I'm definitely cooking more and trying new things but not necessarily getting better. With less frequent grocery trips, especially the kind where I would pick up extra ingredients after work, I've had to be more creative and try substitutions or making new dishes out of the combination of fresh ingredients on hand. One day last week I was feeling uninspired and heated up canned soup. So blah! Back to homemade chicken stock. I have not eaten out or gotten any takeout in almost 6 weeks which is a record for me.

For the last few weeks I've been attempting sourdough starter. Initially it was going well then seems to have died back so starting over again. My usual baking of muffins, cookies, banana bread and madeleines does not require any yeast. I did find some active yeast on the last shopping trip so I'll be adding quick breads to the repertoire.