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I guess this is where I share a little about myself.  Well …. I am a child of the sixties and my era of growing up was the 70’s and 80’s.

Now in my more mature years I have become an expat, transplant or immigrant. I was born in California but since 2005 have resided in the UK. First in the county of Somerset and now in the county of South Yorkshire.

My loves and pleasures are many.

Cooking is a passionate challenge I take on at least once a day (the other-half likes to eat) in one way or another.  Trying new things is always a bonus. Still haven’t achieved meringues but I have made cheese (rennet and non culture) and regularly make feta. Ethiopian / Eritrean food is a recent discovery and it is amazing.  Baking is bliss. Cakes, breads, cookies, biscuits, puddings – nothing is safe from my attempts and an afternoon baking is pure Zen until it is time to clean up.

Reading and writing. These two are like two fingers on the same hand. I have dabbled in writing since I leaned to make simple poems in grade school. Nothing serious just little stories until 2011 when I entered and achieved my first NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) challenge.  Planning to share some of my stories poems and excerpts from novels here on my page. Have I published? A couple little articles but I would otherwise say – No. Do I plan to publish? – would like to but that is something in the future – so maybe. If you enjoy them please let me know.

I am a creature of many various habits and obsessions.  Gardening. Vegetable gardening is just one of them. I like cooking and love having ingredients straight from the garden.  Cooking and I do a lot of it is not just a like, it is an obsession. I spent years cooking for others now I cook for myself and family. This pleasure has branched in many directions.  Fermenting, cooking Gluten free, finding meat free altenatives, not to mention mushrooming and foraging and so much more.  Most or a majority of my posts will be related to food and all things food related.

So there is a little bit about me. Hope you have a wonderful day.