About

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Sally, the author of this blog and a native Southern California girl. My husband Kent (the photographer) and I live in Orange County, CA.

I’ve loved to cook and all things food since I was a kid. I received the requisite Easy-Bake-Oven at age 6 for Christmas which I still remember. My brother Chris and I used to save empty boxes and cans for playing grocery store. A long time friend and I used to play restaurant as Sally cooker and Denise server. Looking back at my life, there was definitely a trend.

I grew up cooking and entertaining with my mom. Some of my fondest memories of my mother are of our times in the kitchen together.  She put me in summer cooking classes when I was 11. My passion for cooking continued to grow until I reached the point where my dream was to go to culinary school. I finally did – at age 45.  As Olympic swimming champion Dara Torres says, you don’t have to put an age limit on your dreams.

After leaving my technology job in 2006 I started a business, Everyday Gourmet, offering personal chef and catering services. I also love to teach and write. Blogging is the newest piece of my ongoing life’s recipe. My passion is not just for cooking and food, but for wine, travel and also photography. I’m fortunate to be married to a man who is as passionate about photography as I am about food and cooking. The beautiful pictures you see on this site are his. The not so perfect ones will be mine, but I’m learning.

My passion is also about sharing what I have learned and what I continue to learn with others. I live, eat, sleep and breathe food and I hope that will benefit you. My family and friends encouraged me to share this with a wider audience, and the blog began. I hope that you enjoy reading my posts and that it inspires you to get into the kitchen and cook, trying new recipes and ingredients. I believe when you cook for your family and friends, it’s giving of yourself and showing them love.

After a dinner party one evening many years ago, a friend and I were still at the dining room table finishing a glass of wine. He got me started talking about food and cooking. After bubbling on for awhile he stopped me and said “do you know that when you talk about food you light up?” And that’s when it hit me. It’s what I truly love to do – talk about food and share what I have learned and continue to learn with others. I hope you’ll be blessed to read this blog as I am blessed to write it and share it with you!

“God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to other’s God’s many kinds of blessings” 1 Peter 4:10