A TK Lookback 2015 + a time for reflection

Hello, friend.

First of all, Merry belated Christmas everyone! I sincerely hope you had a wonderful holiday.

And secondly, it is almost 2016! Yay!

So much happened in 2015. It is hard to describe the amount of joy and utter amazement I have regarding the events of the previous year. From launching the blog (my pride and joy!), to transferring schools and starting my junior year of college, a lot has happened to me this year. For my final post of 2015, I wanted to take a look back on the year, skimming through all the recipes, photos, writings, and extras!

In 2015, I wrote 44 blog posts, ranging in topics from a failed salted caramel sauce, a coffee cake for my parent’s anniversary, learning to roast peaches and even writing a travel guide from one of my favorite destinations. A lot happened outside of the blog as well. I launched TermiNatetor Kitchen as a small business. I was a featured interviewee for the National Stuttering Association’s “Get to Know” people who stutter column. I announced my bi-monthly column writing contribution for the NSA. I also competed in my first baking competition and got pneumonia that same week. Though most exciting, I tested and photographed a variety of recipes for Clabber Girl. 

You could say that 2015 was good year. 

Roasted Creamy Tomato Soup + being in my first cooking class

Hello, friend.

It is almost Christmas! Do you have all of your gifts bought and wrapped? I know I don’t!  Though, if you don’t celebrate Christmas then….happy Boxing Day, I guess?

The fall semester is officially over! Woohoo! No more final exams, no more late night studying, and no more stressing out from academia (or at least for the next few weeks!). While I’m home on break, I am taking this opportunity to work in some blog posts while the time permits. I hope to have a handful of potential blog posts queued up and ready for the coming year. Will it happen? Probably not! But I can dream.

Vinny Parmesan Bread + Thoughts from Galena (a travel guide!)

Hello, friend.

It is finally cardigan wearing weather. That means the holiday season is upon us once more. There is a stir of excitement in the air, a tingle of anticipation. The weather is changing. The sky seems to bend light in a different way. The feeling of bitter cold and chilliness numbs the skin. The clouds begin sifting flakes of crystal white snow downward upon the ground. It’s a time for drinking hot cocoa and sitting by the fire. Though, I don’t have a fireplace in my one bedroom apartment, and I seem to be all out of hot cocoa. *sighs* This isn’t a good start.