just food

June 18th, 2008Tags:
| food | chris | 0 comments

baking is fun?

June 11th, 2008 | baking, food, fun, school | chris | 0 comments


i’ve been quite hesitant to post about my last cycle. intro to baking finished up last week and i found something out about myself. i like baking. if you would have asked me 3 weeks ago what i enjoyed more, baking or cooking, i would have laughed and said cooking, hands down. if you were to ask me that now, i’m not sure what i would say.

throughout the cycle we learned how to do simple things like kneading dough and being patient with the process. we made breads, pies, tarts, ginache, laminated doughs like croissants and pastries, puff pastries, muffins, biscuits, . . .the list goes on. i really enjoyed learning the process of having patience with the process and staying disciplined. i learned a lot about myself throughout this process.

check out this photostream on my flickr account and look at the delicious goodness we made.

going for a run

June 3rd, 2008Tags: , ,
| crazy, fun, marathon, portland, running | chris | 1 comment


after moving out here to portland leaving my racing bike back in iowa, i knew i wouldn’t be able to do any triathlons. since moving i’ve had an itch to get back in a road race. tonight i registered for the portland marathon.

. . . stay tuned.