Welcome to Cynthia Eats! I have been a foodie since, well, forever, having garnered an intense appreciation of all things food from my father. As a young girl, I would pour through cookbooks to create dishes and desserts for my parents and brothers. My favorite was a community cookbook distributed by our local church. When I got married, I found a new "best ever" cookbook by Betty Crocker. In both I appreciated the basic ingredients (all of which I could most likely find in my kitchen already) and the consistently tasty results.I have always enjoyed creating food for my family, both as a young girl and as a married woman with children of my own. But time marches on and the time came that I found myself in the position of having to cook only for me. Eventually, the thought of preparing meals for one started to become a chore. As I began to speaking to other single people, I found a similar train of thought. It's hard to create a meal for one. All that shopping. And prep. And dishes. Three times a day. Every. Single. Day. Grabbing something at the drive thru or convenience store on the way home seems easier, right? Or throw a frozen dinner in the microwave. Bar food with a few friends, maybe?Because I very much enjoy good food, that way of life was not sustainable for me. I began to look into different ways to create fresh, healthy, whole food meals that are quick and easy to make and/or can be prepared in larger portions to freeze for effortless "Grab and Go" meals. And then I thought...why not start an online community where we can all come together to share our thoughts and ideas (and recipes!!) about this? Because although my friends are quick to call me a know-it-all, I'm pretty sure that's not the case! ;-)Please join me in endeavoring to get back to healthier and more enjoyable eating habits. Please feel free to shoot me an email with your thoughts, ideas and great recipes that I can share with everyone. And maybe the delivery guy can take the night off.