Hello! I’m Melanie. Thanks for stopping by!
My love of cooking started when my mom let me help in the kitchen by licking the bowl clean. I loved assisting my mom in the kitchen (who doesn’t love eating brownie batter?!)! It was fun to create something delicious together, but it also gave me a chance to really talk with my mom and learn from her. I learned so many life lessons in the kitchen…as well as important cooking techniques. I now get to pass both on to my children.
I enjoy making new recipes and adapting old ones so I created Garnish & Glaze as a place to save them all and share them with others.
I picked up food photography along the way and taught (and continue to teach) myself through LOTS of practice. It’s sad, but I take more pictures of food than I do of my children. Food is just easier to capture since it doesn’t cry or try to run away when I pull out the camera.
On Garnish & Glaze, you’ll find everyday recipes that my family and I enjoy from scrumptious breakfasts, to healthy (or not so healthy) dinners, to indulgent desserts. I’d love for you to cook along with me!
11 fun facts about me:
- I could eat ice cream and popcorn everyday for the rest of my life…because I already do that almost everyday.
- I am married to an amazing, smart, funny, and supportive husband, Nick, who is currently in his 3rd year of medical residency.
- I love running (but only outside) and weight lifting.
- Carly is our oldest daughter. She is a busy six year old who loves to sing, color, help me cook, and run around the house with daddy and fight with paper towel rolls and the vacuum hose attachment.
- Natalie is four and chalk full of spunk. She loves to dance, be silly, and play with friends. She LOVES to help me in the kitchen every time I set foot in there.
- Lyla is the baby of the family. She is 17 months old and loves to find new things to get into and make a mess of everyday. She loves to cuddle and touch anything soft to her lips. We can’t stop kissing her chubby cheeks!
- I’ve lived in 5 states- Missouri, Utah, Nebraska, New York, and currently Virginia.
- I’m crazy about cilantro and use it in a lot of recipes because it adds awesome flavor and freshness. Surprisingly I used to hate it. So grateful I gave it a second chance!
- I eat toast with peanut butter, honey, and bananas almost everyday for breakfast… when I’m not eating pancakes, waffles, crepes…
- I believe in Christ and belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- In college, I majored in dietetics, but you’d never guess based on the high quantity of desserts on my blog. I do eat everything in moderation and that’s actually what any dietitian will say is healthy.
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