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Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! My name is Laurel and I’m a senior in college. Family dinners were always a big deal in my family, and as a kid I would always hang around the kitchen as my parents were cooking, and often they would invite me to help them. My dad especially loves to cook and taught me lots of tips and tricks for making cooking easy and fun! He’s Italian and Polish, so many of the recipes I got from him are Italian and Polish inspired. My mom is a nutritionist, so she’s always made sure we ate our vegetables and inspired us to be healthy.
This year I am finally living in a house with housemates and we’ve had lots of fun cooking for each other, but it also made me realize that not everyone has been as fortunate as me to have learned so much about cooking from my parents. I’ve noticed some of them and other friends being nervous about their cooking even though they always make delicious meals, so for everyone out there who’s nervous about cooking healthy, quick cheap, delicious meals these recipes are for you!
I’ve reached the point in my cooking where I never measure, so most of these recipes will not have exact amounts. Just feel it out, and if it’s too much this time cut back next time. My biggest tip is there’s no such thing as too many spices! Spices are delicious and often are what make the meal.
So welcome! Try out these recipes, and tell me if you like them. Comment with any questions or suggestions for recipes I should try and post. <3 font="">

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