Who is Ashira?

Hello all! I've never had a blog before, but hey, there's a first time for everything, right? This blog is about my love of cooking and baking. My name is Ashira and let me tell you a bit more about myself.

I live near Ann Arbor, Michigan; I'm the mother of two young children whom I love more than I thought possible to love anyone. In addition to being a mom, I am also a college student (not at the University of Michigan sadly) and am majoring in Social Studies and minoring in History; I'm hoping to get a master's degree in Judaic Studies and a certificate in Holocaust studies. When I'm not with my kids or in class, I'm working as a cashier, or, now that my weekends are free, spending some much needed time with long lost friends. (I love you guys!!)

I have been cooking and baking since I was eight; I started out making macaroni and cheese (from a box) and baking cakes with my easy bake oven. As I got older, I lost the Easy Bake Oven and moved on to Betty Crocker brownie and cookie mixes, and eventually, thanks to the Foods and Nutrition classes offered by my high school, I started baking from scratch. I started with brownies and made my way up to apple crisp and muffins.

A few months ago, I was given a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer by a friend and purchased a pasta attachment set and since then, I've hit the baking and cooking band wagon and hardly purchase store bought breads and buns any more.

My absolute favorite thing to make, even if it is time consuming is bread. There is nothing like freshly baked bread with butter and jam. My kids think that I make the best cookies and cupcakes. But at 5 and 4, they're bound to love the cookies and cakes more than the bread.

I will be posting at least once a week to talk about things that I've cooked or baked, and maybe will even post a few recipes.

Thanks for reading my blog!