My name is Haley...Farmwife, nurse and mother living in the beautiful state of Montana!
Blogging and food have been a passion of mine for quite some time now. But it hasn't always been that way. It all started back in 2010 on Easter morning. I was home from college spending the holiday weekend with my family when my mom gave me a copy of The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbook and introduced me to Ree Drummonds blog. That weekend my mom made me Mac n Cheese with Comfort Meatballs from that cookbook, and it was love at first bite. And then during that same time, the movie Julie & Julia came out in theaters and I was hooked!
Before discovering my new obsession for cooking and food blogging, my culinary skills were somewhat horrific! I remember smearing a sandwich with horseradish sauce thinking it was mayonnaise (can you say HOT?!?!) and I recall crusting a filet of fish with red pepper flakes (can you say EXTRA HOT?!?!!). So in the Spring of 2010, when Dusty and I moved into together, I knew I needed to shape up my skills in the kitchen and document my growth as a home cook. I'll never for my mom telling me, the way to a mans heart is through his stomach....And that started my quest to become a fantastic home cook because red pepper flake crusted filet of fish was not going to do it! I was determined to marry this boy after all! After 6 years of dating and lots of messes in the kitchen, that is exactly what happened. We married on July 13th, 2013 and I still continue to learn in the kitchen with new recipes every day.
Originally when I started my blog in 2010, Dusty and I were living in a tiny one-bedroom apartment in Missoula while attending the University of Montana (Go Griz!). It's amazing to look back and see how life has changed so much since starting my blog. Since then we have both graduated from college and now live on the Hi-Line. Dusty is farming side-by-side with his father and started his own farm cooperation and I'm a Night Shift RN at the local Critical Access Hospital.
What initially started out as just Dusty and myself, has now grown into a family of five. First off we got our first born and furbaby, Duke, in the Spring of 2013.
And then after that we had 2 kids! Nolan and Charlotte. They are my entire world and I am so lucky I get to be their mom. If only they weren't such picky eaters! ;)
ENJOY!
~Haley~
