Clearly this was not working

Okay,

So clearly I have been a horrible slacker in the blogging department. I have no one to blame but myself and while I have been busy busy busy as of late, the problem has really been a lack of focus. I am aiming to correct this, not just on this blog, but in general. This week will be a test for me. I have been getting my grad work under control, but the rest of my life has felt a little spread out. So time to refocus. That being said, I have also decided that this blog will not be just about food for now. It will also be a place for me to talk about another hobby, knitting. Other stuff mostly goes on the blog I share with the other women in my family, Red Peonies. Although I have been embarrassingly absent there as well.

As far as cooking goes, things have been slow lately. We rearranged all the furniture in our apartment recently and I am still looking for half of the items we displaced. But I have some actual days off week so I am looking forward to trying out a few recipes from a book I picked up on a recent trip to Portland, OR. I have wanted Nancy Silverton's Pastries from La Brea Bakery for years now and I finally broke down and treated myself to it. My father gave me her book on Bread a few years ago and I have made several tasty loaves under her direction. Later this week, pastries and a new bread recipe, although it will probably not be a Silvertonesque loaf as in all the life chaos I let my starter die. Sad times.

Knitting has been more productive because it helps me clear my head between grad work. I can't find the camera at the moment so pictures can come later. This was more just a, I'm still around, more details later post. If all things go right, I'll be back soon.