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about hillary

I’m Hillary and welcome to my kitchen!

Hillary & Justin experiences Cafe du Monde in NOLA!

You’re on this page ‘cause you wanna know who the heck I am, aren’t you?

When I started this site, my day job wass at an oil company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My husband, Justin, was a medical student. Since then, we have relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan for his time in residency. I now work at a nonprofit doing their “blog stuff!”

I love cooking, and he does the dishes. We’re truly a match made in Heaven.

Things you (don’t really) need to know about me:

  • If I could live off of three foods, they’d be ice cream, chocolate and cheese.
  • I like to have jam sessions in my kitchen.
  • Inappropriate hip-hop music is my music of choice during said sessions.
  • My favorite things to watch on TV are Jeopardy!, Food Network, and reruns of A Cinderella Story.

I started blogging for the first time when I went on a six-week trip abroad alone. It was a great way to keep my family informed about my adventures (and reassure my mom that I was alive). After returning, I continued its use as a personal blog, and had caught the “blog bug.” The next summer, I stayed in my college town (Tulsa) for an internship. From figuring out what I needed to eat everyday emerged a separate cooking blog. Since 2012, posts at SkinnyCookProblems were my outlet, for experimentation and sharing good ideas with others.

In early 2015, I felt like I had come to a crossroads about blogging. It was time to either go big, or go home. It was time to make the jump to self-hosting or quit altogether. After much prayer and pondering, I determined that my passion for cooking is too strong to give up on it. It was a perfect time to re-brand and get professional. Here I am, hope you like it!

I get JOY out of cooking, so I hope that you will #enJOY as well!

xxHillary

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  1. Evi says

    August 31, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Hi Hillary,

    Just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for a Leibster Award! Details on my website: http://www.evseats.com/leibster-award

    Congratulations and good luck nominating — there’s a lot of talented bloggers out there.

    Evi

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    • 918 Plate says

      September 2, 2015 at 7:15 am

      Thank you!! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Libby Rankin says

    September 9, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Great website! Looking forward to some new ideas to get me out of my daily cooking rut. Libby

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    • 918 Plate says

      September 9, 2015 at 8:37 pm

      Thanks, Grandmother! 🙂 Hope you can find something to try!

      Reply
  3. Chris says

    October 4, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    Would love for you to try one of our pasture chickens, just let me know how to get you a free sample.
    Additional chickens are 5.00 a pound.
    Thanks
    Farmer Chris

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    • 918 Plate says

      October 5, 2015 at 11:18 am

      Awesome!! I’ll get in touch. 🙂

      Reply
      • Chris says

        October 5, 2015 at 11:32 am

        Sounds great, I have whole or cut-up chickens, so whichever you prefer.

        Reply
  4. Ashley Lauren Snyder says

    May 25, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    Hi HIllary!

    I am new to the Tulsa area, but have had a lifestyle blog (Ashley Lauren Design Studio) for a couple years now. I would absolutely love to talk with you about collaborating with me, and/or having you do some food posts for my blog!

    Please let me know if that would be of interest to you. If not, I would love to meet you sometime, regardless!

    Have a great day!
    Ash

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    • 918 Plate says

      May 30, 2016 at 11:16 am

      Hi Ash! Yes, I’d love to talk to you! Feel free to shoot me an email. (Just catching up on my blog comments after vacation, so I apologize if you have already 🙂 )

      Reply
      • Ashley says

        May 31, 2016 at 10:55 am

        Hey Hillary! YAY!

        I can’t seem to find an email address for you. Please feel free to email me! ashley{@}ashleylaurendesignstudio{dot}com

        Thanks so much! Can’t wait to hear from you!

        Reply
  5. heather (delicious not gorgeous) says

    June 7, 2016 at 10:35 am

    oh, i can so relate to the “a cinderella story” reruns; i don’t even know how many times i’ve seen the football game scene at the end with the water droplet and his jaw and ugh.

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    • 918 Plate says

      June 7, 2016 at 11:04 am

      “and ugh” is my sentiment exactly.

      Reply
  6. Mika Garnett says

    February 17, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    Wow….small world. I was looking up your recipe for Tattie Scones and thought you looked familiar. I know of your mom through adoption. My daughter Bay was adopted from S. Korea. Love the blog and can’t wait to try the recipe!

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    • 918 Plate says

      February 20, 2017 at 7:13 am

      Oh, very cool! 🙂
      Yes, moving back to Oklahoma has made this world very small!

      Reply
  7. Jessica says

    October 27, 2022 at 2:41 pm

    Hi Hillary! I came across your site while on a search for Harry Potter themed food for halloween. I live in Miami, Ok. Just wanted to send a friendly, “Hey Neighbor!” to you!

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      October 29, 2022 at 6:33 am

      Well hello fellow Okie!

      Reply

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