New Year's Resolution

I make resolutions every year. I never keep them.

My most common one is to floss every day. I didn't even bother to make that one this year. However I did make one that I am actually going to attempt to keep.

I resolved to post something on my blog once a week. Crazy talk I know.

So here I am . I have moved to an old farmhouse, on an acre of land, on an island in Puget Sound. My kitchen is from way back in the 70's and lacks a dishwasher and anything that even resembles a decent stove. But I love it here, and am looking forward to a year in which I try out lots of new adventures. As I type this, the chicken coop is under construction, the compost pile is growing, and hubby is reading up on vegetable gardens.

I am still baking as usual.

For New Years I made monkey bread. It is a pull apart sticky bun loaf that is delicious and looks way more complicated than it actually is. I used the recipe from the Cook's Illustrated Baking Book. I loved the fact that I could put it in the fridge, and let it rise the next morning.

So let's see what I can pull out of my oven this year, assuming I don't attack it with a sledge hammer out of frustration that is.