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Hello everyone, or more accurately, no one!

My name is Jamie Mae... and I'm obsessed with cooking (and eating). Cooking is my favorite hobby which keeps me sane and centered. I make nearly all of my own meals and eating out has become a special treat. I sometimes reference a recipe, but rarely follow recipes for my meals. I write down ingredients, but this is my first attempt at writing recipes. I want to be able to cook the same meals twice, which is difficult with intuitive cooking. The way I cook, I don't use measuring cups or spoons; I taste test and instinctively add ingredients as I go.

I am a self-taught home cook. After I left the college dorms, I realized I could no longer afford to eat out for most of my meals and began cooking my own food. I was always cooking for one, which drove me to ditch recipes as they are always designed for multiple eaters. The more I experimented, the more I moved away from pre-made convenience foods. Why buy pasta sauce in a jar when I can make a much better version at home? Six years, hours of Food Network, and hundreds of delicious meals later, I've developed an intuitive and tasty cooking style.

I do not know how to describe my cooking, for I am inspired by many countries. Mostly, I tend to cook Italian, Asian, Mexican, and American inspired fusion-meals. I often find myself day dreaming about food and and what will be my next meal; often, inspirations strike me and I just hope I have a pen around. Today's vision: Black Bean Hummus. We'll see how it turns out this week! It's always a surprise when it's intuitive cooking :) Keep checking back for new meals, pictures, snacks, and more!

*Jamie Mae*