake house. Remember how Ross is gone? His parents, my sweet-in-laws, and I are doing the 4th together, complete with burgers, boating, and babies. (Alliteration non-intentional … but I’m rather pleased with it).
So, every once in a while, I stumble upon a blog that I frankly geek out over. This time, it’s The First Kitchen. And it’s written by Natalie, a college student at UT.
Now, many food blogs feature good recipes. Ditto with photography. But The First Kitchen is written by a girl cooking for herself for the first time, which feels like my experience in the kitchen, every time. Also, call me nuts, since I don’t know her in real life, but Natalie seems like the type of girl I’d like to hang out with! Her posts are so funny and cute. Observe:
“The First Kitchen is more than a blog. It’s a learning process. It’s you watching me learning how to feed myself. And this week in Natalie’s learning curve: buying too much of one product and then eating nothing but said product for the entire week.”
Well this is somebody I can relate to. I am constantly learning how to feed myself, with varying degrees of success, and even more unpredictable levels of culinary inspiration. Isn’t it funny how some weeks, you’re all, “YAY Farmer’s Market! Fresh fruit smoothies and hand-tossed salads, ahoy!” And then the next week, it’s back to instant oatmeal?
Anyway, I am greatly looking forward to learning cooking techniques along with Natalie, and I hope you guys find her food blog as delightful as I do. Her roasted tomatoes in particular look like the perfect complement to your freshly-grilled burger.