I am finally getting going on a foodblog! I've been merely uploading pictures to Facebook, VK, and Picasa so its about time I put some words with them.
A little about me first. I'm from the American Midwest having lived in Arkansas, upper Michigan, and North Dakota as an Air Force brat; I then moved to SouthEastern Michigan for the last 9 years, 7 of which involve university studies and work. I've spent the last 9 & 1/2 months living in Europe, mostly France. I'm here for my last year of undergraduate studies and will finish with degrees in International Business & Marketing from Eastern Michigan University(Ypsilanti, MI) and a Bachelor's of Business Administration from ICN Business School(Nancy, France). Beyond schooling I enjoy Ultimate frisbee, people and food.
Speaking of baking... I've always seemed to have an interest in food, it came naturally I guess. I do know I've always enjoyed baking, from cookies and cakes to chocolate cheesecakes. I still remember borrowing a spring-form pan from the Landzettels to make my first cheesecake somewhere around 14 years ago!(it had a crack...) So, I've only really been enjoying baking desserts for the most part. 2 years ago I changed that by getting The Bread Bible, I've since expanded into breads, rolls, etc. I've really dug in on the cheesecake front as well having made for friends birthdays and such. I've also been expanding into quiche, gratins, and other things here in France as I have an oven. Thankfully so because the hotplates here require an hour to simply boil pasta.
I have joined The Daring Kitchen recently and am hoping to meet the monthly challenges as well as develop this blog with more exploration into the world of baking. My current pictures can be seen here.
I'll close with a picture of the cookies I made last month. They were not only delicious but a good exercise for me as I normally don't have the patience for individual cookies and prefer bars. These are chewy chocolate strawberry cookies with a coconut chocolate filling. Looking to alter both cookie and filling soon.
