Hello World!

To anyone that knows me, it is no secret that I love to cook. I especially enjoy baking. I find it relaxing and have been know to bake a cake or make a pie dough from scratch for no reason, in the middle of the night, when something good or bad happens, or whenever the mood strikes. I am a compulsive food blog reader, cooking show watcher, and recipe collector. I find chopping vegetables and stirring pots of soup relaxing. I have often thought of going to culinary school and secretly dream of being able to find a way to actually make a living from cooking. I have always thought it would be fun to have my own blog about food but thought, "Who in the world would want to read it?" I was afraid that having your own blog would seem horribly self-important because, after all, aside from recording almost every food network show that exists and cooking meals at home, what do I really know about food? But, as my wonderful boyfriend pointed out, it is extremely self-defeating to not do something because of what others would think. I’m fully assuming that only a few of my closest friends may ever venture over to this site, but even if that is the case, I still think it is a valuable use of my time. Basically, the concept will be simple, I will cook food, write about it, post pictures, and share the recipe. You can comment…or not and that is about it. The pictures will be taken by my very sweet and helpful boyfriend, who I fully believe is a very talented amateur photographer. We will both be happy because I will be cooking and droning on and on about food to any one that cares to read about it and he will get to take pictures and use his computer smarts to help me design the blog…oh, and not to mention that we will both be eating lots and lots of cakes and other tasty treats!