I’m Jess(ica). I love to cook. It’s one of the only things that I could do every single day for the rest of my life and never have to get paid. It makes me happy. It relaxes me. It’s just the best. I read cookbooks like they’re the latest Harry Potter novel and collect ‘em by the stacks. Given the choice of what to watch on tv, there’s a 99% chance it will be something on The Food Network or Cooking Channel. Pinterest? Yeah, it’s really just an excuse for me to dig up new recipes and stare at pictures of food porn. A week without cooking something (anything at all) is a crummy week.
This blog is my way of sharing what I love to do for free with all of you, and maybe even helping some of you get better at this incredibly awesome sport of cooking. With enough practice, work and dedication, anyone can do it. You, me, all of us: we’re all Cook-letes or Cook-letes in the making.
So, get off the bench and let’s get in the game!
Hi Jess! I’ve nominated you for the WordPress Family Award, check it out!
http://ifyougiveablondeakitchen.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/wordpress-family-award/
Haley, this totally made my day! Thank you SO very much 🙂
Thanks for following my blog 🙂 Looking forward to your next posts as well 🙂
I wanted to say how much I enjoyed browsing through your blog! You have so many great recipes, things I would make in my own kitchen! Cool that you live in Michigan, spent 3 years there and have so many great memories of that time!
Thank you so much for the compliment, I appreciate it. I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog, I hope you’ll stick around for a while 🙂
Hi Jess! I love reading your blog and have nominated you for the Dragon’s Loyalty Award. Participation is, of course, optional and rules can be found here: http://closeencountersofthecookingkind.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/dragons-loyalty-award/
Wow, THANK YOU Alice! I really appreciate your thinking of me to nominate me for this award
❤ Jess
Hi Jess! Thanks for stopping by to visit 🙂 Turns out we both live in Michigan- it’s a small world! I just moved to Ann Arbor with my fiance last August so I’m still a newbie. I’m loving some of the savory chicken dishes on your blog. Makes me hungry for dinner all over again!
Wow, really? My aunt lives in Ann Arbor near U of M campus, and I love to go and visit her…VERY small world! lol
Thanks for the compliment, I love cooking and blogging and am excited to see where it takes me.
You have a beautiful blog Jess..and some very tasty looking food! I’ll look forward to your next offering
Thank you Nancy, both for following and commenting. I appreciate them both A LOT 🙂
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“Cook-lette”…..I like it! 🙂
Thank you Lori 🙂
Jess you have a gorgeous blog 🙂
Hi, THANK YOU! I really try my best to make it a fun place to visit, so that compliment really means a lot to me. I checked out your blog too and it’s pretty amazing. I look forward to seeing more of your posts 🙂
Nice to meet you Jess. I like your definition of cook-lete. ! 🙂
Thank you! I’m glad people seem to like it, and not think that it’s too cheesy or anything lol
Hi there!
I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award at http://fallenforfood.wordpress.com/ – participation is up to you 🙂
Thanks for keeping up such a gread blog!
All the best,
Chantal
Chantal, THANK YOU for the nomination. I have already been nominated for the Liebster Award and did a post for it earlier here– I REALLY appreciate your thinking of me though 🙂
Greetings from Singapore! I really love the name of your blog 🙂 Everything you said about cooking in the section above is a lot like how I feel about cooking too – I love to cook and I do it everyday and if I’m not, you’ll find me watching food network or searching for inspiration on what to cook next 🙂 It was nice to come across your blog.
Hello from Michigan, USA lol! I’ve always wanted to go to Singapore, if nothing else for the marvelous food culture I’ve read about there. There’s not much to be had in my town, besides the major franchises (which isn’t really saying much). I checked out your blog and love what I see as well, so I can’t wait to see what more you have to share. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Jess
I’ll definitely be posting some recipes of local favourites so you can enjoy the flavours of Singapore right in your own kitchen 🙂 but of course, you should plan a trip here when you can. I promise the food scene is very worth it. Cheers & happy cooking! 🙂
Congratulations…you’ve been nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award! Participation is purely optional. If you’re interested here is the link you need to view the rules: http://feastingwithfriendsblog.com/2014/05/04/shout-out-sunday-an-embarrassment-of-riches-part-2/
Awwww, thank you for thinking of me Nancy. It means a lot ❤
You’re most welcome, Jess. 🙂
Hi Jess, Thank you so much for recently stopping by my blog. I love your “about” page. Cooking is my sport, too! I’m so glad to know that it is a sport since I’m not very good at any other ones!:) I totally understand about reading cookbooks like they were a novel. It’s very nice to meet you, and I look forward to seeing more of your posts!
