By Way of Introduction

Hi folks. I'm Jess. I'm a diabetic food snob and I want to eat delicious things without dying or getting fat again. This blog will not be about dieting, though. I learned in 7^th grade that diets are dumb. It's going to be about me making yummy things for myself and the people I care about. It'll be about food and whatever else I feel like writing about. My brother also loves cooking so he'll chime in from time to time as well. 

Managing my weight and controlling my diabetes required a lifestyle change. It wasn't easy and it's still a work in process. I eat clean. I avoid processed foods and don't eat artificial foods. I joined a CSA with my boyfriend and a friend, so we'll hopefully have a ridiculous number of vegetables. My boyfriend built a smoker so there will definitely be more meat than is necessary. Is that hypocritical? Not really sure. Don't really care. My boyfriend built a smoker, you guys, I'm not passing that up. 

It's really all about moderation. Occasional excess can be countered by regular exercise, so I'm not super worried about it. Any changes that I make need to be sustainable for the rest of my life. I can eat clean forever with the occasional treat from time to time. I'm Italian and we still make traditional pasta based meals, that will never stop. I also don't think I could give up meat forever. Call me weak, I don't care. I told you I was a food snob and meat is goddamn delicious. When the farm will deliver a pig to your door and you can throw it on a smoker you watched your boyfriend and stepfather weld you have to eat it. Otherwise, you are dumb.

I'm not a chef or a nutritionist. I suck at taking photos and usually only have my phone so don't expect Bon Appetit level photography. I don't want to be that anyway. That often seems inaccessible and overly complicated. I'm just a woman who likes to cook and write and decided to share some recipes. I hope you like them.