September- National Organic Month!

How is everyone's September going?! September is my favorite month, not just because it's the month my birthday is in, but because it's all about change! We get to cool down from the long, hot summer months and warm up with hot chocolate or a big pot of soup and enjoy the autumn season. Everyone, including myself, is back to school, getting back into their regular habits between work, school, and whatever life throws at us. Did you all know that September is national organic month? September has a ton of food-related month titles like national mushroom month and national honey month, in addition to more odd occasions like national head lice awareness month...;) Anyway, the point is that the "organic trend" that is sweeping the country is celebrated this month. Whenever I can get it, I always choose the organic kind of whatever it is that I want. So, with that said, when you go to your grocery store (or supermarket as some call it ;)), choose organic! It's more expensive and not as easy as reaching for the first thing you find, but it's important to make these decisions to better impact our local and national farmers and stop the use of all the "-acides" and GMO's in the food we eat! So, let's make September completely organic! Cheers to the fall season and the importance of organics/sustainability in the United States!

So it begins!

I've always thought about creating a food blog as an "outlet" for my culinary interest, and now...I did it! I'm super excited to blog about all of the culinary adventures I come across! I really appreciate good journalism and graphic design, and especially good food, so this is a combination of all of my big interests. Feel free to let me know what you guys would like to see on here. I'll post other blogs' posts, links, pictures, and other findings that I find interesting.

[A little bit about myself as a foodie]
+I love pasta, panini, and potatoes;
+Coffee is a huge interest of mine (I work at Starbucks);
+I am only 19 and I have a huge collection of cookbooks;
+I subscribe to Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, and Saveur;
+My favorite food tv show is Top Chef;
+I've always claimed that lasagna is my favorite food, but I have a ton of favorites;
+The first memory of cooking anything was when I learned how to make a Gooey Butter Cake with my grandma;
+My favorite tool in the kitchen is a tie between the KitchenAid stand mixer or my All-Clad saucier.

Cheers to my new blog!
I hope you all like it!