It's pronounced "Evan" or "Eeveen" depending on your ability to speak Gaelic, I suppose. On behalf of myself and my stomach, I would like to say céad míle fáilte, and thank you for checking out my bio!

I know what you're expecting. You’re thinking this is just another food blog. You’re thinking this is just another white girl trying to pintrest her rainbow-sprinkled recipes all the way to fame.

Think again.

While I may have gotten all of my Irish genes from my Da, my German Momma with her artistic, decadent pallet distilled in me a love of baking and cooking from a very young age. By 8, I was responsible for making all of the pastries and desserts at every family, holiday get together. By 14 I was piping three layered cakes for all of my friends' birthdays. Now, at 22, nothing makes me happier than to hear my housemates or family shout, "Eavan's home!" when they're hit by a familiar wall of sugary and spicy smells as soon as they walk in the front door. I'm not sure "The Joy of Cooking" was ever so aptly applied as it has been to me.

But here’s the plot twist: I can’t eat any of the pastries I bake.

I have had undiagnosed, often debilitating, chronic inflammation and joint pain for the past six years. After practically living in the doctor's office in high school and taking a number of drug cocktails that made me a less than enjoyable person, my momma and I decided to take research into our own hands.

We found that food has a direct relation to your health. I don't just mean food can make you fat or fit (although, yes, fast food is almost certainly your adductors' worst enemy), but food can make you feel differently. Everyone's metabolism and biological chemistry is different, and catering to those specifics can make all the difference when it comes to your health.

In the summer of 2012, I started a strict, anti-inflammatory diet, and have stuck with it ever since. Not only has my day-to-day level of pain decreased dramatically, but I have been pharmaceuticals-free for three years now. In my blog, I hope to address and debunk myths about certain foods, bring awareness to certain systematic or chronic illnesses, and assist people in understanding how they can help food help them. You don’t need a boring diet to be healthier, and you might find some cures in culinary expertise. Eating has changed my life. I hope it can do the same for you.

May we never finish growing up big and strong.

Be ravenous.