I love beginnings and endings. On this first day of January, as we end what has been a very difficult year for my family, I’m starting anew with optimism and a big appetite! This blog is created to bring together distant family members through our mutual love of food and the magic of the internet.

One year ago Martin and I moved to Reno, far from family and friends. Our son, Greg, has settled in Chicago and his brother, David, in Salt Lake City. Most of my siblings live in either Wisconsin (where I grew up) or Minnesota (damn those Vikings). Martin’s family lives in North Carolina, and Thailand (the land of Pad Thai). These distances make it impossible to sit down for Sunday dinner with those we love.

This blog will bring me, Coco, and the rest of you, the Carbohydrates, together to share recipes, cooking tips, food related anecdotes and monthly cooking challenges. Chow.

Coco