Why center this text?

Why confess that you're not a professional chef? What's the audience and purpose for this blog?

Are you writing to college aged young people?

Maybe feature that photo of you here, on the about me page.

This opening page reads like a student fulfilling an assignment rather than a writer/cook establishing a real blog. Who is your audience?

Maybe start with this passage?

A blog is expected to have an "about me" page, so you don't need these instructions, right?

Also, food blogs usually feature the food and highlight the person on the side. Is there a specific food blog you're modeling?