New Blog...

Oh boy! Where to start?
So this is kind of a long time coming. I've always loved to cook, and I've always been preoccupied with my weight. Until recently, the two have not gone well together. But through many inspirations, I have been able to learn how to combine the two obsessions into something, well, quite wonderful and enjoyable.

So why am I doing this blog? Because David said, "Why don't you write a blog?" Ha ha, just kidding. I mean, he did say that, but there are numerous other reasons. One, my current profile picture shows this wonderful recipe book I found in a thrift store. It has recipes and newspaper clippings dating from the mid-sixties to seventies. Awesome! In looking through it, I kept thinking, wouldn't it be nice if I could replicate these recipes, but with a modern and healthier twist on them? So then I began searching the internet for updates to some of these recipes. Then I began recreating not only the recipes from the book, but also from these wonderful blogs and sites.
The more recipes I tried, the more excited I got. And the more often David asked, "Why don't you write a blog?" So, why not?
So here's the deal, I'm going to try to post one new recipe a week. I'll post them, good or bad, as long as you follow me along this journey. I'll also post links from some of the sites I get my inspiration from.
Some of the things I'm going to try to do:
Find the closest recipe I can to my grandmother's sour cream coffee cake and put a new "Chefster Shelly" spin on it. But that will probably have to wait until the weather cools down, as will most of my baking ventures.
I want to make the healthiest,  best tasting mac and cheese ever.
I want to make a low-carb grilled cheese.
Healthy fried chicken, anyone?
Basically, I'm going to start by revamping some of my favorite foods :)
In the mean time, please let me know if you have any requests or recipe ideas, or just any comments in general. Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated.