A bit of my food background

Born and raised in Alaska, my food journey started with subsistence foods: salmon, deer, seaweed and a lot of beef and pork to round out the meat we ate. My diet didn't change much until I went to college in Oregon, where I discovered Thai, Vietnamese, Indian cuisine and was introduced to people who didn't eat meat!  Moving to the Midwest, my primary hobby became baking, cooking and different types of diets and how those different diets would change the make up of one's kitchen as well as their effects on the way I feel physically and mentally.  I have posed as a vegan, vegetarian and low-carb dieter at various points in my life and found that I like my food like I like my life:  Varied and flavorful.