Hi, I’m Allison. I am a forty-something mother of two energetic boys, married for 11 years and am lucky enough to stay home, play in our kitchen and fluff up our nest. We also have a lovely and equally energetic dog, named Abby.
I was born in New York, lived in Southern California for nearly 23 years and recently moved to a town just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina. I like to travel [even roadtrips] and would love to get to cooking school in Italy…one day soon, I hope.
I draw inspiration from the the books I read, lovely movie sets, favorite magazines (Cooking Light, Elle Decor, Bon Appetit, & Country Living) and the blogs I follow. My taste in blogs is like my taste in music {totally eclectic}. I hope you can relate.
I adore reading, a nice glass of wine, having friends over for dinner, playing in the backyard with my boys, dinner out with my husband, love movies {from old black and whites to indies}, the occasional all-day shopping trip and gardening.
And, like most bloggers…I would love to hear from you {I’m pretty fantastic about emailing you back}.
Thanks for stopping by!
Alison, you have a very impressive blog. I have added you to my favorites. I am still new to mine and have been working on it for the past 4 months between taking care of my boys and working full-time. You have wonderful recipes and pictures! Keep up the inspiring work and feel free to visit my blog, I would love any input! Happy Cookin!
Thanks, Sheri for your kind words. I’m hoping to be a little more consistent on my blogging this fall. And, I’m going to link to your blog in an upcoming post.
Allison – Just wanted to drop you a line and give you a big thank you. I have been following your recipes for some time now and I find them simply delightful. Being a single male, I haven’t had the proper in home training that a chef deserves. While I don’t visualize myself cooking for people commercially, it surely comes in handy on “date night” I have become very impressive to some of the ladies. I have found your recipes east to follow, great tasting and the pictures look fabulous. I am getting hungry as I am typing. I am hoping for another post soon so that I can get to the store and start on another “Allison” masterpiece. Your husband is a lucky guy, I assume that you cook for him 24/7!!!
I’m speechless, Mr. Goldstein.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Allison, you sound like a girl after my own heart. I’ve spent a little time here this morning (not enough), and I think I’ve fallen in love with your blog! Your pictures are perfect, and your writing makes me feel happy. And ready to cook! I’m so grateful you left a note for me on my blog yesterday, or I may not have found you. That would have been a tragedy. Even Hubby is here telling me to get back to the Garden Veggie Feta post so we can make it this morning. We’re having a “snow event” and we’re pretty sure that recipe will cheer us up.
Have a wonderful day!
I just wonder where you are! ^^ I hope you have a wonderful day somewhere! bye! from your neighbor!
Hi Allison,
I hope you are well. I miss your posts! I am not trying to pressure you, as I know sometimes you’ve just got to take a break. Whatever you are doing, I hope you are having a wonderful time and look forward to seeing you back here when it’s the right time for you.
Miss you
Melanie