So I figure in my first post I should probably just give some background on why I decided to do this blog and what are my ultimate goals for it.
First about me, I was born and raised in Arizona but for the past 5 years I have made New York my home. I came here for school and just forgot to leave. Now I have just finished my first year of law school (WOOHOO) and still don't actually have an idea of what I want to do when I grow up. Oh well, as long as there's food in the future I'm not too concerned. I've currently settled down in Forest Hills, Queens and am loving the mix of culture all around the neighborhood. But enough about my location and more about my food history. To sum it all up the best way to describe my food relationship is that its been the longest and most dramatic relationship I have ever had. If you can think of a diet, I've been on it. I love food, I hate food, food makes me happy and it surely makes me want to cry. But through thick and thin (literally) food and I have stuck together. Having given up on any form of dieting, I have come to the conclusion that the only way for food and I to be truly happy is for me to love and respect it as I want it to love and respect my waistline.
And thus, here we have my blog. I decided that the best way for me to have a good relationship for food was for me to document it the way we do any other relationship. There will be happy and sad diary entries, there will be entries where I just need to vent, and there will be lots and lots of pictures (though I can't always guarantee that they will be pretty) and TONS of memorable milestones. To be clear though, this blog isn't just about me trying to eat healthy and telling you how much i hate myself for eating 10 cookies at 2 am (good lord I hope that it doesn't get to that point!). This blog is also about how to cook delicious (wishful thinking much??), exciting and fun dishes on a law student's budget while staying far far away from the ramen noodles and frozen pizzas. I also want this blog to be a place for others, maybe in similar or my EXACT same position, to give advice, comment and share their own experiences so we can all grow as foodies just trying to juggle it all.
There is just one last goal/reason for this blog that I feel I should put out there so later on people aren't confused or put off. My boyfriend and I have been together for several years now, and as he nears the half way point of his medical education and I get distressingly closer to taking the bar, he decided to pop the question. NO NOT THAT QUESTION, he asked me if I would seriously consider converting to Judaism (Some might argue that this is basically the same thing). My boyfriend is pretty orthodox jewish, I, however, am of South Asian origin and was raised by the religion of say please and thank you and don't talk back if you don't want a tight slap to the buttocks. Trust me I have had plenty of friends, family, strangers, etc give me their input on what I should and shouldn't do in this situation. I don't really want the blog to turn into a debate on that. Just know that I told my boyfriend yes, I would consider it, I am happy with my decision and I am doing it for my own reasons that no one else will ever really understand and thats fine. But what does this have to do with a food blog you ask? Well, if I convert and should my boyfriend and I get to that point, that would mean keeping kosher (dun dun dun, jk). This is not to entirely foreign a concept to me since I do go to a jewish law school and plenty of my friends are all different forms of jewish. However the practice is not as easy as it seems and for someone who pretty much lived a year on pepperoni pizza and chicken fettucini alfredo, there are definitely going to be challenges. I am sure I'm not the only person going through something similar to this so I hope my trials and tribulations will help all of you out, and by all means please help me out. Part of my blog I want to dedicate to trying to find ways to make my usual favorites or maybe classics from other cultures kosher friendly. This may also be helpful for any of you out there who are becoming vegan, living with a vegan or just want less milk and dairy in your meals for health reasons.
So anyways, thats my blog, thats me and thats the plan for the journey we are going to take. I really hope you'll join me! Lets taste the world!
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