I May Have an Obsession...

   Books, Movies, Cars, Beauty, Pop Culture, Music.  All typical topics people are interested in when they turn on the TV or pick up a magazine or scroll through their pintrest page. 

   However, I have come to notice and I am sure others have too, that I have a particular topic that I am interested in. Food. And this is not just an interest, it is an obsession.  Now, don't automatically jump the gun and assume that when I say I am obsessed with food that all I do is eat it.  Yes, granted, I enjoy eating food but this relationship is based on so much more than that.

  First and most importantly, I love to cook and bake.  I am constantly thinking of new creations and fun desserts I can make for friends and family.  This contributes to how I spend a lot of my free time; looking up recipes.  I have several sources for my recipes; my collection of cookbooks (its very small but I imagine it'll grow), the Food Network, the Food Network magazine, several food blogs, etc. The list goes on and on.  On a bus ride home from a volleyball tournament, a teammate happened to look through the seats in front of her to where I was sitting and she wondered what was I doing? As she put it, "looking at food porn" on my ipod.  Of course it was not food porn, that's gross people, but that's how she described it because the website was just images of food that linked me to their respective recipes. 

   I know that it may seem crazy or obsessive but food is my hobby.  With volleyball over now I have much more time to devote to baking, my true passion.  Just this week alone, I will have made pumpkin ice cream, a brown butter apple tart, and cupcakes for my volleyball coach's daughter's birthday.  And a big question on my mind is what I am going to bake for Thanksgiving; I have several recipes that I want to make including a homemade apple pie (something every baker has to have under their belt), pumpkin creme brulee, and possibly some sort of layer cake. 

   Looking at this blog right now is even more evidence of my passion for food.  This is probably the longest blog I have written, so if you are still reading, cudos to you! I even want to pursue food sustainability and nutrition in a future career.  I think that it is so important for children and even adults to understand where food comes from and how to prepare it properly to make it both healthy and tasty! It is possible! Believe me! 

   Thinking about a topic to write about for this blog, food immediately entered my brain.  Haven't written about it yet and with the holidays around the corner, it is consuming a big portion of my daily thought processes. So now I have let you in on my food obsession and if you ever have a request of something you are absolutely craving, chances are that I will cook or bake it for you!