How to Open a Restaurant Franchise in 10 Steps Owning a restaurant is a dream for many people. After all, people will always need to eat! Yet for many, the prospect of opening a restaurant can seem rather daunting at first. Since starting a restaurant completely from scratch can be incredibly difficult, many savvy entrepreneurs and businesspeople choose instead to purchase a franchise of an existing restaurant concept. Franchising offers numerous benefits including existing business plans and operations guides as well as the added benefit of a centralized franchise support team. The following are generalized steps for those wondering how to start a restaurant franchise or how to open a restaurant franchise.

Hello! Welcome to a new coffee segment from your unpretentious barista. Whether you are a person with minimum knowledge of coffee, any interest at all, or a true coffee snob, you may have heard the phrase “third wave coffee” tossed around or the conversation of Second versus Third, and so on. Of course, this could be the very first you are hearing of it. There are three tiers, or waves, of the global craft coffee movement. The big question tends to remain the same. What makes coffee Third Wave?

Kitchens are going to get busier during the holidays, but this doesn't mean that safety is going to be overlooked. In fact, fire prevention guidelines must be enforced better during the holiday season. Holiday celebrations are expected to involve plenty of cooking, and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that the peak day for home cooking fires is Thanksgiving, which is followed by Christmas Day, the day before Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas Eve. In addition, cooking was the leading cause of reported residential fires from 2014 to 2018.

Introduction- Are you planning to start home delivery at your restaurant? Are you done signing up with a food ordering app? Then you should consider employing your own delivery drivers instead of the ones provided by third parties. Why so? This will give you direct control over the deliveries and is cheaper. It will also give a more personalized approach to your customers at home. Keep on reading to know what more benefits you can extract by this step.

Have you ever seen food and just thought “wow that looks unreal I bet that tastes amazing”? Well I have and that’s exactly how I felt when I saw these pancakes in Japan, but sadly to my dismay they did not taste how they looked.

“Nothing beats homecooked food.” Throughout the generations, this phrase leaves many mouths. Even for families who always eat out at Michelin-star restaurants, they still agree that no outside meal outdoes homecooked food. What makes homecooked dishes so different from outside food to cause one to think this way? Simply, food prepared at home remains the most nutritious and economical choice for everyone. Food cooked at home prevents too much money from being spent unnecessarily on outside food while decreasing the risk of consuming spoilt or bacteria-infested dishes. Although outside meals seem more convenient, it is not, when compared to the goodness of homecooked food. No doubt, homecooked food provides a healthier option, helps save money, as well as lessens the risk of eating the wrong thing.

With the holidays around the corner, I decided this year to purposely make these the most memorable holidays I possibly can for my children and I. My boys are starting to get to the age where they will start remembering traditions and make memories to share with their families as they get older and have kids of their own.

I live in an area that's habitually gloomy all winter. The cold weather and lack of sun can get to the psyche. Luckily, the Danish have already solved my problem and have been using it for centuries to battle brutal winters in Denmark.

Happy Autumn, fellow culinarians! When the leaves start to fall, it's time for the dough to rise. Every Fall, the frisky cool air always inspires in me a baking spirit as short-lived as the changing leaves. This typically extends for one disastrous October week leading up to Halloween where I try to make uncooked brownie balls that look like eyeballs or cookies topped with black licorice that make it look like a spider.

My mom used to always say that if she could have cheese and crackers for dinner every night, she would be the happiest woman alive. Clearly, I didn't have my priorities straight back then because I distinctly remember thinking, Wow, that sounds seriously boring, but also wanting to be cool so I just replied, "Oh, yeah, that sounds good" in what you can assume was in a very monotone-like voice.

Follow this quick-step recipe for making a burnt Ahi Tuna dinner while processing devastating news. 1. Wake up one September morning and decide you're going to use your off-day to make a sweet meal for your long-term boyfriend for dinner that night.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic completely shut down the tri-state region, Bryce and I weren't at all consistent with sharing videos on YouTube.

WHAT GAVE IT AWAY So true;, Love has it, that I am the only Candle representative for the State of Illinois, All expenses, Paid, including travel, etc. and I should ask for hotel compensation; but, that I will; now, hey. I am also American Red Cross, and I do Fire Response, instantly. Interestingly. Nope, ? Not, no. And they're all expense, PAID deployment, in Travel's too, so that's like my Aunt, and Mense my Aunt, a Traveling Nurse, and I guess, I'm supposed, to tell Kids as I always, had, "Don't play with Fire, ..."

