It’s the last day of November, which means it’s the last day of NaBloPoMo. Let’s take a quick look back at the month.
There were twenty-six blog posts. Seven sweets. Three salads. Three soups. Four other assorted vegetables. I bought a pressure cooker and am still trying to figure out how to use it. I got raw kale to finally work for me. I tortured you with the study of words and the study of microbes. I gushed about two inspiring chefs*. I traveled to Philadelphia and thought about The Netherlands and Miami.
Writing every day has been invigorating. More food has come out of my kitchen in the past month that any other month ever. Many nights I couldn’t fall asleep because I was too excited about what I wanted to write the next day. And some days it was a struggle. I let you in. And you, probably for the first time, got a glimpse of how I was feeling.
To top it all off, today I made bread. There’s a little more to that story, but for now, just a picture.
It’s been quite a month. Thanks for joining me for the ride. See you in December.
* For more on Ottolenghi, check out Jane Kramer‘s article in this week’s New Yorker (December 3, 2012). You can’t access the full article unless you’re a subscriber, but I’d actually argue that this issue — the food issue — is worth the price of the entire subscription. Good reading, folks. Good reading.
Good for you for rising to the challenge of posting every day. What an exercise!! You had plenty to share and I looked forward to each of your posts.
Congrats! I can’t even remember now how, but I found your blog this month and it’s been a pleasure to read it. I love the speculoos recipe! And that bread looks fabulous – sourdough?
Oh my, what a gorgeous boule that is! It makes me want to rip off a piece and dip it into some nice warm soup or maybe some spiced up olive oil.
Congratulations on your month of blogging. I looked forward to your daily posts and had such a fun time reading them. Time for a break, eh?
Thanks everyone and so nice to hear that you were dropping by regularly! The daily blogging was fun, but I am indeed relieved to have a break. Lots more to come, though – I have a backlog of recipes that I’m hoping to get out in December.
Speaking of which….that bread. It’s Jim Lahey’s no-knead bread. Not an official sourdough, but it does have a slight fermented flavor. After several trials, this is the first time that I finally got it right.