When I was one month old, my mom hired a live in nanny from Brazil to take care of me while mom ran her own advertising agency. Cleu (Cloud without the D) didn't understand peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or boxed mac n' cheese. When I was little I ate cauliflower and brussle sprouts. In fact, when I started packing my own lunches, at age ten, I frequently brought asparagus to school. Needless to say no one ever traded lunches with me.
One time, my mom and I went to Palm Springs with some family friends and while the adults sat drinking wine on the patio, mom gave me the task of ordering room service. When the food came everyone got exactly what they asked for, burgers, except me. I ordered salmon. I was eight and it was delicious!
My foodie-ness has been twenty-four years in the making and has had it's highs (seven course Italian fine dining in San Francisco) and its lows (top ramen with a side of Los Angeles tap water). I've run the gauntlet of food and I've realized over the years that you don't have to have a lot of money to eat great food. Look at me! I'm an unemployed college student living off eight hundred dollars a month and I eat great food!
So I've decided to put together a collection of recipes that are delicious, yet light on the pocket book. Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it has to be disgusting... We're talking amazing pasta salads, pulled pork that melts in your mouth and delicious cream puffs!
I can't conquer my goal without the help of some of my friends. Every perspective will be covered! Be it a young mom cooking for her toddler and husband, my favorite lesbians, or even my boyfriend who thought he couldn't do anything but grill!
So follow along for the dinner parties, BBQ's and that last day before pay day meal! It should be one hell of a ride!
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