About Marcie
Welcome to Flavor the Moments!
I’m Marcie, a wife, mother of 2 boys and a German Shepherd named Uzi. I’m a cooking school graduate residing in Boise, Idaho where I can’t get enough of the outdoors. I can be found hiking, walking my dog, hitting the gym, local coffee shops, restaurants and farmers markets.
And most importantly, you’ll find me in the kitchen! 🙂
I created Flavor the Moments in 2012 so that I could share recipes with friends and family. Over the years, I’ve built this blog into a trusted resource for home cooks looking for real food recipes that highlight seasonal produce and sustainable protein sources.
You’ll find a multitude of easy dinner recipes, dessert recipes (because life is about balance!), and seasonal produce guides that prove eating your veggies isn’t boring. 🙂
My Story
I grew up baking in the kitchen with my mom, so I was a much better baker than I was a cook! When I got married at age 30, I finally found the motivation to develop my cooking skills.
In 2002 I quit my job as a network administrator/computer system analyst for a major utility company and became a stay at home mom, which is when I found my true passion for cooking.
I watched countless hours of Food Network, read cooking magazines and cookbooks, and took some hands on cooking classes here and there. I was obsessed and started this blog in September of 2012.
My dream was to go to cooking school, and in September of 2013 that dream became a reality. I began a 6 month full-time cooking program in San Francisco at Tante Marie Cooking School, where I was trained in classic French cuisine, including pastry, with heavy emphasis on the use of seasonal ingredients. Cooking school was demanding, challenging, fun and extremely rewarding, and was 6 months of the best food I’ve ever encountered.
After cooking school I continued on with my blog, and I had no idea things a few years later that my diet would change drastically.
Over the years I developed a few food sensitivities that impacted the way I eat. I began limiting processed foods, refined sugars and oils, dairy and gluten because it simply made me feel better.
My Philosophy
In a nutshell, my food philosophy is to eat a well balanced diet that includes a wide variety of vegetables and some fruit every day, and supplement that with good quality protein sources, healthy fats and carbs, and steer clear of processed foods as much as possible.
When I started Flavor the Moments I had no dietary restrictions, thus many of my early recipes are not how I regularly eat today. I do revisit many of my older recipes to enjoy on special occasions and holidays, and sometimes I modify them to reflect the way I eat now. Things have changed significantly since I started this blog, and I couldn’t be happier about where this journey has taken me today.
Fun Facts About Me
- Born: I was born in Northern California, and resided in the San Francisco Bay Area up until 2024 when I moved to Boise full time with my husband. Our boys live in Boise too and we haven’t looked back.
- Education: I graduated St. Mary’s College in California with a BA in Business Management in 2002, and graduated with a culinary certificate from Tante Marie Cooking School in San Francisco in 2014.
- Job history: I was a network administrator for a major utility in San Francisco for 11 years before becoming a stay at home mom in 2002. I founded Flavor the Moments in 2012 and the rest is history.
- Favorite foods: Salads (hello, kale!), roasted vegetables, peanut butter, dark chocolate and seafood. Does coffee count as a food? If so, I’m adding that to the list.
- Traveling: I love traveling. I have a very long bucket list and truly love visiting beautiful places and experiencing the food in other cultures. I’ve been to Mexico, Australia, Greece, England, France, Italy and Spain to date.
- Sports. I’m a huge sports fan! I love Dodgers baseball, I’m a Raider fan, and I play Fantasy Football with my family every year.
- Outside the Kitchen: I’m very active and love hiking, walking my dog and my new love is pickle ball. I also enjoy reading, music, dancing and spending time with family and friends.
