My name is Evan. I live in New England where I’ve spent my whole life. I love to cook and bake and make the kinds of food that people want to eat, balancing a sweet tooth with a gluten-free and low-dairy vegetarian diet–sometimes healthy, sometimes not so much. In the Summer of ’11 I interned under a Boston-area chef at a local Italian restaurant.
Most of what I cook is simple, no-fuss food with vibrant flavors and natural ingredients, perfect recipes for the at-home wannabe chef looking to cook more. I try to cook using cheaper ingredients that are high in nutrients. I don’t think you need fancy or expensive ingredients to make something delicious; fresh food has all the flavor you need.
This blog chronicles my journey towards becoming the best at-home chef I can be. Through writing it, I’ve also gained an interest in food photography and have been working hard to improve. It’s become a hobby of mine in addition to running and watching television.
If you have any comments or questions, feel free to email me at Evan@thewannabechef.net or through my contact page and I’ll be sure to respond.
This totally describes you – great foods AND fun humor that we all love!!
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I cannot wait to see more.
Congrats, Evan!
I LOVE your new site! I think is going to be great!
Im your new sites biggest fan! Congrats!!
i like the new site…cant wait to read on 🙂
I finally found you again! And I’m so haps 🙂
I think you did a very good job at rebranding your site to better fit your favorite subject: food.
I really like your take on food. It’s always decadently delicious while still being health concsious. And even if you’re not adhering specifically to any “special” diet, you still manage to bring a crowd of readers, including high raw, vegans and gluten-free folks. This is a great success on its own, but on top of that, being featured in Food Network and Rachael Ray, that’s even better! Continue your good work, you’re a great source of inspiration!
I studied Medieval History in college, so I felt closer to the Classics majors than the Modern History majors. They were way cooler than History majors anyway!
Well done! Your story is really interesting.
hi!
Love your site, i found you thru my sweet friend Heather from HEAB. We are big SUGARLAND fans in this house!!! Yahoo!
Thanks for visiting my blog, Evan. I have added you to my Google reader and look forward to reading more!! 🙂
I just came across your site… so glad I found it, you seem to be an AMAZING cook!!!!!
I’m coming out of lurkdom to tell you I LOVE your blog. I’m also a student who is generally faced with the choice of “eat a bag of popcorn after class or cook a meal?” I’m so impressed with your ability to keep up such a great blog as a student… I really struggle with making posts during finals, midterms, etc.! Anyway… just dropping by to tell you that your blog is great and I’m really excited about making dessert hummus and not telling my roommates what’s in it until they guess.
Natalie
Thank you! It’s always great to hear from another student who loves to cook. I live with a group of football players so I don’t find many other people in the kitchen, lol.
Ahh yay other college students who actually like cooking! Unfortunately I’m still in the dorm (I’m a sophomore) and have such limited food choices it’s starting to drive me crazy.
Hence the massive amounts of time I spend looking at other people’s food blogs 😉 And living vicariously through them…
Love your blog! 🙂
What does one do with a degree in Classics? I’m assuming it would be similar to an English or History degree.
A lot of people who stay in the field go on to grad school and become professors. If not that, usually something completely unrelated, like cooking or corporate jobs.
I’ve seen you around the blog comment world, but this is my first time visiting your blog. I’m so glad I did. I can tell it’s going to be a regular favorite of mine!
I am looking forward to reading your blog. I am a big fan of the food network channel!!
I love to cook
I love your blog!!! You are such an inspiration!! 😀
xoxo
Kathleen
I love this. So glad I stumbled upon you today. I too am a student, a long distance runner, and a photography lover. I also wish I could be a chef (or a baker) instead of what I’m going to school for.
Maybe. Just maybe.
Anyway, glad I found your blog! I’ll definately be stalking it often!
Evan – stumbled across your site a few weeks ago. Your photography is STUNNING!
I just saw your guest post on Ashley’s blog! I’m also running the Philadelphia Marathon this year! I’ve run the half twice, but this will be my first marathon!