“I hate the heat.” Cooking in my opinion is a fundamental life-skill. I feel that as human beings, we need to have the ability to sustain ourselves whenever and wherever we find ourselves. But to so many other people, cooking isn’t a priority.

You ever been to a place owned or run by a celebrity? Like the Wahlburgers and their famous pretty awesome burgers? Coming from a big city, Chicago, there’s a fair share of popular restaurants out there owned, run, invested by all sorts of celebrities. You’ve got Ditka’s (Mike Ditka), Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, to Giordanos (Derrick Rose plays a point in this awesome pizza loving place) and so many others.

Have you ever seen food and just thought “wow that looks unreal I bet that tastes amazing”? Well I have and that’s exactly how I felt when I saw these pancakes in Japan, but sadly to my dismay they did not taste how they looked.

The Before-Times What is your schema of schemata? Many years ago, I was reading a book on psychology, learning about phenomena such as cognitive dissonance, Freudian archetypes, and schemata. The book defined Schema as one's thoughts, feelings, and assumptions regarding a particular subject. For example, most people's schema of Thanksgiving involves turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy. Maybe it conjures images of family gatherings. But are these holidays warm, wholesome celebrations, or are they stressful and toxic? Even these subjective feelings are part of someone's schema of Thanksgiving. And we all have our own schema of culture, society, life, and the world at large.

Hello Readers, With the holidays right around the corner, many people might have some mixed feelings. Holidays can be stressful and time consuming and over exaggerated. This alone can take the cheer out of it.

There is one thing that me and my littles love making, and it's cookies. Now I am by no means a master baker. I fully believe in if you have a good attitude while baking it will be amazing in the end. I never used to believe this until my mom made a very good point. My father is the real baker in the family, any baked goods the first time he tries making something it's amazing from the beginning. Now every year around Christmas time, my dad makes the best cookies. He's always tweaking the original recipe and making it his own. Now I'm not the biggest fan of the holidays, actually my family will call me the Grinch of Christmas and honestly I'd have to agree. But me and my mom always say that my dad has the most Christmas spirit and that is why his cookies come out amazing each time. When I was young I just believed I wasn't good at making cookies, that I just didn't have that special touch like my dad. Until I met my now fiancé, and his sweet little angel. Obviously kids naturally love cookies and are typically happy when they get a chance to help out in the kitchen. So for a long time she would beg me to make cookies, and I would always say well lets get your grumpa (that's what my kids call their grandfather.) and you can make cookies with him because I'm not good at making them. But she insisted that me and her needed to make them, so obviously looking at that sweet face how could you say no? I knew that they would probably come out terribly, but it made her happy so I figured why not. So we set up the kitchen kicked her dad out of the kitchen and we went to work. On a side note, I really hate making a mess like it really unnerves me and I typically clean as I go. But when you have a child that wants to help out, messes happen. So even though it unnerved me to watch her spill stuff everywhere I put on a smile and told her she was doing amazing. I don't know about all of you, but I like to ask simple questions to get my kids thinking. Such as if we need 4 cups of flour, and you just put 1 cup in the bowl how many do you need to get to 4 cups? And she really enjoys it, when she gets the answer right you just can see the happiness radiate out of her. So fast forwarding to the final product, we take a bite and I swear it taste just like my dads. I was so surprised we called my dad immediately after and told him all about it! After getting off the phone, my daughter (yes I say my daughter because I have helped raised her for years at this point.) asked me why I felt that our cookies wouldn't come out good. I looked at her, and I told her that I have never been able to make a cookie that ever tasted as good as the ones we made. She sat there for a second taking in what I said. And I will never forget what she told me, she looks at me and goes, "Mom what do you always tell me?" and honestly I blanked for a second, "That we don't say we can't do something, just because we didn't get it the first time or even the third time doesn't mean we won't figure it out eventually. You also tell me I can't say that I can't do something just because it didn't work out the first time." I looked at this sweet little face and she was right. I always tell her just because we didn't succeed the first time, means we give up and not try again. Since then I've tried looking on the brighter side of things, and to start taking my own advice and to relax a little. Messes and learning are apart of life, and it's okay that we don't get it right away. That doesn't mean that we can't learn how to make something amazing in the end.

I grew up in a small town, in a country with less than a million people, so it was very easy to try every restaurant worth trying. For a long time I was content with eating in, even when I moved to Los Angeles, literally in the center of DTLA, with all the world renowned restaurants, I must be crazy right? I simply wasn't interested in eating anything but my own.

