a girl and a guy

My name is Carrie, and my guys are Brandon and Ben. We all three love to eat (even Ben as just a little guy!), and Brandon and I have developed a huge passion for all things food. I love trying new recipes, and lucky for me, Brandon loves eating them. Our dinner time together every night is one of the best parts of the day. And when special occasions roll around, there aren’t many things better than celebrating as a family and with our loved ones over good food and drinks.

As for what we cook, we’re always trying to cook and eat in a way that’s healthy for ourselves and for the environment. We try to buy only meats from animals that have been humanely raised, which is something that we’re extremely passionate about. We avoid processed foods and carbohydrates as much as possible these days, and our meals focus almost exclusively on a variety of meats, vegetables, and fats. When Ben gets a little older and starts eating solid foods, we’re looking forward to making all of his baby food homemade (which promises to be an adventure!).

With those stipulations in mind, we want to try as many new things as we can while we’re lucky enough to be here on our little patch of grass. We like to find a good balance between enjoying our favorite foods and trying new recipes from anywhere that we can dig them up.

So here’s to family and food – two of our favorite things in life.

If you’d like to know a little more about me and Brandon, some of our other interests include….

Wine….

Sterling Vineyards, Napa Valley

Beer….

Hofbrauhaus, Munich

Nature….

Somewhere on the Appalachian Trail, Tennessee

Hocking Hills, Ohio

Sports….

Detroit Red Wings

Cleveland Cavaliers

and maybe most of all, traveling….

Eiffel Tower, Paris

Thanks for visiting, and we hope that you enjoy some of our favorite recipes! Feel free to contact us at ourlifeinfood@gmail.com.

39 thoughts on “a girl and a guy”

feastsandfotos on October 20, 2008 at 11:58 AM said:

Carrie,
So glad you liked my blog, thanks for checking it out. That Roasted Pepper & Goat Cheese Sandwich is so yummy, you should try it. Definitely would be great as a panini, I still have to buy myself one! Love your blog, by the way. Great job!
Susan

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Mary on March 3, 2009 at 11:32 AM said:

Carrie, just dropped in to thank you for your visit to my blog. I hope you’ll come again. I love the recipes you’ve posted on your blog. I’ll be back.

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food is luv on March 17, 2009 at 10:28 AM said:

you’re profile is so cute!!! thanks for sharing your recipes =)

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theapartmentkitchen on March 25, 2009 at 8:48 AM said:

This is adorable – my boyfriend and I are the same way. We both went to culinary school, so he’s more than willing to taste all of my experiments!!

Great picture!!!

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Chris on May 8, 2009 at 3:34 PM said:

Hilarious — we sound like we have very similar cooking attitudes — healthier, with more cilantro please! :) And we both used our wedding pics on our about pages. Subscribing to your RSS feed.

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foododelmundo on June 1, 2009 at 12:51 PM said:

Thanks for clicking over. Foodgawker has an insatiable appetite I keep feeding it and it keeps sending me to the second page ;-) Great website you’ve got going almost your one year blogiversary!

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Brittany (He Cooks She Cooks) on July 17, 2009 at 12:15 PM said:

Hi Carrie, my sister introduced me to your site because it reminded her of what a friend and I are doing at our site, He Cooks She Cooks. Your dishes look great, and I look forward to reading more!

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Candy on July 28, 2009 at 4:31 PM said:

Thanks for visiting my site! You have a gorgeous blog yourself! I like the picture of you guys eating wedding cake! I wish we had one like that too :)

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Amy on August 24, 2009 at 4:05 PM said:

Hi Carrie – thanks again for visiting! LOVE this photo. If you two ever decide to have kids, meal time gets even more fun.

Cheers,
Amy

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Janie on September 8, 2009 at 10:43 AM said:

You and your guy sounds just like me and my guy! We’ve agreed that food is the cornerstone of our relationship: we love to eat it, make it, and rave about it to our friends.

I’m going to send this blog to my guy. I know he’ll love it.

