New Year, New Direction

So we meet again. One final time before the year comes to a close. Hopefully, you've been way too busy with your own holiday festivities to notice that I only just now posted recipes for all the promised goodies. Time got away from me. Deadlines proved to be a little more daunting and unreachable, and Christmas itself was a bit more difficult to deal with than I had originally anticipated. Surely you understand. Surely these candy treats will prove to be worthy of Valentine giving when the time rolls around and commercial chocolates abound. Surely?

I'm also sort of hoping that you are full to the brim, and can't bear to cook another dish, more less eat one for at least a week because, a las, I have no recipe for you today, nor is there a Foodie Find.

What I do have for you though is a glimpse of the future, well, at least the future around here. Things to come, things in the works, things already in place, things you will notice begin to take shape come January 1. Below you will find a brief run down:

1.) A Printer-Friendly Recipe Index is being added, should you want to cook what we discuss here, minus all my blabber.

2.) A new weekly feature: Ingredient Spotlight is slated to post on Tuesdays. These will feature a given ingredient, such as curry powder or celeriac for example, and we will explore all the glory of said item and perhaps share a recipe or two to put it to use.

3.) Comments have been enabled. You are still welcome to email me your thoughts, suggestions, and comments directly, but you will now have the option to post them directly onto the site.

4.) A link to my Flickr photostream will be added so you can check out my new year of experiences and may even be inspired to have some adventures of your own.

5.) A link to my Etsy store will be added so you can help me pay my rent, and have cute kitchen decor. I see it as a win/win situation.

6.) A Cheftionary is being added for quick referencing unfamiliar cooking terms, kitchen equipment, and ingredients.

7.) An About the Author section is being added so you can keep up with whom, what, and where I am involved with, how, and when.

As usual, we will continue our weekly discussions on the featured recipes and Foodie Finds, and you are always welcome to shop in the Le Cordon Vert Amazon Store (new items are added all the time).

Thank you again for supporting this site, for all your emails and comments, and for sharing the days of this past year with me. I look forward to all the forthcoming changes and upgrades, as well as spending the next year with you.

May our new year be filled with tasty dishes, beautiful experiences, and exciting adventures.

cheers,
~c