We actually did it!

Well, here is our first post. I thought I would give a little background....without taking 5 hours to write it!

Ashley and I both shared an AMAZING friend who was tragically killed in a car accident on September 14, 2009. It was a day of horror we will both never forget. Through our pain and loss we have become great friends and we try to fill the void where Adriane used to be. We have never actually met, but Adriane painted a picture of us both to each other. I hope it was beautiful :)

I knew Adriane as a graduate student at the University of Florida where I was a lab technician. We became instant friends and spent HOURS together. I moved to Indiana in late November of 2006. Soon after that Ashley and Adriane became inseparable friends and then became roommates.

Some of my great memories of Adriane involved food and calling her to hear about the crazy tales of their cooking mishaps. My favorite night was when I called and she and Ashley were making crackers. I had never heard of anyone making crackers (except for Keebler elves). So, I imagined Ashley and Adriane in the tree house dressed as elves baking crackers. Crazy, I know!

When I knew I was moving I baked and cooked all the time. I wanted to get rid of my food because I did not want to move it all! Adriane would always come over and eat my creations with me and my husband. Food was definitely something that was celebrated in our friendship. They did not have to be complicated or expensive to taste great.

Now Ashley and I make some creative food and we share the recipes via email. I love to eat, which really undermines my attempts to lose weight. Ashley came up with the idea to blog about some of our recipes. I plan on sharing some fun recipes that fall under the following categories:

1) Super easy to make
2) Super yummy and easy to make
3) Super yummy, slightly hard to make, but totally worth the time!
4) Fun recipes that remind me of Adriane