I just found your site…your pictures are amazing. I can’t wait to start making and trying your recipes!
Hey Evan! I came across your blog and I wanted to say hello! Well for one, because I never see guys in the blogging world and it’s a nice change. And that’s awesome that you interned in Boston ! That’s where I’m from 🙂 Can’t wait to read more!
I grew up in suburban MA and went to school on Comm. Ave for 4 years, so Boston is definitely near and dear to my heart 🙂
hi! just wanted to pop in and say I really enjoy reading your blog…so many delicious recipes! 🙂 also, random, but I’m a Classics major at a New England area university as well. small world!
A college boy that likes to cook… there should be more of you fellas out there.
Just discovered your blog-all the recipes sound yummy and I am so happy to find gluten free cookie recipes!
I don’t know how “the google” brought me to your blog, but I love was intrigued with your dessert hummus and have found the PB choc chip one to be my favorite post-run re-fuel. Hey, it’s a complete protein, so why not?
Carolyn in NC
How I’ve seen your links and tweets everywhere and I never clicked over, I will never know. But I am sure glad I finally did! I mean, you have a recipe section for quinoa, hummus, and tofu/tempeh…come on! Love it.
hi Evan, Thank you for all of the wonderful recipe ideas! I saw your peanut butter yogurt dip on Pinterest and HAD to try it!:)
Here is my take on it if you’re interested:
http://thekissters.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/a-simply-and-healthy-recipe-to-make-today/
thanks again!
Adriane – ‘The Kissters’
WHOA! A gluten free blogger that’s a guy! Nice! How refreshing…. (I’m sure there are more, I just don’t know about them…) Nice.
I love your blog! Your recipes look delicious, I’m going to try the peanut butter dip w/fruit one this weekend for a cookout.
Good Luck to you!
I have nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! http://chroniclesofpassion.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/one-lovely-blog-award/
Hey Evan, I just wanted to say Thank You! for the gluten free carrot cake recipe you posted. I was so excited to find your recipe because my boyfriend LOVES carrot cake and is health conscious as well so finding your recipe was perfect! Thank you so much the cake came out great! – NM.
Glad he liked it!
Hello fellow man blogger! Glad to find you! I olive to cook to(: Check out my blog runservecook.wordpress.com!
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Just found you on my search for gluten-free pizzelles. I love baking gluten-free and will definitely be adapting them to include my oh-so-favorite quinoa flour. Your photos are beautiful as well! I’m excited to search through your recipes.
The Almond chocolate chip cookies are great! I whipped up the batter in under 10 minutes and baked for 15 minutes in the oven. Can´t wait to try your other recipes.
Good luck to you. Nice to see a young person take initiative. Keep going and pushing yourself, even though it´s winter. Food photography sounds like a wonderful side gig. Maybe you can intern at the Food Network or a food magazine?
Thanks for the great website.
Hi Evan,
your almond flour brownies are da bomb !
regards from Amsterdam,
Ralph
Can I just say, Go You!! It’s awesome what your doing, and I hope there will one day be more young people out there who show themselves to the world as they are, as you have done through your honesty and cooking. Enjoy your life, and cook on!
P.S Reading your recipes it’s pretty clear your already a chef, hang what ever says your not! 🙂
i absolutely love your site. i love that they are recipes for beginners and that most of the ingredients aren’t completely weird! 🙂 keep it up. i run a health page on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/healwithfood33) and would love to promote your recipes if that is okay with you. (my following is small, but i do what i can to spread good health)
Thank you, Kyli! I’m glad you enjoy the recipes and I’d love for you to share on your facebook page.
EVAN:I AM A RETIRED EXECUTIVE CHEF AND KOVE YOUR PINS THEY ARE A REAL JOY
Thank you, Michael!
Thank you for the spinach banana orange smoothie
I love your site. Make almond flour brownies all the time and tell everybody about your recipes!!