Home is where the heart is and so should your eating be. Over the years including this one, I have taken a few moments throughout the week and would just grab a bite to eat at my local fast food drive-thru or local take-out restaurant especially during my work lunch hour. Why? Because I felt it was easier, quicker and would also spice up my food palette a little bit if I ate more food with different ingredients in it than what I had in my refrigerator (at least so I thought). But since I've been on work furlough for the past few months AND was on previously work-from-home status due to COVID-19, I've realized that the only way I'm going to learn how to cook better and save more money is simply by taking more time out and consistently cook from home instead of letting everyone else cook for me everywhere else.

The big question on my mind today is which you would prefer... Coffee? Or, tea? There are benefits to both coffee and tea but which option is more beneficial...

If you read a lot of labels on food in the grocery store, then you are bound to see some items as gluten-free. In fact, you may know people who do not consume gluten or cannot eat it. Maybe you are one of the people who can’t eat gluten either. What is gluten and how can you determine what foods have it and what foods don’t have it?

Around the world, and throughout history, communal meals have played an invaluable role in religious and spiritual life. From the Jewish Passover, to the Christian Eucharist, to the offering of food to various shrines and idols, to the "cakes & ale" of modern Wicca. Food is a gift from the divine, in earthly form, a picture of death and rebirth, and a proof to the faithful of the protection and provision they receive as their reward. And the ideal way to have a good time together with your spiritual family.

“Nothing beats homecooked food.” Throughout the generations, this phrase leaves many mouths. Even for families who always eat out at Michelin-star restaurants, they still agree that no outside meal outdoes homecooked food. What makes homecooked dishes so different from outside food to cause one to think this way? Simply, food prepared at home remains the most nutritious and economical choice for everyone. Food cooked at home prevents too much money from being spent unnecessarily on outside food while decreasing the risk of consuming spoilt or bacteria-infested dishes. Although outside meals seem more convenient, it is not, when compared to the goodness of homecooked food. No doubt, homecooked food provides a healthier option, helps save money, as well as lessens the risk of eating the wrong thing.

Hello my little lovelies! So for this recipe to be honest it was a total experiment. I was just feeling creative in my kitchen and this was born. Mainly because I'm really not much of a breakfast person and once it comes to breakfast I normally just throw whatever into a pan with some eggs and call it breakfast. It turned to be delicious and will definitely be going into my arsenal of recipes. This filled me up pretty much until dinner so if you need a meal where you're going to be busy all day and know that you probably won't be eating lunch this is perfect! Now I used coconut ice cream protein powder from 1Up to help make these more filling. If you don't have that it's okay since there will be coconut flakes in the recipe but if that's not enough you can use a little bit of coconut extract. Or instead of milk you can use coconut milk if you're lactose intolerant. That will definitely give you that coconut flavor. Without the milk, eggs and protein powder this recipe can easily be made vegan with a few substitutes.

I am a pasta lover-- a die hard carb fanatic as I would like to call myself. I have posted the recipe of my favorite vegan lasagna here so you can join me in the carb-thusiasm. This lasagna is made with lentils, red sauce, noodles, vegetables and vegan cheese. When you put it all together it tastes out of this world. What more could you ask for?

Good old Parmigiano-Reggiano is of the most famous cheese types in the world. Originated from Italy, of course, parmesan is frequently used in many cuisines around the globe. Because we all adore parmesan cheese, it's every gourmand's desire to keep their Parmigiano as fresh as possible for several weeks.

Cup of Love WAKING UP EARLY BEFORE THE SUN, I WAKE WELL RESTED AND READY FOR THE DAY TO BEGIN. IN ORDER FOR THIS DAY TO BEGIN I MUST COMPLETE A SET OF MORNING TASKS. THE FIRST THING IS TO MAKE COFFEE BECAUSE LET'S BE HONEST, NO ONE WANTS TO SEE ME WITHOUT SOME NATURALLY DERIVED FRUIT IN MY SYSTEM, IT MIGHT BE DETRIMENTAL TO ANYONE'S WELL BEING. AFTER MY FIRST TASK OF MAKING MY COFFEE; IN WHICH WAS MADE BY USING A FRENCH PRESS, I THEN WENT TO WAKE MY CHILDREN TO GET READY FOR SCHOOL. THEY SLOWLY OPEN THEIR EYES AND GET OUT OF BED; DRAGGING THEIR BLANKETS BEHIND THEM TO THE TABLE, THEY SIT AND WAIT FOR BREAKFAST TO BE MADE. I COOK SOMETHING HEALTHY TO START THE DAY. WE HAVE FRESH FARM EGGS WITH FRUIT AND A BAGUETTE. AFTER BREAKFAST ALL OF US LADIES GET READY FOR THE DAY SO WE CAN PUT FORWARD OUR BEST FOOT AND MAKE IT A SUCCESSFUL DAY. I DROP THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THEN HEAD TO WORK MYSELF. BUT NOT BEFORE ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE.

