First Post

I love food.  I love talking about food.  And I am, ostensibly, a writer - in that I am writing my doctoral dissertation, which unfortunately has little to do with food.  Since moving to an entirely vegan diet, I find that preparing food has become an exciting creative endeavor.  I've been lately sharing my food creations, both in life and on Facebook, and a few people have suggested a blog.  I must admit I don't know much about how to do this, but it seems like a great way to procrastinate, and so I'm going to give it a try.

If you like what you see, leave a comment.  That way I'll know I have an audience.  Enjoy!

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