Hey everyone

[phathod]

Hey guys I'm Justin. I'm absolutely in love with cooking and i'm hoping for this forum to be the place I come to again and again to learn. I'm looking to expand my knowledge of cooking to help promote a healthy lifestyle within my family and friends, (as well as looking for new recipes to help wow everyone!)

[mrsjimmyp]

Hello Justin amd welcome . You will find some friendly and helpful folks here

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Welcome Justin you have come to the right place that is for sure! Please feel free to ask any question you may have, also do searches to find some info that may have already been posted before, we also do not mind if our new members share their favorite new discoveries with us, cooks are always open to suggestion, looking for new meal ideas, and we love to try new stuff, and so it is very exciting if you just make yourself right at home and you are very welcome to enjoy this forum to your hearts content!

Welcome to the family, CCCathy

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Hi Justin,

...and welcome! I think you'll find that we're THE friendliest food forum on the web- and we're a fine bunch of folks from all regions, all walks of life and a variety of cooking experiences. C'mon in, pulluppa chair and enjoy taking part! We're glad you're here! smiles- Kevin P.S. If I may ask, which "Springfield" are you from? I live in central Illinois near the capital of Springfield. I've also spent time all over Oregon- including the Springfield, there!

[The Ironic Chef]

Hello Justin. This is an excellent forum with the best of people that love to cook. Going through the cooking forums and reading post from the past shows just you how great and helpful folks are here. I have only been here a short time myself but can tell you that I have not found any other site out there that comes any where close to being the type of community found here. I hope that you come to enjoy it just as much as I do.

[jglass]

Hey Justin. Welcome to the family.

[phathod]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I actually live in Springfield Illinois, the unknown capital.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

You're welcome, and we really enjoy having you join in! Hope you'll enjoy it here as much as I do.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

You've stepped into a great place, Justin...

Our l'il group is made up of a talented & diverse, friendly crowd. We come from all regions and all walks of life- we collectively represent varied tastes and preferences and not only that- when we're not talking grub- we're talking other things that intetrest us all.

So welcome! C'mon in, pulluppa chair, help yourself to the virtual cuppa coffee/tea and make yourself at home! We look forward to having you become part of the family!

BTW- I'm in Bloomington- just 45 minutes North of ya- small world, eh?