Since the 17th century, Chili has captivated the hearts and stomachs of millions of Americans and was even deemed the state food of Texas in 1977. When chili was first made the hearty stew was known as chili con carne, meaning a spicy stew contains beef, beans, and tomatoes. Believe it or not, chili use to only be a tender beef in a red soup base, and over many years the iconic cowboy dish evolved to have many different additives, including beans. Due to chili’s captivating and deep history, chili now takes many forms, but as long as the dish is slow-cooked and made with a creative spirit, anyone can find a version that fulfills them.

Kitchens are going to get busier during the holidays, but this doesn't mean that safety is going to be overlooked. In fact, fire prevention guidelines must be enforced better during the holiday season. Holiday celebrations are expected to involve plenty of cooking, and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that the peak day for home cooking fires is Thanksgiving, which is followed by Christmas Day, the day before Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas Eve. In addition, cooking was the leading cause of reported residential fires from 2014 to 2018.

There is only one real way to make a cup of tea, and I will outline it soon, but first, we need to discuss the details of the perfect cup of tea.

We have all been there, thanksgiving morning, looking around the kitchen completely lost. Stressing, wondering where we should even start. Questioning all the work we put in so far. Will everyone like it? Is this enough food? Do I have enough forks? Where will everyone sit? Well I’m about to tell you how I avoid the last minute stress that comes the second you open eyes that wonderful thanksgiving morning.

With the coronavirus these days, you may be out of work and/or maybe not have a whole lot of money for groceries. Is your pantry running on empty? There are a few ways to get around this predicament.

Common Salts Table Salt - Ok so we all know this to be the most common salt. Table Salt is refined and processed until most of the trace elements are are removed and it is pure sodium chloride. It can be very irritating to the skin so it should not be used in body scrubs or bath water.

This holiday season is my first on the Keto diet, and my family and I are also on a strict present budget. So this year we are creating “experiences” to enjoy together instead. In order to conjure up some holiday fun in the midst of quarantine, I’ve decided to take the classic pairing of “Dinner & a Movie” (or as we used to call it "Pizza & Beer night") and spice it up for our upcoming month. These are my favorite at home combos for winter fun including a binge worthy tv show, a fantastic coming of age film & a recently released Y/A book paired with the ultimate food & drink recommendations.

Welcome to my little farm. One of my alltime favorite things to do is plant stuff. There’s just something about putting a tiny seed in the earth and watching new life pop out of the ground that I cannot help but marvel at. It gets me every time.

When I was introduced to breadfruit, I saw it on Christina Milan's Instagram. I was intrigued by her Instagram post when she sliced into the bright, yet mellow green skin vegetable exposing the pale yellow whitish interior. As she was perplexed on if she could or should eat the vegetable, Milan expressed she enjoyed tasting breadfruit for the first time.

Coconut palms are extremely popular and valuable because they have helped to sustain life in this part of the planet since the dawn of time. However, they are an invasive species and once established on an island, they start to take over. They have the ability to thrive in inhospitable environments, reach high altitudes, and produce dozens of coconuts year after year - 24 / 7. Coconut palms, however, are invasive and the culmination of a species, as they reach higher altitudes, thrive more easily, and tend to be more resistant to disease than their larger relatives. The dwarf coconut palm is a popular choice for planting palm trees in homes, gardens and parks because it is more susceptible to disease than its larger relative.

Hello! Welcome to a new coffee segment from your unpretentious barista. Whether you are a person with minimum knowledge of coffee, any interest at all, or a true coffee snob, you may have heard the phrase “third wave coffee” tossed around or the conversation of Second versus Third, and so on. Of course, this could be the very first you are hearing of it. There are three tiers, or waves, of the global craft coffee movement. The big question tends to remain the same. What makes coffee Third Wave?

Hot dogs are an item of food that requires some versatile and durable boxes on the go. If you are a major seller seeking to market the brand and build a consumer base, custom Hot Dog Boxes are imperative for you. GoToBoxes provides personalized printed hot dog boxes in cardboard. In the event that you require holders of hot dogs along with these boxes then no problem! We can design these holders and provide them to you along with the custom hot dog boxes.

BENEFITS OF DEEP FRYING Cooking that involves submerging meals in profound fats or oils in high temperatures is what's called skillet. There is a range of explanations for why somebody would want to utilize this process of cooking. First of all, it seals at the flavor and tenderness of these meals to allow it to preserve its flavor and moisture. Additionally, you can cook food quickly in a commercial deep fryer. Restaurants enjoy using deep fryers since their clients adore the taste of their food, but what's more, they could churn out dishes immediately. Let us take a look at some benefits deep skillet may bring you and every family should have a deep fryer.

