Were you hoping for the year of the cookie?

Bummer.  I do hate to disappoint.  But trust me, this is something much bigger than cookies.

Last year, John and I decided we want to travel the world.  Sure, we’ve been on our share of international journeys (I’ve hit 28 countries so far), but we’re ready for something more extended.

This year we’ve decided to take advantage of how low maintenance our lives are right now (no kids, no property, no 9-5 jobs) and create an adventure for ourselves.  An adventure in traveling the globe slowly, living in cities or countries for weeks at a time, intermingled with small stints as tourists.  Six to 12 months of being international vagab0nds.

Here’s the gist of the plan.  At the end of April we’re moving out of our Denver apartment, putting our furniture in storage, and dropping the cat off at my parents.  For May, June and July we’ll be floating around Colorado and the midwest, visiting family and friends, attending some important weddings, and photographing a few last events.  Then in late July/early August, we’re outta here.

We’re still tweaking our international route, and leaving a good amount of freedom for exploring and changing our minds along the way.  But generally speaking, we’ll be starting out in South and Central America and moving west around the globe.

Since there are no guarantees that we will have excellent kitchen facilities or access to certain ingredients along the way, I’ve decided to forgo a specific culinary challenge for this year.  My challenge will be to continue making and eating amazing food as we travel the globe.

For the next four months you can expect the same standard posts of sweet and savory recipes coming from my kitchen (and likely several updates about our planning process.)   In May things will start to get more interesting.  There will still be recipes, but also travel photos.  Lots of travel photos.

If you haven’t already subscribed to or bookmarked this website, do it now.  There might be more information here that you are interested in than just recipes.  More updates to come as the planning (and freaking out) truly gets into swing!