Geeks Den

It’s been over 2 months since I last had time to sit down and write about what makes me geek out.  I’ve just been seriously busy.  I work 10-13 hour shifts.  Something I must change in the near future.  If I ever want to put time into my many projects and make them succeed.  One such project is I am now fully into cooking and baking.  My new lifestyle has always kept me feeling super healthy and keeping my weight down at 175 pounds.

It all started by omitting and cutting down on certain foods from my life.  Buying things that were a healthier alternative to what I used to eat when I was 360 pounds.  That worked and I lost the weight.  Once I got my own home and my own kitchen, I started playing around at making healthier versions of the foods I’ve always loved.  It turns out I find it to be easy and fun 🙂

In so much that I wish I had more normal hours to be able to cook every day!  Currently I get up and rush off to work, just to come home and crash and do it again 5 days a week or more.  When I do get a day off it’s running errands and doing laundry.  I get to cook once and make my weekly cookies.  (more on that soon).  Then I have to indulge others by going out to eat and shopping.

I had to recently explain I’m tired of going out to eat and running all over.  My job is long.  I drive a lot already (I average 30,000 miles a year) and I really enjoy cooking and baking.  So I would prefer to make meals at home.  Also that I really don’t wish to shop all the time for things I don’t even need.  My house has more than enough projects to keep me busy for years.  On top of the fact I’m a neat freak and keep a clean, clutter-free home.  I’m more of a minimalist and don’t like a ton of stuff all over my house.

What makes it even more exciting that I like to cook and bake, is that now I have a girlfriend.  She recently had to change her lifestyle to gluten free and dairy free.  At first I thought it was going to be difficult to do all three health changes.  Turns out I’m very clever and have made all my dishes gluten free and dairy free while keeping the carbs to a minimum and in most cases, zero!!

This has led me to start thinking about adding to my future.  I have grown bored with what I do for a living.  I could seriously take my love of homemade healthy foods and fill the void I see in so many places for people like girlfriend and myself.  To those who don’t have time or the disposition to make these dishes for themselves.  If I could secure the capitol, I would gladly open a bakery/deli shop.

Soon I will share the recipes I’ve found and examples of the food I make.  What I’ve done to make them even better and yummy!

Here’s a teaser of my recreation of one of my favorite cookies.  Pecan Sandies!