You’re welcome Shari- thank you for taking the time to stop by. And yeah, I’ve never been good at pretty much any sport but cooking. At all lol I look forward to more of your posts too!
So happy that you were one of Jhuls’s 3 for the Writing Process blog! Can’t wait to follow you and get connected! Great photos of fab food! Farianti 🙂
Thank you- I was very flattered that she thought of me! Thanks for sticking around to follow my blog 🙂
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Hi Jess! I wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Butterfly Light Award! Congratulations! You can find out more here. http://cookingwithawallflower.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/the-butterfly-light-award/
Thank you Andrea- you’re so kind to think of me, I do appreciate it and you 🙂
You’re welcome! You deserve the award! I love your posts =)
Nice to meet you Jess. It is great to find your blog. Like you I also love to cook. 🙂 It seems to me our friendship will be more stronger in future. 🙂
I have nominated you for “Sunshine Award”. If you are interested to participate then visit http://jayeetacha.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/sunshine-award/
Nice to meet YOU Jayeeta. Thank you so much for the nomination and thinking of me and my little blog. It’s very much appreciated!
Hi Jess. I’ve nominated you for the Quintet of Radiance Award!!! If you’re interested in participating in the award process, you can get all of the information here: http://feastingwithfriendsblog.com/2014/05/18/quintet-of-radiance-award-shout-out-sunday/
Jess,
Please accept this award as my token of appreciation for always making my day brighter by finding time to stop by my blog. Participating or not, the award is yours to keep. 🙂
http://thenotsocreativecook.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/quintet-of-radiance-award/
xx Jhuls
THANK YOU Jhuls- it’s always an honor when you think of me for an award ❤
Hi Jess! I have nominated you for the Liebster Award 😀 Hope you want to participate but it’s optional of course 🙂
xx Sarah
http://sarahslittlekitchen.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/liebster-award-3-wow/
Hi there! I wanted to nominate you for The Wonderful Team Member Readership Award. For more info see here: http://wp.me/p4bcab-Xo Thanks so much for your continued support of my blog. 🙂
THANK YOU Arl, I appreciate you thinking of me when you put together your nominees 🙂
You are welcome 🙂
Hey Jessica, love your recipes and photography, do you want to join our WP group board on Pinterest? Here’s my post about it http://wp.me/p4eIMh-dV Let me know if you are interested. Would love to have you:)
Hi Lily, I actually was planning on trying to contribute something to this, as I think it’s a GREAT idea. Thank you for thinking of me to invite to participate, I look forward to joining in on the fun 😀
Hi Jessica,
I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger 2014 award. I am well aware that you have awards galore in your kitty but I will be happy if you decide to accept this. You can collect it at http://aromasandflavours.com/2014/07/24/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Regards
skd
Hi skd, thank you for thinking of me. I haven’t been nominated for this award before, so it is a real honor that I do appreciate 🙂
Jess
Hi Jess – a cooklete – love it! I have just left a VERY long text on someones elses website, that I got linked to through yours queenof – something, so I wont write it again. Suffice to say, love the story of your granny, impressive family history you have there and thanks for visiting an liking my blog an and my cat!
You’re welcome Polianthus, thank YOU for visiting my blog 😀
you are very welcome and the queen of spades, or whoevers blog I left a message on must be very confused 🙂
Hi! I love your blog, beautiful pictures! I am a Cooklete too! I love to cook, and collect recipes and watch the latest food stuff on Hulu. Thanks for the amazing work! 🙂
Hey Sophia, great to meet a fellow cooklete. Thanks for stopping by!
Great photo of you. I love the lay out of your blog too. Emma.
Aww thank you Emma! I’m usually pretty uncomfortable taking photos of myself, so that compliment means a lot 😀
Hi Jess! I just wanted to let you know, that I nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. If you’d like to accept the nomination you’ll find the details here http://wp.me/p4CjjA-8y
Thank you Martina! I’m honored that you would think of me for your nominations and do REALLY appreciate it 🙂
You are very welcome Jess! 🙂
Hi Jess, thank you so much for stopping by my blog and following. You have so many awesome recipes here with fabulous pictures that I will be peeking in regularly to enjoy!
