The Ravening Reader

I’m still in the process of getting this blog up and running and stocked with lots of great recipes.  So check back often, and leave me comments to let me know how I’m doing.  I’ll be going back to recipes and adding pictures as I have time to make and photograph them, for now, use your imagination!  

I’m a Ph.D. student in English Literature.  In addition to doing a lot of reading and writing (dissertation), I love to cook and bake.  And really, the smell of freshly baked bread can make even the worst intellectual problem seem a lot less important.  The joke in my house is that I am always thinking about food.  As I eat one meal, I’m thinking about what I might make for the next.  You’ll find a mix of recipes here -from healthy, to comfort, to decadent, to convenient.  You’ll also get my thoughts about food (I’m thinking about it all the time, so why not share?).  Recently, I’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, so I am trying to adjust my eating habits and take care of myself better.  So, while I do focus a lot on comfort food, I’m also trying to makeover my old recipes and try out new things that are better for me.  In that spirit, please post comments with suggestions about how you might change a recipe for your own nutritional or dietary needs – I’m always open to advice, as well as feedback about how you liked the food.

Enjoy, and happy eating!