About Clay Friis -- the Guy Food Guy

About Clay Friis

The Guy Food Guy

How did I get to be the Guy Food Guy?

I grew up in Oakland, Neb. My mother was the best cook and baker in the world. When we went to potluck dinners, I always paid attention to what she brought, and went for it right away. Nobody made pies as good; crust as good; meat and potatoes . . . Swedish Pancakes . . . Sunday chicken . . . she even had a knack for putting leftovers together into wonderful dishes that were out of this world.

I take after my father in a lot of ways . . . but when it comes to food, I'm my mother's boy.

Though I've had a variety of jobs in my life, from music teacher to owner of a puzzle-making business, I always seem to come back to cooking and baking. I've cooked for my wife Carol and kids Nina and Conor for many years. By now, I figure that I have served meals to close to 23,000 people. There's nothing I love more.

Over the years, I've been privileged to cook for a lot of men in all kinds of settings, including hunting and fishing trips. Their compliments to me, and comments about their own food choices, alerted me to how intimidated many men are by the prospect of cooking. I'm also concerned about how poor the nutrition of many men, especially singles, has become.

Men will:

§ buy a premade sandwich out of a vending machine at the office and wash it down with a sugary pop.

§ fill a grocery cart with junk food and TV dinners, with nary a fruit or vegetable in sight.

§ run into a convenience store at meal time, pick up two "energy drinks" and two candy bars, and that's their meal.

As a Christian, I'm focused on the "right" things in life. I have a strong desire to serve others. I love food, can't stand to see people go without meals, and want people to take advantage of all the delicious, wonderful food available to them each and every day.

For the most part, men just don't know how to cook or plan balanced, healthy menus . . . so I got an idea. With my practical experience and "regular guy" ways, I could teach them!

So I cooked up this website. I'm hoping to make money with the ads and some other ideas on down the road. If it turns out, it could make my dream come true:

I have always wanted to open a restaurant completely based on leftovers "just like Mother used to make."

To do it, I need money. This website's revenues could be the springboard to that dream. If you would kindly subscribe for a free, weekly recipe, talk us up on Facebook, buy an ad, and/or spread the word about this free website to everybody you know, you could help make my dream happen.

So enjoy this website. Share a recipe or two with me. "Like" our Facebook page. Thanks for all the support you can give, and remember . . . the Guy Food Guy wants you to EAT LIKE A MAN!!!

Clay@GuyFoodGuy.com

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