Snappy is for Snapshot, as I am often found with a camera in front of my face. I am a stay at home home of two kids. I am trying to find ways to include them in the family meal process as it is a real challenge finding things they will eat that the whole family will enjoy. Expanding our garden has been a big part of that. I love to stay active and participate in sprint triathlons and half marathons. I can't say that I LOVE to cook. I feel like I spend all day in the kitchen prepping and cleaning meals for my family. I anticipate a time when this isn't so much the case and I think I will fall in love with cooking again. I love making beautiful foods with lots of color, like bruschetta and salads. My Mom brought me up eating unique flavors and good quality fresh foods, even on a Single Mom salary. I ate vegetables fresh out of the garden from toddlerhood. I try to incorporate these values into our family meals. Eating fresh flavorfull foods that are interesting and fun. I'm really a better baker than a cook. I recently succeeded with a first attempt at a flan recipe. I even made a 'Mad Hatter' cake for my sisters birthday. Well, my fellow 'Spoon Sisters' will all remind me of the vegetarian burger disaster. To be honest, there are probably more tragedies than I care to recount.