A Ladle Bit About Me:

Let's start simple: I love soups and I love sauces.

There, now that you know that, you know what this blog is about, if you hadn't already figured it out.

Growing up, I was raised with casseroles that consisted of cream of mushroom soup or spaghetti sauce from a can.  By the time I was in high school, and the last of four children in the home, I was lucky if we ate at home at all.

Some people rebel against their childhood by doing the bad things they were taught not to do.  While I can't say I didn't do a little bit of this also, the majority of my rebellion that I stand by as a full fledged adult and mom of almost five awesome kids, is that I cook.  I don't just cook,  I LOVE to cook, and I'm pretty okay at it.  While I can make meatloaf and tuna casserole with the best of them, you're more likely to see enchiladas with a home made green sauce on the menu in our home.

When restaurants fail, or even when they succeed, my goal is to go home and make what I ate, just better.

So, in my blog, you'll not just find recipes, but rules.  You see, I can give you a recipe on how to make soup, but you'll have an opinion regarding how salty it is, how sweet it is or that it's too bland. One of my favorite recipe sites is www.allrecipes.com and I'm consistently amazed by the negative complaints until I realize that these people didn't understand the rules behind the recipe.  That's not to say there aren't some awful recipes, but for the most part, there are ways to make it better, or at least to your own liking.

I hope you enjoy the food you'll make when you join me in being a ladle bit crazy!