Beginnings...

Well, here it is...my new blog. I suppose I should write a little about who I am, what I do, why I started this blog and what you can expect from it. Here goes...

I'd have to define myself as a newly-married, Jewish, Canadian, University graduate living in....you guessed it...Ottawa. As you might also have guessed, I like to cook! As you may have guessed from my photo, 'the eater' is my husband....although you may have also guessed from seeing the photo that I am, at times...many times....'the eater' as well.

I don't have a job right now but I'm working VERY hard at getting one. I have a degree in political science from McGill University and a Masters in Strategic Public Communications and Speechwriting from American University in Washington, DC. I only recently moved to Ottawa, after getting married, which is why I still haven't found any work. If you are hiring and need someone with my skills (particularly if 'you' are a government department), please do drop me a line!

I was inspired to start this blog by a number of things. First, I used to have two very successful blogs. I won't go into detail about those because I'd rather just leave them in the past, but suffice it to say that I got really into the blogging thing, really enjoyed it, and then REALLY needed a life, so I had to give them up. Now I'm back for a third round at blogging, and hoping for some new material, a new focus and some new readers. I'm also inspired by all the wonderful blogs I read on a daily basis. Some of my current favorites are AskShifra and ProudToBeCanadian. There are many others too, but I won't list them now. You can watch out for them in my upcoming "Links" section.

Ok, so I'll bet you're all wondering what you can expect from my blog. Well, as this blog is called "CapitalCook", you'll definitely find posts about my cooking. I'll tell you what worked, what didn't, what blew up, what burned my kitchen and what had my guests begging for the recipe! I might even include pictures every now and then!

I will also definitely be posting things about politics and current events, as that's my other passion in life.

And finally...lots of day to day tidbits.

Anyway, that's more than enough for now. Hope you're all well!!
Bye