About SnoWhite and Frog Prince
Hi, I'm SnoWhite! I've been married to Frog Prince for three and a half years. During 2010, Frog Prince and I completed our PhDs. We use those degrees during our day jobs... but, in the evenings, we enjoy spending our time in the kitchen!
While we both love to cook, most of the cooking at our place is done by me, SnoWhite. Frog Prince adds the spices and cooks with more spontaneity than I, the "type-A" chef.
Together, we have found great joy in providing wholesome foods for our family.
About Finding Joy in My Kitchen
My love of cooking and baking comes from my mom and my grandmothers, who are excellent cooks. When I moved 600+ miles away from home and began to start cooking for the first time far away from home, I wanted to share the new recipes I was trying with those who inspired me. I'd find a new recipe, make it for Frog Prince and I and call my mom to tell her about the recipe. After a few weeks of me calling her to see if she had actually tried the recipes I would email to her, she confessed that she needed to see the recipe before she would try it.
Turns out, she's not the only one who likes seeing photos of what they are aspiring to make.
I decided to start Finding Joy in My Kitchen during our first year of marriage -- just for my mom. I began posting recipes we tried, complete with step-by-step photos of the food. And, you know what? She started making some of our recipes. And you did too!
Finding Joy in My Kitchen started as as a place to document our cooking journey; now, it's a ministry to you. God has taught us much about using the food resources He's given to us to make wise and healthy food choices, and we've found that eating well and cooking from scratch is fun and enjoyable! It is our hope that as you browse and try these recipes that you too will find joy in cooking food for your family!
Have a recipe you'd like me to try, or interesting in sharing a cooking tip? I love hearing from you -- please feel free to send me an email, or leave me a comment!
Hi! I just found your blog this week and have actually planned several meals with your recipes. Thank you for such a well planned out and beautifully done blog..and for all the great recipes. I have twin girls and am always in the market for good, made-from-scratch recipes. I will definitely be checking back a lot. Have a wonderful day!
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I'm so excited about finding your blog! I can't wait to try some of your recipes! I'm adding your button right now! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteHi I just found your blog and I don't even know how. :) I think I am addicted. I have been struggling to get motivated to menu plan again. Now I am excited again. Thanks! Also could I link back to your blog if I use a recipe and decide to share instead of keeping it for myself?
ReplyDeleteI just added your badge to my blog. I had to laugh because we have the same cannisters so when I look at it, it takes me a minute to realize that they are your cannisters and not mine.
ReplyDeleteLove your recipes.
Hi-- Your lists of recipes are so helpful! Generally, what number do you cook for? I am not sure how many servings each recipe makes.
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Hey, I'm starting my own cooking blog. I was wondering how you arranged your archives. I wanted to start by just doing the labels column. But I'm computer stupid and I can only figure out how to do the "archives" by date. Can you point me in the right direction?
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Thanks for visiting me! You have quite a yummy looking blog. I'll be back! ;)
ReplyDeleteSarah - I love your blog, and I have shared it with a couple of my young women friends that have a great interest in becoming domestic but haven't had the experience. I was just looking at your white bean sauce as an alternative to Alfredo, and I'll be glad to add that to my list of recipes. We eat tons of beans and it's nice to have new ways to cook them. This made me think of a recipe I've tried a few times, and it's fun to serve it without "telling" - maybe you've tried it. You just use a good quality brownie mix, and replace the eggs, oil and water with a can of well mashed black beans. You get gooey delicious brownies. My 14 year old son even eats them, and he would be FURIOUS if he knew he was eating black beans : )
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say how much I love your blog. I've probably cooked 10 different recipes following your instructions and though some have failed, several have turned out really well. I'm new to the whole cooking thing, and like you, never had any interest until now. But I'm actually finding cooking to be therapeutic. What I love about your blog are the pictures you include with your step by step instructions. That way I know what it supposed to look like if I'm doing something wrong. You should totally publish a cookbook. I'd buy it!
ReplyDeleteHi! I just stumbled across your page, and I'm so glad I did! I love to cook but lately I've been short on ideas. I've looked through just a few of your recipes and we have similar cooking styles. So, now I'm inspired to get back in the kitchen Thanks
ReplyDeleteCiao! Nice to meet you and your blog! I lite it, it's so nice!!
ReplyDeleteyay! I'm so glad I found your blog - thanks so much for your comment on mine. Where in Michigan are you living? It's so fun to meet other food bloggers from around here...it feels like an instant friend! :)
ReplyDeleteHi, I just found your blog through another blog that I follow and it looks wonderful. I am real new to the whole blogging thing, but love to cook and try out new recipes, so I figured I'd blog about it so that others can enjoy the recipes too. Thanks so much for sharing recipes, as well as great tips on budgeting. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sno White! Thanks for the comment on the blog and I'm so glad it led me to yours! I'm always looking for new recipes and ways to stay healthy (and cheap!) -Katie M
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Thank-you for this blog! I've tried many of your recipes and love them! You have truly made cooking easy and fun for me. Your recipes are easy and the pictures are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI found you via CT On a Budget's blog and I find your site to be delightful! I passed your link along to my granddaughter, who taught herself to cook by watching the Food Channel.
ReplyDeleteYour website is much classier than the one I have created but that's because we are two different people--variety IS the spice of life!
Keep up the good work; I think you are doing just what God had in mind for you!
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Mother Connie
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Hi! Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog! That was such a nice surprise. :) Now it's my turn for compliments...first, I love the name of your blog! I think food tastes better when it's made with joy. :) Second, I love that you are so enthusiastic and excited about cooking. It's so fun to read your story!
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Hey, I just moved away from home and I am starting to cook. What are some great recipes for a beginning cook? I love Italian food.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting! I hope you'll find lots of easy recipes here. A few Italian recipes I can recommend, include:
-Quick Stove-Top Pasta Sauce (http://joyinmykitchen.blogspot.com/2010/07/quick-spaghetti-sauce.html)
-Italian Sausage Spinach Penne
(http://joyinmykitchen.blogspot.com/2010/07/italian-sausage-spinach-penne.html)
-Mushroom Spinach Calzone
(http://joyinmykitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/mushroom-spinach-calzone.html)
-Three Cheese Ziti
(http://joyinmykitchen.blogspot.com/2008/12/three-cheese-ziti.html)
And,
-Creamy Tortellini Bake
(http://joyinmykitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/creamy-tortellini-bake.html)
Hope that helps!
Thanks for sharing all of this information with everyone. Your blog/story is inspiring and I get a genuine vibe from you...which sometimes is hard to find in a popular blog.
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Just found your blog. I checked about you > You and your hubby are a cute couple.. I am going to try the no heat chili on the grand kiddos.
ReplyDeleteI really like the healthy simple recipes you post. I hope you'll share some on my "Foodie Friday" linky this week.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is fantastic! I'm trying to make as much stuff from scratch as possible, and when I did a google search for "homemade crackers" your recipes popped up! Excited to see what other awesome recipes I find here. :)
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