And so it begins...

By way of introduction let me just say that my orals are over and I passed. Now is the time to be buckling down and writing those pesky funding proposals so of course I decided to start a blog about food. Not exactly related to my current project, but not exactly unrelated to my work either and a great way to get back into the habit of writing daily, or at least frequently. I don't want to start off with promises I can't keep.

So welcome to my kitchen. It has always been the warmest room in my home and I would love to share it with you.

Tonight is all about the dough, both pizza and bread. I'm off to get them started. I'll post pictures tomorrow, but for now, here is a sample of some past loaves.

This is my first loaf of sourdough bread. The picture is somewhat overexposed but the bread itself was very tasty.

Orange-Cardamon bread from Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads. I treated myself to this book early one summer after my first year in grad school and I haven't looked back since.