My Porn Addiction

They say the first step in controlling ones demons is to acknowledge them. 

So here goes.......

My name is Michelle Baker and I am addicted to PORN.  Food Porn.....

I'm not stating, indicating, or acknowledging that I want to be CURED of this addiction. I'm just stating indicating and acknowledging that I have this addiction.  

I don't see or anticipate any of my family, friends, or loved ones (some of my family and friends are also my loved ones - some but not all) lining up to stage an intervention on my behalf. I've come to the conclusion that my family and friends are definitely food porn addiction enablers. That's right, they actually have been known to give me money and materials to fuel my addiction - as long as they reap the fruits. They'll slip me a recipe, suggest a creation for me to tackle, or secretly drop off a bottle of "special sauce" at my doorstep, under cover of darkness. They have no boundaries. 

Because of my addiction, they think nothing of asking very personal questions.  Sometimes it's in a hushed whisper, other times they just burst out loud - in front of God and everyone..... " What's in your oven today?" "Was that your car I saw parked in the back of Pryde's?"  For those of you not in the Kansas City area, check it out:  http://www.kcrestaurantguide.com/restaurants/Kansas-City/MO/64111/Pryde%27s-Old-Westport/727#.VN3sc1XF-GU

      Pryde's Old Westport

A Kansas City Original! Pryde's is Kansas City's internationally known gourmet housewares and kitchen accessory store. A family owned Kansas City original since 1968- Pryde's offers thousands of products, including complete and unique selections of cookware, bakeware, kitchen gadgets, Fiestaware, pot racks and much, much more. They have got it all! Pryde's specializes in hard-to-find items. If what you're looking for isn't on their site, call toll-free number at 1-800-531-5588.  
Sip a cup of coffee or tea while you shop the 10,000 square foot store and let them wrap your gifts compliments of Pryde's!

I find excuses to slip away to Barnes & Noble, sneaking my way up the escalator to the second floor, taking a quick right and heading straight to my favorite section...... The cookbooks!  Don't get me wrong, the internet is a great place to fulfill my aching need for food porn too.  There's just something special about holding that hardcover book with it's shiny pictures of fabulousness. 

I'm pretty much an exhibistionist about it too.  I feel absolutely no shame in grabbing my phone and snapping off pictures of my latest kitchen creation or restaurant venture to post on my FB, Twitter, and Instagram.

I have definitely embraced my addiction.  If you find you too are a member of this club, please step forward and share.....  Share those recipes, share those pictures with pride!  After all, you never know who is a closet food porn addict too.....