I am a person that hates clutter in the kitchen. I love to cook but require lots of counter space and organization. I get frustrated with cookbooks because they take up so much space but usually only contain a couple of recipes I really use more than once a year. I have an organizer full of irreplacable recipes like old family recipes. I also have the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that I will never get rid of. For anything else, I just hop on the internet.

I love that my husband can say, "boy, I really liked those portabella mushrooms at my cousin's house." and I can look up the recipe in a snap. Need an idea for a child's birthday cake or treats for school? Hop on the internet. Need a recipe to make for you vegetarian friends? Internet. Love it!

These are just examples that I have experienced in the past. The ideas for the kids were especially cool. My son was complaining that everyone just brought cupcakes for their birthdays so we found this recipe for Wizard Hat treats (the theme that year was Harry Potter) which involved filling ice cream cones with candy, frosting a cookie to the bottom and painting the whole thing with different colored candy melts or chocolate. The teacher said they were the biggest hit of any treat she had seen. I also got the plans for a Castle cake for that same birthday.

I just love how much information is out there and how readily I can access it! What a great time to be alive! There's no excuse for meatloaf mondays, taco tuesdays, etc when you have so many new, healthy meal plans at your finger tips.