hola forkers!

Thank you for helping us hit over 30 (well almost 50), in just a few short hours!
Tonight we make party snacks and have a few bevs!

#eatdrinknamaste!
Best,
Sara

Sweet tooth??

Strawberry picking season is around the corner! Just about a month and a half away... What is your favorite way to enjoy this red splendor? Mine is with warm homemade biscuits, fresh whipped cream, and a sprig of mint. Think summer! ;)

#eatdrinknamaste

-Sara

First blog post! Look out!

I know there is so much these days, that scolds us from indulging in the joys of being a pure glutton. To that I say shun!!! I am starting this journey with my dear friend/almost sister, Kim, who has been there for me through more than I ever imagined. I love her more than I can even express. I have laughed with her, cried with her, been at my highest and my lowest with her. Our friendship is a kindred bond that I am beyond thankful for. And that girl can cook the hell of some food, might I add. Kim and I are so very excited to begin this adventure together, and moreover, to share it with those who boldly follow us where - eh you know the rest of that cheesy line... ;)

From the time I was a little girl, I have loved watching my family cook, and gathering around celebrated dishes that have long since become tradition at our tables. I have started teaching my daughters what I have learned over the years. I have GROWN to love feeding people. I love to entertain, I love to bake, cook, and face it, I love to eat, drink, and be merry! ;)

We all have a memory of something that came from a kitchen. Something that takes us back. For me, it's my Mom's crab dip on Christmas eve, my Grandma Yencer's baked beans, my Grandma Nolen's cut out cookies- the Nolen family pea salad that my Dad makes for every gathering... What's yours? You know you'll get a warm fuzzy and a rumble in your tummy as you recall...

Food brings us together. It comforts us. It nourishes us. It tells us stories, it carries traditions through generations. It brings us home.

I love introducing my daughters to new foods, and I love when they ask me to cook their favorites. I am a fan of cooking with whole ingredients. I am picky about where I buy my meat, and produce. Some of the best meals I have created have started with selecting the best things I can find last minute at the City Market. Others have been at small gatherings with friends, or around a holiday table.

I love to listen to good music and have a good bottle of wine open while I cook. To me, it is one of the best methods of therapy after a stressful day.


Chances are, if you know me well, I have fed you, laughed with you, cried with you, or made a crazy good memory with you.

I am so excited to begin this journey, and let you into my kitchen, and invite you to have a seat at my table. Moreover, I am excited to share this amazing friendship between Kim and I, and if nothing else to make you hungry, or make you laugh!

Sara
#eatdrinknamaste

A little about Me and How Sara and I Met!

Life can be strange and bring people together at the most interesting times.  For Sara and I we first met over a decade ago.  Wow!  Hard to believe that it has been that long.  We both attended the same undergrad and met as theatre scholarship holders.  In fact, there were four freshman theatre scholarship holders that year.  To most, you may think, yeah, so what?  But in theatre “scholarship holder” is code for you are going to be spending a lot of time together.  This was very true!  We not only had a few classes together, but we also worked on shows together, partied together, and studied together.  We were an interesting mix of people and we all grew over the next four years.  Some of us found love, some went on to try other careers/majors, for me, I found out a little more about what I wanted out of life.  I spent the last two years of undergrad exploring the prospect of making a career out of being a Stage Manager.  What I discovered was, that it wasn’t the life I wanted.  Not to mention that in my senior year I met the love of my life who I would eventually marry.  I graduated in 2002 and started working.

Fast-forward nine years.   I am six months pregnant at one of my doctor appointments and I turn around and see a blast from my past.  Who would have thought that Sara and I not only had the same doctor, but that we were both pregnant and living less then 2 miles apart.  For both of us this couldn’t have come at a better time.  My best friend was moving to Texas, I was about to be a first time Mom, and life was about to change in some major ways for both of us! This was the renewal of a great friendship.    

Three years later here we are starting this blog together.  We have some of the best times and some tough times, but friendship like ours is a great thing.  Now are girls are growing up together, her and I cook together, make each other laugh, and cry. 

What a better thing to do in life then to find an old friend. Now together we get to share our love of cooking, theatre, and life with our families and friends.  And the best part of all is that we get to show our girls what friends do for each other.

Grubs on! - Kim

Something New for Two Moms!

Welcome to 2 Chics N' a Fork! Our names are Kim & Sara. We are two moms that not only enjoy eating food, but also making it!  We invite you to join us on our culinary journey through motherhood and life.  Along the way we will share with you great places to eat and buy food, recipes that we have enjoyed and any fun antics that we have encountered along the way.  Hope you enjoy reading this as much as we enjoy writing! Grubs on!