Introduction

To get started I thought I should let you know a little bit about myself. I'm Lucy Coburn and I love to cook and eat. As a Taurus, I have a penchant for the finer things in life, but have recently moved to a remote seasonal area in Northern Michigan and find myself struggling day to day to make ends meet. The town I live in (see below) is bustling with activity during the summer months as we are nestled between two lakes perfect for boating, fishing, and swimming.


I have been coming to this town almost every summer my entire life as our family has been doing so since the early 1900's. This past summer when I came for a visit I decided, not having any other options open having just moved from Washington DC, that I would like to try and stay through the winter and make myself a home here. Unfortunately, after the restaruant I worked at closed for the season in October, I have been finding it increasingly difficult to find any steady work and make a living currently by doing several odd jobs. Let's say though that I cannot wait for Spring and the return of some steady work.

As every person, I focus on the essentials....food, shelter and clothing. As I have a wonderful and cozy roof over my head and a fairly decent wardrobe to call my own I spend a lot (some may argue too much) time thinking and worrying about food. Some might be ok with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and tuna casserole, but while those old stand-bys are nice, occasionally to rarely, I like to feel like I am eating a meal I could have ordered in a restaraunt. I need my food groups or else I feel like its not a real meal.

My aim the remainder of this winter is to make delicious fairly balanced meals on a skin tight budget. I'm fortunate to be in the same town of a wonderful grocery store that really has some great deals on proteins and produce, I really couldn't believe some of the prices I've found! Hopefully you readers have your special spots with great discounts as well. Once I get an inventory going of recipes, I hope you will be able to search by ingredient and get some great ideas. I'm not really a "recipe" person as I just try to find what is on sale and what I have in my cupboard and work off that. You will probably see me using a lot of ingredients over and over. I love mushrooms and red onions. I put them in a lot. Also my local store always seems to have pork on sale so I make a lot of meals with the other white meat.

I hope you enjoy what you read and see and get some great ideas and share your own!