I love food. I love eating food, reading about it, writing about it, and even shopping for it. So, I decided to blog about food and cooking and eating.
Professionally, a significant part of my life centered on food, see about me. But now, even as an empty nester and retiree, I am still food-driven. I wake up thinking about what I get to cook that day, and go to sleep thinking about the next day’s grocery list. Of course, it’s also all about eating!
I believe in hearty, healthy cooking. I cook every day, and will post what I know and do in the kitchen.
Hopefully the Chef Mimi Blog will inspire you to cook, or cook more often. Or maybe it will inspire you to try something you’ve never tasted before. Everyone can, and should, cook. After all – we need to eat!
I am lucky enough to travel often and will share my food photos from fabulous restaurants, fairs, and food markets. I love helping with recipes and menu ideas, so bring on the questions.
I’m very seasonally-oriented with food and it’s Spring!!! So put on your aprons and let’s cook !!!!!
original artwork by Miss Sarah-Allen.
website Sarah Allen Preston
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I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Award. Check it out at:
http://babyboomerbakes.com/2012/11/26/baby-boomer-bakes-nominated-for-the-sunshine-award/
WOW! Thank you so much!!!!!
Beautiful colours!! I cannot wait to look through your blog!
Thank you so much! I am honored!
HI Chef Mimi – Thanks for visiting my blog and for the follow. Your blog looks good. Keep up the good work.
thanks so much!
you have a wonderful blog. I love the colours and design of your site. It makes me happy and thinking of food even more
ciao!
how sweet! thank you so much!!!
What a beautiful place you’ve created here. I’m crazy about the colors and that picture in this post! Um. yes please
Thank you! Can you tell I love red and green?!!! I appreciate your comment.
Thanks for visiting/following my blog, and I look forward to more of yours.
Thank you so much! I love your post on visiting the snail farm!
Congratulations on your award!
thank you so much! let’s pray for rain!
this is a wonderful photo dear Mimi. So Christmassy. Well done on your award!
thank you! I have a very old, dark house, so photos, especially this time of year, are very challenging for me. Merry Christmas!
I love your passion for food and cooking! Inspiring people to cook and cook more often – way to go girl!! That is my mission too
thank you! I’m so impressed with the young women cooks in the blogging world. Way more than I would have expected!
I don’t know how you found me but I’m glad you did – I am enjoying your blog – your obvious passion for food and the lovely photography!
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year! I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award:
http://thekatandthefallingleaves.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/more-awards/
Thank you so much! That is very sweet!
xoxo
Hooray for following our passions, our hearts, and our stomachs!
Well put! Love your blog!
Hi I would love for you to guestpost on my blog – so nice to meet you
And loving the delicious blog you have running!
Cheers
CCU
Thank you! I consider it an honor!!!
Many thanks for the blog-follow @Thefatbearblog. Looking around your own blog, it looks great. I loved the About Me section – it resonated so much with so many of my own food memories and loves (having spent a lot of time in France, and having an American-Chinese wife).
Thank you. Those of us Americans with ties to other countries are very lucky. Myself, China is on my long list of places I would like to travel and eat!!!
i LOVE food too! but, thanks to my sweet tooth, i have a weakness for all things baked and chocolatey…hahaha. It’s so nice to find another foodie blog
-abeer @ http://www.cakewhiz.com
Thank you!
I am so glad i found your blog! I love cooking too and am ever on the lookout for healthy versions of my favorite dishes! Will follow with interest! (Pasta looks really cook – and it looks low in calories as well, just as it should be!
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Thank you!
“Everyone can, and should cook”. I agree. Absolutely!
That’s why I love meeting all the young lady bloggers out there! It’s good to learn early!
I love reading your recipes and love knowing you wake up and go to bed thinking about food recipes and what next to do with your food. I am so happy to know someone who is like me. I was starting to think I had some weird kind of obsession! Lol. Take care, BAM
I think we are obsessed! Nothing wrong with that.
I love the post Chef Mimi. Your right we should all learn to cook. But not just because we have too eat, as you stated..and this is true. But also, so we don’t reach for the junk food at the fast food restaurants.
Congrats also on all your blog awards.
Hey thanks Chef Mimi for the visit to my blog, Savor the Food. I hope you are able to enjoy any one of those rice recipes. They should be a delight to your pallet. Though you are a good cook!! Your blog shows us all that.
Chef Randall
savorthefood.wordpress.com
I do not, believe it or not, go to fast food restaurants. No junk foods exists in my kitchen. And, You are right. Cooking at home is always healthier!
wonderful colours and foods, you call us to take action in the kitchen based on your inspiration……………….thank you deeply
Aren’t you sweet! And, poetic!
we really do enjoy what you do, its easy to be poetic
Hi there, just wanted to let you know I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award and the Very Inspiring blog award. If you are interested go to this link. http://ourgrowingpaynes.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/one-lovely-blog-award-and-the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Thank you so much!!!
You’re welcome!
I love food, too. Cute blog with great recipes.
Thank you so much!
I am looking forward to trying your cuscuz recipe… I loved the photo.
Thank you!
Thanks for stopping by So I could discover your blog. Love the artistic header , I’ll be sure to visit again. Chef mimi I hope you’ll come back for more visits too Charu
Thank you Charu!!
congrats, i’m glad for you chef Mimi
Thank you so much!
good morning, i saw your like on my lamby page and popped over for a look-see. Lovely pages, and i understand completely about thinking about what you are going to eat when you wake up in the morning.. this morning i am going to make french vanilla ice cream! Daisy has some creamy milk lately! Have a lovely day.. c
Thanks for stopping by! I’ve been following you for a while, and I’m a sucker for sweet lamb photos!!! That ice cream will be so yummy…
well thank you so much for following, I shall be sure to stop by more often! c
Hi Mimi. Thank you for liking some of our recipes at surreyKitchen. Like you I love cooking and writing about food. Congratulations on all the awards your blog has one. It’s very inspiring and I hope to build up a following like yours for surreyKitchen.
I love your blog! I’ve been following it for quite a while now! Thanks for stopping by.
Fantastic blog!! Congratulations! A true inspiration for my blog. Best, Sam
Well aren’t you sweet! Thank you.
Congrats on all of your awards. I am sure they are well-deserved.
You are very kind!
Thank you very much for the follow. I am truly honored. You have such an amazing blog and so much knowledge to share. Expect me to drop by often. I am following…..Danny.
Thank you! I love your blog, too! And the name!!!
Thank you for visiting my blog.. I’m so happy to be here and can’t wait to peek around your site! xx Smidge
Thanks, Barb! I’ve been visiting your blog for quite a while! I love it!
I loved the Potato and Smoked Salmon. I tried it with some grated cheese and agree with you that heavier cream would be better.!!!
I know! Sometimes it’s just better not to follow a recipe!
So much food and it all looks so delicious too!
Thanks so much!