So It Begins

Hello internet world. This is my first ever blog posting, so go easy on me. Why am I here, you ask? Well, that's a good question. I'm not entirely sure what I hope to get out of having a blog. My life is fairly routine, if not a little boring. To be honest, I'm hoping this will force me into mixing things up a bit. What I'd really love to have happen is that I finally start checking things off my "To Do" list. I'm a big list maker, just not a big list doer. My biggest list is a growing number of recipes and techniques that I'm excited to try.

I find cooking, and baking in particular, to be a relaxing and centering experience. I love a recipe with a good process to it! I find this particularly odd because in most other facets of my life, I prefer things to be simple. For me, there's just nothing like the feeling of taking the time to prepare a meal or special dessert for friends and family and waiting to see their reaction. I haven't had a total disaster yet, but I'm sure as I get more adventurous it's bound to happen.

I love reading about others' food triumphs and have accumulated a small collection of cook books, magazine subscriptions, TV chef heroes, and a RSS Feed food blogger list that's too embarrassing to admit to just yet. As I'm just starting out, these are my main resources for recipe inspiration. I hope to gain some followers that just starting out in the kitchen and also some more experienced cooked to help me along the way.