Welcome to the first Guerilla Gourmand blog! Finally all my peeps get to see what their crazy friend Lesley has been up to all these months. It was a rough road to get here- a trail lined with the carcasses of burnt chicken, spilled milk, sauces that just weren’t saucy enough- but my faithful team of a Scottish, wrestling-obsessed media guru and a Floridian-by-way-of-Wisconsin web designer, dontcha know, have kicked ass from the get-go. Speaking of asskicking, let me explain what Guerilla Gourmand is, besides just a site dedicated to cheap, healthy cooking.
Everybody has heard about the “freshman 15,” the post-high school weight gain that results from a decrease in exercise and the siren song of the food hall. Although I was poverty-stricken throughout college and did not live on campus, more than a few people I know porked-up from these glorified cafeterias. I also had some friends get super-political in college-- becoming vegetarians, vegans or otherwise developing strange eating habits that fit their concept of civic responsibility. Denying oneself the pleasure of eating a hamburger because of the injustices of the meat industry or because the meal plan points were low, is martyrdom made in vain! There are plenty of choices out there that you can make with a clear conscious. And besides, most people know how to cook only what their moms may have shown them!?!
I knew that somehow, some way, there had to be a middle ground. A resource that spoke to college students and young folks in an unpretentious (and not too perky) voice, educating them on how to eat well without screwing over their wallet or their waist. And be totally random while doing it!
And so Guerilla Gourmand was born-- conceived from poverty, hunger and an urge to act a fool.
Please use this site for a reference as well as a cheap giggle. My goal is to help people eat in a more satisfying way (better tasting, better for their health and better for the environment) with out getting preachy. Over time, let us know how we’re doing and if there’s something that’s being overlooked.
But, most of all, thanks for taking the time to check our site out and watch our webisodes.

Gracias-
Lesley

PS- keep your eyes out for a two new shows. Radar Love: Food for the Nuclear Age and Pimp My Rice are on their way!



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