Well, as I said in my initial post, this blog got started because of the many requests we’ve had for recipes and ideas at the cottage.  Who am I?  I’m a mom of three busy teenagers who eat a lot!  I’ve always loved cooking and have tried, since the time the kids were little, to use as many all natural ingredients as possible.  Easy, right?  Not really, we’ve moved a lot…around Canada and in the UK, so ‘go with the flow’ is often a chant I say to myself when I’m standing in a brand new grocery store looking for inspiration.  So what happened?  Well, I’ve somehow managed to get my family to eat a huge variety of diverse foods, eat well (most of the time) and learned to feed large crowds at the same time!  Why? Well it turns out I really like doing it.  It’s hard to beat that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when your guests or family lean back with a satisfied smile on their face and say, hmm, good.  So…I figure if I like that feeling, there must be others out there that like it, too.  Now, if someone asks for a recipe, I’m trying to add it to thecottagecrowd.com, so that they can easily find it and refer back to it, if they need to.  What have I learned?  Well, the biggest thing is that I know more about some things than I thought AND I know less about other things.  The learning curve is huge, but I’m getting there.  This blogging thing has been a chance to get a different part of my brain working (& yes, sometimes there is smoke), but I’m navigating my way through and hopefully improving every time.

Feel free to email me with any questions or leave a comment.  I know there are others out there just like me!  And please, try the recipes and let me know what you think!