An introduction

I've decided that it's time that I had a blog. A blog with a purpose, as I am not very inclined to share things about myself. And after seeing Julie and Julia this weekend, I decided my escapades in the kitchen would be my purpose.

Before anyone gets too excited, I need to say that I was never one to sit in the kitchen as my mom or my aunts or my grandmothers cooked. I don't think our oven even worked until the kitchen was remodeled when I was eleven years old. Except for a semester of Introduction to Cooking in the 8th grade, most of my cooking experience came in college (which will likely be featured frequently).

These days, I mostly bake. And I mostly bake cakes for the express purpose of decorating them. I plan to document this process, and include recipes, for my own amusement. And possibly yours.