BIRD AND THE BLOG

Oh, hello! Thanks for clicking on the link to learn more about me. It makes me feel special. No, really!

As discussed in the sidebar, my name is Alexandra. I'm just a 26 year old lady who finds comfort and happiness in preparing and eating food. I mean, look at the photo of me at the top. I'm gettin' it.

Here is me and my good friend
wine: another thing I love.

     My Grandmother was a great cook, and as a result, so is my Mom. Not a day went by where my family didn't have a warm meal on the table courtesy of my mother, or where there wasn't some delicious baked good that my Grandma brought over.

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen with my Mom --- cutting fat off chicken, measuring things, chopping vegetables, stirring things on the stove, and checking things in the oven.

Growing up in Wisconsin, there was a lot of cheese. A lot of bread. A lot of "casseroles" that had cheese and bread. And sausage. And butter. So much butter. It was awesome.

But now that I'm in more control over what I eat, I love to experiment with lower-calorie, smaller portioned, and higher-nutrition dishes. A lot of what I post on this blog is Paleo, which I feel is a great diet to try.

Trying different diets forces you to pay attention to where your food is coming from and what's in it. It gives you an opportunity to be creative in the kitchen and try things you may not have tried otherwise.

      For example: I ADORE homemade almond milk. It's perfect. If you make it from home, it tastes just like Vitamin D (whole) milk. But with a fraction of the calories and fat. I never would have tried it otherwise!

Don't get me wrong. There will be cheese. And yeah, alcohol isn't paleo. Neither is coffee. But Imma still imbibe. Life is short, you know? WAY too short not to eat cheese and bread. And everything in moderation . . . including moderation ;-)

I'm rambling now. Did you learn what you needed to know about me? Okay, awesome.

Oh man, I totally just realized the little bird icon I drew to fit with the color scheme of the blog looks like the Twitter Bird with a chef hat.

Please don't sue me.