The Last Marigold

There's something really wonderful about baking. I let the magic of cooking kind of fall to the wayside of my life for quite a while, but in the last year as the focus of my life has turned to food, I've realized how great it is. And also how accomplished you feel after making a big, delicious meal. 

Baking is even better in some respects, because I often have 90% of the ingredients on hand which makes it easy to bake whenever I feel like it. This afternoon was banana bread with walnuts.