About Me
Hi There!
My name is Raven…and I a 30 something girl, self-proclaimed foodie, and exercise junkie who is currently living and working in Connecticut.
A Midwest born gal (Kansas City, KS), and now an East Coaster for 21 years (Philly, PA and now Hartford, CT).
I attended Penn State University and to this day still bleed Blue & White. I got my BS in Global and Strategic Business Management and earned 3 minors including: International Business, Communications Arts & Science and Dance. If you ask me about Joepa, I will tell you I love him until my dying day no matter what other people say. WE ARE!
I have been a dancer since I was 2 years old and currently am a member of The Legible Bod(ies) in Massachusetts. I couldn’t imagine my life without dance, I have been doing it since I was 2 years old and am very glad that I have been able to continue with it in my adult life.
My favorite food is carrots and I will almost always reach for a vegetable or piece of fruit before any kind of meat or something sweet, but I do love to bake!
My favorite thing in life right now is my Bernese Mountain Dog Teddy. He makes my life so happy and full!
I am a true believer in the saying “It is written”, from a book called The Alchemist. It basically means that no matter where you are in life, the world conspired to put you right where you are and you should trust your journey.
The true loves of my life vary from day to day it seems but cooking & food has always stayed pretty constant. Growing up with a Mom that always cooked homemade meals has influenced me quite a bit. Not to mention she is a professional baker! I have a great teacher.
My quest with this blog is to bring a smile to your face in any way that I can and to challenge myself with new things. I have a strange sense of humor, so be ready for some randomness 😉
Welcome to my blog that is full of healthy and sometimes not so healthy things. You will always end up getting a strange story from me and hopefully will always leave with a smile on your face.
Ciao!
26 Comments
Q.
Hi Raven!!! Thank you so much for visiting Q’s Eats and leaving a comment!! I had the caprese omelet again last night for dinner. This one’s a keeper. Glad you liked it.
Chef Dennis
hi Raven
We are all Penn State fans at my school! Its nice to meet you and welcome to food buzz!
Dennis
RavieNomNoms
WE ARE!
kristastes
Love the bloggg 🙂 And your bunny! I had one for 10 years <3 They are much smarter than people give them credit for 🙂
RavieNomNoms
I love your blog too! You have great pictures on there! I totally agree about the bunnies! He is only 3 1/2lbs but he has a HUGE personality…and is way too smart for his own good haha 😉
Donald
hey Raven! or should i say home-gurl! 🙂
WE ARE!
RavieNomNoms
PENN STATE!!!! 😀
Evan @swEEts
Your name popped up on my Foodbuzz and I couldn’t resist sending a friend request with such a fun name! Thanks for stopping by my blog.. and I can’t wait to see what random things you’ve got in store 🙂 ha
RavieNomNoms
Thanks for stopping by my blog as well, and thanks for the compliment on my name!! 😉
denise @ quickies on the dinner table
Hi Raven
Love your name, love your foodie name (just saying it makes me hungry!) and love your fun blog 🙂
RavieNomNoms
Thank you so much for visiting! and thank you for the compliment on my names! 🙂
ReadersHeaven
Hi, nice to meet you !
Prairie Story
Hi Raven, I selected you for these questions that help others get to know you and your blog better! Hope you can play along with this little game.
http://prairiestory.blogspot.com/2010/10/tag-i-guess-im-it.html
~Alison
Chris and Amy
Hey! We’re in CT too and wanted to give you a shout-out!
RavieNomNoms
Yay! I love meeting other CT foodies! Nice to meet you!
Elise's Kitchen
Hi there, some fellow food bloggers passed these awards on to me and now I am passing them on to you because you are awesome! http://www.eliseskitchen.com/?p=373
Dawn
I’m so happy I found your blog! Your recipes look delish! My husband is a PSU alum and we like to say that I am an “honorary” PSU girl!
RavieNomNoms
YAY!! I love meeting fans and alums of PSU!! 😀 So nice to meet you!
Britne @ Shabbott's Habits
What! I didn’t know that you were a Penn Stater until today! Me too!!! WE ARE…
I graduated with my BS in Biology in ’03 and a PhD in Neuroscience in ’09. My Hubby is from CT and works in Stamford – I work in NYC. Small world 🙂
Sue
Hi gorgeous! It was SO great seeing you & Patrick. Sorry we coudn’t spend more time together. Since you were too busy to cook with us, tell Lisa I am waiting on her emails for 1) popover recipes and 2) POPOVER flour suggestions.
XOXOXOXOOXOX
Sue & FRed
katie z
I happened to stumble across your blog & got excited because I see you live in Hartford–I live in Wethersfield! 🙂 Your recipes look great–looking forward to trying out a few!
RavieNomNoms
So nice to meet another person who lives in CT! Going to check out your blog now!
Beth Roman
Hi,
I just received your second and volunteer shipment of the nutella brownies and wanted to give you a huge thank you for doing this since it wasn’t necessary but out of the kindness of your heart. They are delicious and I truly appreciate your generosity in offering to make a batch for me for the bake sale! I just read your “about me” info and discovered we have a lot in common, I grew up in Dallas, Pa. which is near Wilkes-Barre, half my high school, if not more, went to Penn State (I didn’t). I also owned two bunnies, mini-lops and loved them to death, Bunnies are great pets, smart, sweet, soft, and full of personality. Anyway, thanks again for the brownies, I was so excited to find them waiting for me on my doorstep today, what a nice way to start the weekend!
RavieNomNoms
Oh you are so welcome Beth. It was really no problem at all. I hope they made it to you in decent shape, I wasn’t sure how they would travel. That is so amazing that we have so much in common. I was actually just in that area in Wilkes Barre as I drove to Penn State. And yay for bunnies!! 🙂 enjoy!
Christine
Hello Raven! I nominated you for the “Lovely Blog Award”. Congrats! For more details check out my blog here: http://esskunst.org/?p=1219
Greetings from Germany,
Christine
bsydn
I don’t see my first post. lol. so here I go again! I nominated you for the “Lovely Blog Award”. Congrats! For more details check out my blog here: http://esskunst.org/?p=1219
Greetings from Germany,
Christine