What’s also ironic is that my new blog is similar to this one, but with a focus on the environment instead. Good luck with everything! I’ll definitely be back.

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Stephanie on October 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM said:

Hey Carrie,

I found your blog on Foodie Blogroll today and I just wanted to stop by and tell you how much I love it! I’ll be adding you to my blogroll and checking in frequently!

You and your husband sound just like me and mine…food is definitely one of the things we love to share — with each other and with others — and I love meeting similar people.

See you in the blogosphere!
–Stephanie
smmarts.wordpress.com

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junbelen on February 3, 2010 at 8:38 PM said:

Wonderful blog! And I love your list… there’s so much to try, so much to learn. And I guess that’s why we blog about something we love.

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Kim on February 22, 2010 at 1:18 PM said:

I just love, love, love your blog! I love to cook and will definitely be trying some of the recipes that you and B. have enjoyed. Adding you to my blog roll!

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Phil on March 31, 2010 at 10:24 PM said:

Great site! I’m a foodie as well and love trying new things. Will definitely give some of your recipes a try! Take care and continue with the great posts!

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Andi on April 3, 2010 at 11:24 PM said:

I love your blog. It is very inpspiring, I don’t even know where to start. Maybe the Portobello stuffed mushrooms. :)Thank you for sharing these wonderful recipes.

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julia on April 14, 2010 at 1:33 PM said:

I eat similary, I LOVE frutis and veggies. But I haven’t been able to get the whole household on board yet, work in progress…..Thanks for the blog comments!

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Nancy aka Spicie Foodie on August 2, 2010 at 10:47 AM said:

Hi,
What a beautiful blog you have! I love your recipes, fresh, healthy and delish. So since I like everything about your blog I’ll forgive the Detroit Red Wings photo ;) I’m a Blackhaw fan. hehe Cute photos!

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Tracy on August 12, 2010 at 7:25 AM said:

Just came across your blog and love it! We own a Big Green Egg and are amateur “Eggheads” – we love smoking/grilling/baking just about anything on it. This year, we’ll be participating in Eggtoberfest in Altanta as “cooks” instead of just spectators as we have in years past. So please keep the charcoal grill recipes coming – we’re always looking to try new ones!

And like the previous poster, for the great blog, I can forgive the Red Wings loyalty. I’m a lifelong Penguins fan… not to be confused with the Stanley Cup bandwagon fans :)

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thebettylife on October 16, 2010 at 2:07 AM said:

Hello! I stumbled across your blog – great recipes!! :)

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Glenn Wilson on October 22, 2010 at 3:17 PM said:

This is an awsome website! What are you going to make us for Thanksgiving?

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- Carrie on October 23, 2010 at 8:01 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Glenn! I would love to make anything for Thanksgiving :) Can’t wait!
just pinch me on January 11, 2011 at 12:06 AM said:

Hello! I visited your blog for the first time tonight and love love love the pictures! I just started my own food blog in 2011. (justpinchme.wordpress.com) Food I can do but photography is a new endeavor for me. My hubbie surprised me with a Nikon D90 for Christmas! Right now it is a bit overkill since I just learned yesterday what aperture was while reading the “Nikon D90 for Dummies” yellow & black manual. Needless to say I am in “point and shoot” mode for the near future. I am passionate about embracing photography and want to do food pornography pictures like what you guys have on your blog! Any suggestions or guidance for me? I am assuming surely one of you have a professional photography background? Your blog rocks by the way and I am now a proud subscriber! thanks :) cathleen

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- Carrie on January 11, 2011 at 10:03 AM said:
  
  Thanks for such nice comments, Cathleen! I’m actually in the same boat as you – my husband surprised me with a Canon DSLR for Christmas, so I’m just trying to learn how to use it, too! Up until then I had been using a Canon point and shoot (with a lot of frustrations).
  
