First Post =)

The idea of cooking healthy and eating healthy all started when my daughter Jolie was 6 months old with the introduction of solid foods into her diet. My husband and I were still on the, its cheap and easy diet. In other words, it was spaghetti two times a week and then there were leftovers and not to mention the fast food that came the nights neither one of us felt like cooking although we both share a tremendous love for food and cooking.

So I began to make Jolie her baby food thinking that I didn't want her growing up on french fries and noodles. After slaving in the kitchen a few times a week making pureed sweet potatoes and green beans (which didn't come out like I had originally planned) I decided just to go with store-bought baby food and table food. Once I realized that someone very little liked the idea of eating off of mommy and daddy's plate, I got a little worried what was going into that little mouth of hers.

I received a cookbook as a gift called Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld (If you're a mother, I'm sure you've heard about it). The book was a great way to sneak in foods that picky toddlers or older kids wouldn't eat, like broccoli. I gave it a go and the results ended up being lack luster. After trying several recipes and again slaving over steaming and pureeing food all to add a cup of veggies here or there, I decided this book wasn't for me. Disappointed, I gave up on trying new cookbooks and went back to preparing the original weekly meals like spaghetti while I was pregnant with our second daughter, Cora. 

Until I received another cookbook soon after Cora was born. I immediately fell in love with this cookbook and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves to cook, doesn't have time to cook healthy meals and who is even on a budget. The book is Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast. After making several recipes and loving everyone of them, I thought to myself, I have to let people in on such a secret to have healthy meals prepared fast with only little ingredients.

This blog is about my journey cooking through the book, sort of like the movie Julie and Julia just a bit healthier and less time consuming!