according to the urban dictionary a yenta provides you knowledge and wisdom about everything…i can’t promise you everything but i can promise you a good laugh and some awesome recipes…
hi, i’m meredith, aka, the food yenta.
i rant about farmers markets often and eating local is my thing. i tend to rant about organic foods as well (i also talk about my kids).
in my previous life i was a photographer who dabbled in graphic design and print production. my life changed 5 years ago as well as my career. when we found out we were having our first child i went from being a full time working city girl to a full time suburban stay at home mom. i went from dining at fabulous restaurants and bar hopping to trying to figure out how to cook a basic meal. now I am a full time mom to two fabulous high energy children who love to eat, run circles around me, and eat (did I mention that?).
one of my many loves is taking complicated recipes and simplifying them (let’s face it, my job is mom and mom’s don’t have 5 hours to make dinner). the less ingredients the better, the easier the meal is to put together the better, the more recipes i can make from one basic recipe…the better.
the kitchen is one of my favorite places. whether it’s to flip through a magazine or sip a cup of tea, it’s my place, the place where i can create and have fun, get dirty and explore.
cooking is something i love, something that brings me joy and freedom. it’s something that i can do with my kids, it’s something that brings smiles to my families face. something i love. something i can’t help sharing.
have fun and enjoy reading!
happy cooking,
meredith (aka) the food yenta
thefoodyenta@yahoo.com
note: “the food yenta”, name, design, and photography are all trademarked and copyrighted. please ask permission to use anything from this blog including recipes and pictures.
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guest bloggers:
ginny: ginny works as a children’s book designer. her evening activities include experimenting with flavors and cuisines which seem to not have a negative effect on her unsuspecting husband as of yet. “besides cooking, i also knit, plays guitar, drums, and constantly adding to my vocabulary in american sign language. i aspire to be like anthony bourdain post heroin.” ginny lives in brooklyn with her husband and three dogs.
sheri silver: sheri writes the blog donuts, dresses and dirt. sheri writes about cooking and baking, gardening and what she calls her “favorite finds” – great places to eat, shop and spend time in and around New York. “i live in a suburb about 45 minutes north of nyc and when i’m not blogging i run a small landscape design business and spend time with my husband and 3 amazing kids – ages 20, 15 and 2.” go visit sheri over at her blog!
sharon: sharon is from thyme to cook, a personal chef service in the boston area. “i’m a 40 something personal chef, fitness instructor and health educator in vegan/raw and living foods. in my former life i was a biologist, with my master’s in science, working in the biotech/pharmaceutical domain for 15 years. 5 years ago i started thyme to cook and haven’t looked back.” sharon is passionate about food and fitness “i’m grateful that i can put the 2 together on a daily basis.” you can find sharon at thyme to cook and rawk out.
a very special shout out to my web guru zak! go check him out at officethug! with out him none of this would be possible.
note: “the food yenta”, name, design, and photography are all trademarked and copyrighted. please ask permission to use anything from this blog including recipes and pictures.