Heck: Take One.

If anyone is out there, I should introduce myself: I’m Jen Heck. A small-ish town girl, married to the only person who vowed to put up with me and I am a mother to two daughters who are stuck with me, too.  Anyway, I am a stay at home mom with many previous jobs, all customer service; most required that I carried a tray and served people food.

Food. That’s the real reason I’m typing this. Food: the second most important item to be put in our mouths. Isn’t food interesting? Well, I guess thinking about a bag of frozen blueberries isn’t. But, going with your friends and family to a farm and hand picking blueberries is rather gratifying. I just recently went on this adventure, it was wonderful! Even more wonderful were the recipes my friend and I came up with: blueberry pound cake with lemon icing and fresh blueberry waffles.

I guess…maybe… I’m a little bored with my stay-at-home position. I mean, laundry is so not interesting. My kids find their friends down the street more entertaining than me, so I find myself alone in my house sometimes wondering, “What the heck am I doing?” So, I considered writing for fun, but my short story ended up only a couple paragraphs without a plot, with a quick death. I asked myself what I truly enjoy every day. The answer: cooking dinner.

I’m sure I’m no different than millions of other stay-at-home-executive chefs, but I do enjoy making a semi-healthy, full flavored meal that brings my family and me together.  I hope that my photo-journal entries of new recipes bring you and me together from time to time so you can see, “What the Heck Am I Cooking?”