Twisted Treats....Let's get this party started!

Hey! Welcome to Twisted Treats, a blog for cooking advice, recipes, and more.  Wanna know who the girl is behind the keyboard? My name is Katie, and I have an Associates degree in Culinary Arts. Now, just because I have a degree doesn't mean I'm going to get all stuffy on ya'll. If you don't follow my recipes to the letter, great! The best part about cooking is to be creative, make substitutions, and find new and exciting ways to...literally...play with your food!

So if you're one of those people who believes that food is just plain boring, well..Stick around, and maybe I can change your mind!

Now, more about me.. Because when it's not about food, it's about me! I believe blogs can be much more enjoyable when you know about the person behind them.  Now, I'm certainly not going to tell you EVERYTHING.. ya'll really don't need to know what my shoe size is, what my favorite flowers are, etc. But let's talk about food! I grew up in a family where food=fun! On my mom's side of the family, cooking is a passion. My grandfather worked in a bakery, my uncle loved to cook, my mother TAUGHT me how to cook, and the love of cooking (and some really great recipes) has been passed down to me naturally. I can still remember sitting in the kitchen, watching my mother cook, and as I got older, helping her cook. I remember how proud she was when I made my first cake by myself, and I have a LOT of great memories of being in the kitchen with her. (And next time I see her, she's giving me a refresher course in cake decorating!) So, culinary school made absolute sense! Some days it was really hard (i.e. 8 hour lab classes, making lunch for the president of the college) and some days it was easy (baking bread)..But EVERY day, it was fun! Even if i was sore at the end of the day, tired from everything we did, it was still an amazing experience.

So why am I here, you ask? Well, I believe in sharing. Isn't that what our mamas taught us when we were little? While you may never get my soft pretzel recipe out of me (the inspiration for the blog name), I LOVE to share what I know, to help make your dinner planning a little easier, or just to make cooking even more fun! So stick around, subscribe to my posts (hint hint) and let's see what kind of wild ride we get into. :)

 P.S. Special thanks to my mom, Karen, without which this wouldn't be possible. You taught me how to cook, AND you homeschooled me for 12 years. I love you. :)