Any Foodies out there?

i loveeee cooking
i loveeee baking with my daughters too although of course ive had to find some low cal things to bake/cook now :P

Me me me!!!!

I even tried out for the Next Food Network Star! Oh, and I also led a MFP Chopped challenge. What a blast!

Part of the reason I think I've had weight loss success is because I've learned to enjoy renovating recipes to make them more healthy. We are also salt conscious in my house, so that adds a whole 'nother layer of difficulty. But it makes it more of a challenge and fun - I try to one-up myself each week my faking out my regular-chow friends with a low-cal, lower-fat, low-sodium swap. Sometimes I'm successful, sometimes I flop - but it keeps it interesting!

I LOVEto cook tooo! And LOVE to watch the Food Network. I love looking at all the food I know I can't eat! lol. but then as you do, I turn them into a healthy version.

If you lived near Fort Bragg NC I would pay you to cook for us. I HATE COOKING.
I am glad that you love it though, it is so cool to know people really enjoy things.

TOTAL foodie here!!! As I type this I am waiting for my whole grain, gourmet pizza dough to rise!!! I also made the sauce myself as well. I roast my own coffee beans, make my own salsa, jams, jellies, EVERYTHING!!!

Food is my life. I love watching cooking shows, reading cooking books, cooking for family/friends, doing cooking classes and writing my own food blog.

Being part of this has changed my whole outlook on food and the kinds of things I look for in recipes and meals. It's been such a learning experience but no matter what, the bottom line is a I love food and cooking

I actually had to curtail all the magazines I used to get....Cooking Light, Clean Eating, Better Homes & Garden, Vegetarian Times (not a vegetarian but loved the recipes)...and any cookbook. I love going to the library and checking out new cookbooks just to read!!!!!!!! I watch the cooking networks daily. I love to cook..sadly bc my job changed locations I have to commute so I do what I call 'flash cooking'. Still healthy but just not long and drawn out like I used to. I usually have to cook on the weekend so I don't have to during the week. put me as a friend if you wish.

Omg I want to add you all!!! I have been so alone with this! Everyone I know, especially the friends I have got to join MFP with me think a can of tuna and whole wheat crackers is what this is all about while I'm over here fixing Peppery Shrimp and Lingne with Ciabatta and olive oil!

So before I send out a bunch of friend requests... Add me if you like to brag about what healthy meals are making you skinny!!,

I so understand most of my friends don't like to cook at all!!!!!!!!!! Not even hook up a 'store bought' food.

My obsession is more with baking than cooking, but I definitely love it all. I'm going to be entering into the baking program at my local community college (since my state has no real culinary school) and I'm planning on starting my own catering business. Eventually I'd love to open a restaurant!

My obsession is more with baking than cooking, but I definitely love it all. I'm going to be entering into the baking program at my local community college (since my state has no real culinary school) and I'm planning on starting my own catering business. Eventually I'd love to open a restaurant!

Wow!!!!!!!! Excited for you!!!!!!!

I have always enjoyed cooking (and yes watching my fav Food network shows) but I have really started getting into it even more since I started up on here. I discovered SkinnyTaste.com because of this site and have been going crazy ever since. I've made Gina's (yes, we are on a first name basis now, even if she doesn't know it baked mac and cheese, spinach artichoke dip (well, a combination of her hot spinach dip and her artichoke dip), chocolate zucchini bread (made into muffins), and most recently I tried her chocolate chip cookies which have been putting my will power to the test because while they are light, they are small and incredible making me want like 10 of them at once. All around I have really been enjoying the cooking aspect of things this time around, it helps control what I am eating being able to know what is going into it. No more basing my serving size on a package, I base it on how many calories I want to devote to that item and if I want more for less, I just find ways to lighten it up myself.

Yes food network rules. . . Giada is one of my favorite to watch!

I'm a foodie too! I'm a huge fan of Cook's Illustrated and trust their recipes and techniques implicitly. I try to make a new recipe or try a new food every week - it's the best way to find new "favorites" IMHO. I also minimize processed foods. I love, love, love my local-farms produce delivery service. It keeps me eating heaps of fruits and veggies and brings new things to my attention.

This week's new stuff? I lightened up chicken salad in a way I actually liked (not a fan of FF or lite mayo - blech!), experimented with a cliantro-lime chicken salad (jury's still out on that - it's for lunch tomorrow), and finally got into the steel-cut oats everyone's been raving about (I know, I'm behind the times on this one). Hehehe. I keep trying to like oatmeal... and I'm getting there.

Always glad to find other foodies on MFP. You're a source of inspiration!

Nikkie

Absolutly a foodie.. always looking up recipes and making changes to them according to my taste...
Food Network is always on in my house! love Anthony Bourdain and watching him eat all that crazy **** that i would never touch!

Yes yes yes!!! I love cooking from scratch and I LOVE Food Network...watch it all the time! We literally eat 2-4 new recipes a week. I also plan out all of my meals for the week and sometimes for a month at a time and often do once a month cooking. Feel free to add me and we can exchange some ideas.