Welcome to Savory Notes! I’m Cathy. I’m 26 27 28, and I’m loud.

I was born and raised in Syracuse NY, and for 22 years, it was home. Then my older sister invited me to Southern California. I ended up falling in love with a boy (funny how that happens,) and five years later, I’m still here (and still with the boy).

Savory Notes is a culinary diary of things I love, like, and dislike, with articles, recipes, and photos along the way. You’ll always get my honest opinion, even when you don’t want it.

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FAQs Etc:

What kind of camera do you use?

I use a Nikon Coolpix P80. I can’t afford to dive into the world of DSLR quite yet. But it has greatly helped me learn what all the different fancy pants functions do, and how to adjust them.

Why don’t you show us more step-by-step pictures?

I like giving people the benefit of the doubt here. Everyone knows what a bowl of sifted flour looks like. I do provide step-by-step pictures when things need to look a certain way in order to proceed with the recipe (like caramelizing, risen dough, etc). Although if you’d like to see more, please let me know!

Will you review my product if I send it to you?

Please use the form on the contact page for that type of thing.

Who designed your site?

My entire site was designed and built by Michael Dailey, of Boxhead Creative. He’s honest, fast at replying to my thousands of emails, and talented. Why don’t you pay him a visit?

Have you gone to culinary school?

Yep.

…And?

And it was too f#$!ing expensive.

So what are you doing now?

I’m studying Food and Nutrition as part of a Dietetics program.

Favorite foods?

Pickles, and giardiniera. I’m pretty sure vinegar has replaced my blood…

Least enjoyable foods?

Black/pinto/kidney beans, curry, beets, horseradish, and bleu cheese. If a recipe calls for those ingredients, I’ll add them because I’m always open to changing my own mind, but it hasn’t happened yet.

Anything else?

Sure…

This is my fiancé, Mike. He’s a human garbage disposal; he’ll eat anything, (except watermelon). He’s the complete opposite of me: patient, calm, and logical. And I hope all of our babies have his adorable, curly hair.



I’ve moved 6 times in the past 6 years, and every kitchen we’ve ever had, has been tiny. Teeny tiny. If-more-than-one-person-is-in-there-at-a-time-someone’s-butt-is-getting-touched, tiny. But, I kinda feel like it’s my thing now. I’d probably drown in a big kitchen.



We have two awesome cats:
Gambit Zero Protoman Jr III. We adopted him from a shelter (we went to FIVE until we found him). He enjoys lying all over clean clothes, belly rubs, and hiding… cuz he’s a big scaredy cat.

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Harvey Nimble Oates. He adopted us. (He would follow us to our car EVERY night. One night he snuck into our garage. We kept him after that.) His hobbies include getting into EVERYTHING, aggressive nuzzles, and having adorable thumbs.

For any, and all other questions, comments, concerns, or tomfoolery, go ahead and shoot me a message on the Contact page.

I do not receive any products for free; every thing I have comes out of my own pocket. If I did, however, receive a product for free, it would absolutely be mentioned. I am not affiliated with any Kitchen/Food company or industry. It’s just me, doin’ my thing. All of my opinions are my own, and I do not get paid by anyone for runnin’ my mouth. Take that legal stuff!