Thank you! I was glad to find it, you have some awesome recipes to share 😉
Hi Jess, I have nominated you for the WordPress Family Award. I would love it if you could collect it at http://aromasandflavours.com/2014/08/12/i-am-now-a-part-of-the-wordpress-family-a-mini-showcase-of-my-glass-paintings/
Regards
skd
Thanks for thinking of me for the award, I appreciate it!
I’m in love with your Blog. I am nominating it for the One Lovely Blog Award.
http://mygeorgiakitchen.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/one-lovely-blog-award/
Thank you for thinking of me Scott, I appreciate it 🙂
Hi Jess…Congratulations…you’ve been nominated for the Wonderful Team Member Readership Award. If you choose to participate, you may pick up your award at http://feastingwithfriendsblog.com/2014/09/07/shout-out-sunday-award-acknowledgement/
Hey, Jess.
You are one of the most influential people in the blogger world, so I am passing you this award: http://thenotsocreativecook.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/most-influential-blogger-award/
I hope you are doing great today.
xx Jhuls
Jhuls, that’s so sweet of you to say. Thanks for thinking of me for this award ❤
Hi, Jess! Thanks for the follow. Wow! I love your most recent post. Those cookies looks so delish! Look forward to your future posts. Have an awesome day!
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Hi Jess thanks for the ‘follow’ and so glad to have found your blog! Happy baking 🙂 anne
Missing you and your delicious recipes…hope all is well. 🙂
Thank you for that Nancy- I’m doing alright, and I’ll probably be back and posting soon. I so appreciate your thinking of me 🙂
Love you cooking is my sport approach – I’d trade cooking for a ‘real’sport any day as well – look forward to following you!
Thanks so much for the compliment and the follow, I appreciate it!
Hi Jess, Thanks so much for following my blog. You have many delicious recipes, I’ve enjoyed reading your posts. Happy cooking 🙂
Hello there! I just wanted to come by and say thank you for following me! Your blog is amazing and I’ve got my eye on the curried chicken sandwich! I look forward to reading more from you!💜
Hi Jess. Just wanted to let you know how much I admire your blog and have nominated you for a Premio Dardos Award.
https://joannsfoodforthought.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/premio-dardos-award/
Hi Jess! I have just nominated you for the Liebster Award!!:) Please check out my blog for more details http://joyofspanishcooking.com/2015/08/23/the-liebster-award/
Hi there Jess! Thank you for stopping by my blog, I appreciate it much! 🙂 I really enjoy what I see on yours – great recipes! :)))
http://www.thesunnysideofeverything.wordpress.com
Hi Jess! Loved your blog , looking forward to read more 🙂
Came across the chocolate chip florentine recipe and took a look around. Beautiful blog! When I try the florentines I will link back to you. Thanks!
Thank you VERY much Nicole, that’s very much appreciated. I hope you enjoy the cookies 🙂
Dear friend, I have nominated you for a Sunshine Blogger Award. Here is the link https://koolkosherkitchen.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/three-awards-and-a-thai-style-chicken/. You are not in any way obligated to accept, and I fully understand that not everyone has the time and inclination to participate in these self-and-others-promoting exercises. Therefore, I will truly appreciate if you accept the nomination, as I sincerely think you deserve it, but I won’t get offended if you don’t. Nominating each one of you is my way of giving credit to some exceptional bloggers and perhaps attracting attention to your work.
Thank you for your blog…Just want to wish you the best in upcoming year of 2017, and Happy Holidays. Great success in your work….
Thank you so much for your kind words, and the same Happy Holidays and New Year to you as well in 2017 😀
Sorry JESS but your recipe Chicken Bulgogi can,t be found on the internet!
Thank you for the heads up, but that post was put up prematurely by mistake. It’ll get posted later.
Sorry JESS but your recipe Chicken Bulgogi can,t be found on the internet!
Hi, I really enjoy your blog and have nominated you for the blogger recognition award. Should you choose to accept it you can check out the award rules/guidelines at my acceptance post http://tool-school.com/2018/08/10/blogger-recognition-award/ . Keep up the good work!
Beautiful story, thanks!
Thank you for stopping by 🙂
You’re welcome, thank you for the comment! I do appreciate your wonderful story!!!