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Well, I got it. The blogging itch.

          Not so much the "inspiring-daily-messages-written-in-oozes-of-emotion" blogging itch but more the "I-think-about-food-way-too-much-what-am-I-going-to-do-with-all-these-food-pictures-other-than-continue-to-spam-my-Facebook-friends" type of itch. 

          Since this is my first post, I suppose we should start to get acquainted with one another.. (although who am I kidding, if you're reading this it's basically guaranteed you know me and I begged you to come here). I'm a pretty simple person: I love all things food and all things cat. Who doesn't?

                I can't promise this blog will be particularly fancy. I'm not a chef and I'm not a photographer. I'll be honest, up until a few days ago I didn't have a camera. I shot everything on my iPhone.. okay, I'll actually be honest, I didn't even have that until this summer. I can't be the only girl holding on to that wondrous Blackberry keyboard, waiting for it to make a comeback.. right?.. guys?..  

           
                 So anyway, as fun as it is to waste away the hours drooling through pages of FoodGawker recipes, it's not that often I actually bother to go out and buy the ingredients needed to put a gourmet meal together. I generally enjoy simple, delicious food which doesn't require putting aside a weekend to slave over, only to end in a mushy pile of disappointment. The type of food you'll find on here is comforting but realistic; food which is kind to the earth, kind to animals and kind to my body (well, alright.. mostly kind to my body.. chocolate, I'm looking at you). I don't know how frequent my posts will be, and I don't expect them to be brilliant. I'm simply looking to share my adventures in compassionate cooking and maybe even inspire you to add a little bit of vegan to your meals :). 

           I'm going to try to have my first recipe post ready in the next couple of days, here's to some delicious food to come!