"What to name this blog?" "Who will read it?" "Will they like it?"
These are just some of the first things we thought about when considering starting a food blog. After careful consideration (and about an hour on the phone), we agreed on a title. We love to eat, so we thank the Lord we love to cook! We are grateful that our mother loves to cook and our grandmothers weren't too shabby in the kitchen either! An added blessing is that we love being together in the kitchen!
When the Skilling ladies are in the kitchen it usually looks something like this: Melissa & Rachel (Meliss' & Rach) are at the center island counter chopping away, Amanda (Mamby) is busy mixing or cooking several different things at once, and Nancy (Mom, Nan, or as we affectionately call her "Mama Skilling" or "Mama Spiel") is hovering around the kitchen island poking and prodding all of our various concoctions. As Mom comes over to "help" she manages to taste our dishes, add a little bit of this or that, and give us some of her hints on what we could do to improve our recipes. All the while insisting that she is, "not trying to tell us what to do"! Even though she is in fact telling us what to do, we love it!
When there's a family gathering we could bet a million dollars that one of the first phrases we say to each other is, "What are we going to eat?". Countless hours are spent on the phone passing ideas back and forth. (Thankfully we have Verizon and talk for free!) Sometimes the planning starts a month ahead of time. Each family member has their own personal favorite food that they want to make or a new idea that comes to mind. Thus ensues the food battle. This tug-of-war continues until we've reached an end result that is well balanced and agreed upon by all. Since everyone has their own ideas/thoughts on what to do, no one ever leaves the table hungry!
We hope that you enjoy our posts and are able to use some of the recipes/ideas provided!
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