My name is Nathan, and I like to eat. And I really like to eat the way I grew up eating: where bacon, lard, and butter were all staples. Where vegetables weren’t served until covered in cheese sauce, bacon, or (preferably) both. Where it was perfectly acceptable to serve a dish consisting entirely of pot-pie dough, cooked in chicken stock and fat. Where casseroles, baked goods, and red meat roamed free.
Sure, we had salads, and dressing usually involved a cup of sugar and bacon fat. And of course we ate fruit: what else do you put in your jello and pie? And I must say, we always ate well. At my grandparents’ house, vegetarians will be disappointed. Vegans will be hungry.
This blog is about cooking the way I did growing up, about talking to my family about food, and about eating. And loving it. Welcome.
I am so excited!