Pest(h)ering

You may be rather confused (amused?) by the title of this blog...I thought an explanation was in order:

1) I, Esther, have developed a nickname - Pester. I'm not quite sure who was the first person who used it AND if it was simply because Pester rhymes Esther or due to the fact that I am a bit of a pest....actually, I'm pretty sure it's because I know how to pester...it's something I do extremely well.

2) Over the past summer, I developed an interest in (love of?) baking and cooking...at first it was because many of my friends had left me for exotic locales and I needed something to fill my time with. However, it soon became a hobby of mine. I began to enjoy it more and more. (Additionally, I am a poor student whose wallet has benefitted from bringing tasty lunches to school and work instead of caving into the temptation of campus food.)

The point of this is... by the time my birthday rolled around (September, aka the end of summer), my new homemaking skills had become infamous. Thus, my dear friend Julz(of Can't Stop, Craft Till We Drop) gave me the BEST birthday present: Jamie's Food Revolution!

1+2 = Pest(h)ering Jamie - the blog where Esther pesters Jamie! (aka cooks through "Jamie's Food Revolution" with style and grace)

Note: I am leaving for Scotland on exchange for seven months in exactly thirty-two days (EXCITED!). Disclaimer: this blog may soon contain travel updates while I continue to cook with Jamie abroad!