About Me
I've had many nicknames in my life - Nana, Zan, Vannah, S-van, and finally, Savvy. When my girlfriends here in Charleston started calling me Savvy and simultaneously complimented me on dishes I would bring over or serve them here in my home and say, "I wish I could make something like this!", I had an idea. The nickname they had given me literally means "experienced, knowledgeable, and well-informed" and I felt that after, let's say, 20 years experience of cooking for my family both as a kid and now as an adult (and even a short stint in a catering company!), I kind of have that savvy.
My husband, on the other hand, doesn't know much about food. He supports my cookbook-buying habit, and passively watches the Food Network with me, but doesn't necessarily know how to help out in the kitchen besides doing the dishes (which I greatly appreciate). However, now that I've started documenting my recipes, I've noticed he's asking more questions about why I cut something a certain way, or why eggs need to be at room temperature when baking, or even just paying attention to recipes in general. I hope to inspire some curiosity and impart some knowledge to you all the same way I do for him.
When I'm not cooking or thinking up new recipes, you can find me doing one or all of the following:
My husband, on the other hand, doesn't know much about food. He supports my cookbook-buying habit, and passively watches the Food Network with me, but doesn't necessarily know how to help out in the kitchen besides doing the dishes (which I greatly appreciate). However, now that I've started documenting my recipes, I've noticed he's asking more questions about why I cut something a certain way, or why eggs need to be at room temperature when baking, or even just paying attention to recipes in general. I hope to inspire some curiosity and impart some knowledge to you all the same way I do for him.
When I'm not cooking or thinking up new recipes, you can find me doing one or all of the following:
- reading murder mystery novels
- spending time by the pool or on the beach
- pulling weeds in my garden
- binge-watching Vanderpump Rules or any Real Housewives
- obsessively buying every flavor of LaCroix
- G-chatting with my mom