The Beginning

inspiration is a funny thing, it can encourage you to climb to the top of a mountain or, as in my case start a blog. thanks to Nigella and Julie i am inspired to start a year long challenge. A year in the life of a domestic goddess. Now thats not stating that i believe myself to be one, in fact i have spent most of my life being reasonably baking challenged. Its all a bit too scientific, you can't just throw things in and hope they turn out like i tend to do with my savoury cooking. Baking involves a bit of careful measuring and ensuring the right type of product, the difference between self raising and plain flours is vast!

So here i am, armed with my brand new cookbook thanks to a sale at Borders. Nigella Lawson's "How to be a domestic goddess". She has some wise words that woman, 'sometimes thats the best we can manage, but at other times we don't want to feel  like a post-modern, post feminist, overstretched woman but, rather, a domestic goddess, trailing nutmeggy fumes of baking pie in our languorous wake.'

Oh and one other thing before i start this scientific journey of discovery. I have an oven that is either on or off, no thermastat to speak of. Just to add a little interest to the venture.