So I’ve been thinking about this blogging thing for a while. I read a lot of them, like a lot of them, and maybe I want one of my own. So I’m going to try. Who knows what will happen – maybe I’ve just been off work for 4 months and I’m bored and getting crazy – I guess we’ll see.

I like to eat, and I’m trying to learn new things in the kitchen. Right now, this means reading as many food blogs as I can and trying to recreate the recipes I see. I haven’t quite gotten to the point where I want to start creating my own recipes – I’m still in early stages yet. There’s still things I haven’t tried (breads with intense kneading), and things I’m afraid to cook (mussels and clams), but I’m going to try, I swear. So you’ll have to bear with me as I attempt new recipes I find.

I also just bought a new camera. Not a DSLR, I don’t think I’m ready for that craziness yet. But I bought a Canon Powershot SX50 HS – a nice bridge camera. It got good reviews…. I know. I’m a sucker for a good review. I’m taking a class in a few weeks to learn some basics. So you’ll have to excuse my photographs – I’m learning here.

Books. I’ll talk about books here too, since I read them all. Literature, mostly, with some mystery, sci fi, YA, memoirs…. Pretty much anything that sounds good I’ll read. Unless it takes place in a place I don’t want to visit.

And the coffee. I drink coffee. I drink it black, just the way my mother taught me. My life needs a coffee maker with a timer, a grinder, a scale, and multiple kinds of beans on hand at all times. I also need a Hario V60, a Chemex, and a French press. And I take some of these things on vacation with me, because drinking subpar coffee is no longer an option for me. And when I can’t bring these my coffee with me, then you can count on me scouring yelp for a coffee shop that roasts their own beans or carries fun roasters and has pour overs. Because I’ll be their best customer for however long i’m in town.

So that’s what I’m thinking for this blog. Random Zuke thoughts, all in one place.

And Zuke? Well, that was my nickname in high school. There’s still a handful of people in my life that call me that, and it always makes me smile.