my obsession with cooking and baking

So I'm a little obsessed with The Food Network. I swear that if Dave and I gave up cable, that would be so difficult for me only because I really need my Food Network fix. I even record series. I watch TFN like Dave watches ESPN.

I just love to cook and bake so much. Growing up I always asked my mom if she would teach me to cook and bake because she was amazing at it, as was my grandma and I figured I could be good at it too. She never did teach me, so it wasn't until I developed IBS a few years ago that I had to learn on my own. No one wanted to eat the food I made for myself and I couldn't eat the food anyone else made, so I had to figure it out on my own.

And I'm telling you it was the best thing ever. I'm so glad that I had IBS for those couple of years because it forced me to learn to cook.

When my IBS went away, I started watching a lot of cooking shows. I love them so much now, I even watch The Cooking Channel, which is also a great network.

There's just something about cooking and baking that puts me in this place of confidence and comfort. It makes me happy to make something for someone, even if I'm not going to eat it. I love to create something and try new recipes for others to enjoy. Sometimes I'll even bake something for Dave to take to the guys at work just because I had the itching to bake. I've even toyed with the idea of going to culinary school if this whole Acting or Directing MFA doesn't work out for me. I seriously love it that much.

I may not always cook the fanciest things or have all of the gadgets I want, but at least the things I cook and bake are delicious. There have only been two recipes I've made that Dave has not loved... and those were WW recipes that I had a feeling wouldn't be all that great. I better stop because now I'm sounding all braggy braggy, and that's not what I want.

But I just love it so much!

Here are a few clips from my favorite cooking shows

Giada at Home by Giada De Laurentiis


The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten


Nigella Lawson


Paula's Best Dishes by Paula Deen


I actually watch Paula because she makes me laugh. I've only made one of her recipes (Red Velvet Cupcakes) and they were amazing, but I'm afraid of all that butter she uses in everything else, haha.

Now let's talk about the recipe blog for a bit. I am all ready to go with this thing, but I still can't commit to a name!! If any of you would like to send me some suggestions, I'd be ever so grateful!

recipe blog?

Okay I need some opinions people.

I've received quite a lot of emails and comments from my readers asking me if and when I am going to start a recipe blog. I've been thinking more and more about it and I'd really love to start one, but I've already got my weekly WW posts as well as my weekly Film Fridays post, so I don't think I would make it a weekly post.

If I created a separate blog that would be linked up here on He Calls Me Wifey, how many of you would actually be interested in this and actually read it? I definitely want to make sure that if I do this, you all will benefit from it in some way.

Here are a few food related posts I have published in the past:

Probably the most popular one would be Bon Appetit 

Then there's the one where I made Dave and apple pie that he really did not want to share

This was a post I did after going back on WW and making  WW friendly meals every day for a week.

Red Velvet Cupcakes!!

So what do you all think? Would you be interested in a recipe blog?