  Just from doing this for a while, I think my biggest piece of advice is to use natural light whenever you can! No matter how hard I try to make food photos look good in just the lights from my kitchen, it never works (& as evidenced by a lot of my older posts). Just sunlight is the best, but my husband bought me a Lowell Ego Light that has been working fabulously for the winter months. My second biggest piece of advice is to have fun plating things & to take a lot a photos! I’ll take a ton from different angles, moving things around, and usually I get one or two that I like.
  
  Good luck, and I hope you have fun! I’m going to check out your blog now :)
just pinch me on January 15, 2011 at 9:05 PM said:

Thanks Carrie! My daughter was home from school this weekend. She loves photography and helped me out quite a bit. She suggested purchasing an additional Nikon lens called the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D. It was only about $100 and I love it! It is perfect to take really up close pictures of food. I am still in point and shoot mode and it works great. The other thing she suggested was the natural light (just like you!). We put the food right between the window and a makeshift reflector to minimize shadow. (I used aluminum foil wrapped around a piece of cardboard). She’s going to teach me some basic Photoshop editing stuff tomorrow. Yea!! Hopefully my pictures will start looking as scrumptious as yours soon! Thanks so much for taking the time to lend such great suggestions and happy blogging!!
Cathleen

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ziabaki on January 25, 2011 at 1:00 AM said:

You guys are having so much fun! I love it!

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Megan on February 11, 2011 at 10:14 PM said:

This is such a nice ‘about’ page! My husband and I also love travelling and Paris is one of our favourites. We like hockey too- go Canucks!

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AvocadoPesto on May 24, 2011 at 11:48 AM said:

Hi Carrie,
I just came across your blog today and absolutely love it, – I have found TONS of recipe that I MUST try — starting with the rice and sausage with shrimp recipe (which I’ll be making tomorrow night)!

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- Carrie on May 24, 2011 at 12:02 PM said:
  
  Thank you! I hope you like the sausage and shrimp recipe if you try it!
Christine on June 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM said:

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Marisa on June 23, 2011 at 1:10 AM said:

I just found your blog today and I marked it as a favorite the second I got here :) I love to cook and the hubby and I, we both love to eat. I’m constantly searching for yummy, easy and ‘real food’ recipes. Your recipes look super flavorful with great simple ingredients. I can’t wait to start going down the list and checkin some of them off! Thanks for sharing your love of food and all the delicious ideas!

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- Carrie on June 23, 2011 at 9:10 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Marisa! I hope you find some good new recipes that you enjoy :)
Jenny on August 20, 2011 at 3:44 PM said:

Please don’t ever stop posting recipes and pictures!! Love your food blog. Your recipes follow closely with how I like to eat- low grains, more protein, some beans.

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- Carrie on August 24, 2011 at 12:23 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Jenny! It’s a great hobby, so I hope to continue with it for a while :)
Karen Cooking on April 17, 2012 at 10:20 PM said:

Carrie, I enjoy reading about your adventurous meals – your descriptions are always great! I’ve nominated you for the 7 x 7 Link Award!
http://karencooking.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/7-x-7-link-award/

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- Carrie on April 18, 2012 at 8:54 AM said:
  
  Wow, that brought a smile to my face. Thanks so much!!
Villy on May 21, 2012 at 3:31 PM said:

Hello! I wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award. Here’s the link for the details: http://fortheloveoffeeding.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/cake-with-feta-olives-walnuts-an-award/#

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- Carrie on May 21, 2012 at 3:39 PM said:
  
  Awww, thanks so much Villy!! I really appreciate that! :)
mamacormier on May 10, 2013 at 6:05 PM said:

Carrie, I’ve nominated you for a Bouquet of Awards at http://mamacormier.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/more-awards-thank-you/. If you choose to accept, feel free to cut and paste whatever you need from the post to make the process easier! If not, know that your blog is well appreciated and a source of inspiration to me. Carol

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- Carrie on May 13, 2013 at 4:59 PM said:
  
  Thank you so much! I’ve been a bit busy lately but will go check this out asap!
  
  Thanks again for reading, and I’m so glad that you enjoy the blog!