I am… A Food Lover, Recipe Enthusiast and Writer, A Baker and Cook, Artist and Photographer, Mother and Wife, Sister and Friend, Forever a Hostess. A Woman of Many Words and Ideas.

The recipes on my blog represent my Jewish heritage, growing up in Brooklyn, NY, living most of my life in sunny Florida where the beach was my oasis, and now residing in Columbus, Ohio. It is here is Ohio I find myself craving the foods of my childhood, maybe out of comfort, but mostly for preservation. It is near impossible to find the many foods I grew up with here in Columbus, so I recreate them for my family and friends. I cook very reminiscent of my mother. She is the reason I spend so much time in my kitchen. It is there I feel her presence the most.

Here are a few things to know about me… I rarely order a dish right off the menu. There is usually something I’ll need to be swapped out, omitted, or on the side! I’m not quite as bad as Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally, but to quote her character in the movie “I like it the way I like it!” When I bake I follow the recipe exactly the first time, but the second time around make it my own. When I cook, I never follow a recipe exactly. I always alter it somehow.

My favorite foods in no particular order are: Pizza, iced coffee, cherries, potato chips, coffee cake, vegetable egg rolls, ice cream and chocolate chip cookies. Oh, and halvah – I’m a little obsessed! If you think about it, these are 8 perfect foods. I’ll let you all slide on halvah it’s an acquired taste! As I type this I’m wondering how chocolate pudding, didn’t make it to my top 8 but I guess I have to stop somewhere! Without hesitation, these are foods I could eat everyday – I don’t, but I could! Except for iced coffee, I’m obsessed with it and have an iced coffee every morning when I wake up. I’m sure to blog about it at some point!

On the more personal note… I was born in Brooklyn, New York and I’m the youngest of 4 sisters. My family moved to Florida when I was young and I spent the majority of my life swimming and waiting for the day I could head back to where I call home – New York. I dreamed of becoming an astronaut but my high school guidance counselor told me that wasn’t a career for girls. I wish I tried to prove him wrong, but I didn’t. For a short time thought about being a lawyer since I do love to talk and back then, loved a good argument! Happily I found my true calling and followed a creative path as an artist. Soon after I graduated from art school, I moved back to NY, even lived in Brooklyn a few of years, got married to a great guy and enjoyed every minute of life as a NYC working girl (minus the big hair).

Several years ago I found myself, my two small children and my husband on a plane headed to Columbus, Ohio. Most days I still can’t believe I live here.  Why did I decide to start a blog? Well I guess you’ll have to read it to find out. However, I will tell you this… In the early 90’s I went back to school for my art education degree. I was told by one of my favorite professors at Marymount Manhattan College that she hopes I follow my true calling. She asked me my major and I told her art education. Then she said, that’s not your true calling, you should be a writer, you have a gift, not only do you have a lot to say but what you say people should hear.

So here it is… Splash of Sherri, a blog about a New York Girl, in a Midwest Kitchen sharing how I put my own creative spin on things. I’ll share much of my life with you through food, and especially stories about my mom. In her words… Enjoy!