Possibly a Vegan recipe! "Rice and Beans Unsurprising" . Mmm... . Food! . Picture the scene. It is extremely late.

Of course, you probably know me very well for invading Vocal with my film studies stuff and articles entitled ‘a filmmaker’s guide’. I have often explained that I love to bake as well. Since I was young, I have loved the idea, the creativity and the relaxation of baking different things. I love to make macarons, layer cakes and gingerbread in particular and the activity of it really gets me away from my laptop (where I’m sure you know that I spend most of my life). So, I hope you enjoy me talking about what I bake and why I bake it complete with pictures (if not very good) of me actually baking, my baked goods in the process of being created and when they’re finished. I’m really happy to share this with you. And if you like, you can show me your baking (yes, I spend a lot of time writing, but I also spend a lot of time reading other people’s articles!), I would love to see it. Since I was in school, I was always interested in creating things, whether that be pieces of writing, welding things to make small statues or baking foods and making sweets (candy, if you’re American). I hope you enjoy looking at some of the stuff that has honestly kept me sane, because I seem to be going slightly mad.

Banana Bread Ready in 1 ½ hours Serves~ 6 people I believe that recipes are guidelines, these can be switched and changed, I grew up with a very hard working mother, gone from morning to dark every day to support our family of 4. Yet she always had time to back for our school lunches. I miss those days, don't we all? The simplicity of being a child, where our only responsibility was to clean our rooms and put our laundry in the hamper. My fondest memories were of me and my mother, on sick days. She would wait until my two sisters were gone to school and me being the slow poke of her three girls, she would look at me and say, "You look sick." with a smile on her face. I remember the excitement, knowing what those words would bring. She would put on her vinyl, Loverboy, or Bob Segar, sometimes a bit of Red Rider, but most fondly I remember the Beatles, and crank the knob. Mouthwatering peanut butter cookies! My job was to press the fork into each one making tail criss cross markings. I remember the joy of opening my lunch box and seeing that shiny apple and those hand made cookies. It's a tradition I kept with my son. Who doesn't need a sick day here and there? Banana bread was rare in our house, we were on a budget and with three girls there were rarely any bananas left. But that thick warm bread with butter melting down our fingers still so fresh in my mind. It's a memory I hold so dearly. Now as I was saying above recipes are guidelines, change it up, add walnuts, or raisins, my partner loves chocolate chips in his. It's personal when we bake, these recipes are more than just recipes. They are words of love, personal gifts we give our children, family and friends. It's almost like magic, a pinch of this and a dollop of that, mix it up with a smile. Don't get me started on how it filled our homes with blissful smells that will stay with us for a lifetime. Food is for sharing, when you give someone food, it is saying I love you, and I want to give you something of myself.

How to Open a Restaurant Franchise in 10 Steps Owning a restaurant is a dream for many people. After all, people will always need to eat! Yet for many, the prospect of opening a restaurant can seem rather daunting at first. Since starting a restaurant completely from scratch can be incredibly difficult, many savvy entrepreneurs and businesspeople choose instead to purchase a franchise of an existing restaurant concept. Franchising offers numerous benefits including existing business plans and operations guides as well as the added benefit of a centralized franchise support team. The following are generalized steps for those wondering how to start a restaurant franchise or how to open a restaurant franchise.

Introduction- Are you planning to start home delivery at your restaurant? Are you done signing up with a food ordering app? Then you should consider employing your own delivery drivers instead of the ones provided by third parties. Why so? This will give you direct control over the deliveries and is cheaper. It will also give a more personalized approach to your customers at home. Keep on reading to know what more benefits you can extract by this step.

1) The Haida Sandwich The first thing that comes to mind when seeing their sandwiches, is the size of it. Photo by owner

In the heart of Italy, snuggled between the majestic mountain ranges of the Apennines and washed by the azure Adriatic Sea lies Abruzzo, one of the most authentic and green regions not only in all of Italy, but in the whole of Europe. Painted with swaths of stunning natural landscapes, uncontaminated vistas, and thrilling wildlife, Nature has created some of its best masterpieces here. From the rolling hills to the high plains overlooking verdant valleys, olive groves that harmoniously blend with vineyards, orchards, and colorful flowerings create a picturesque backdrop for the authentic, rural slow-paced life. Besides being a journey through one of the most pristine natural areas of Italy, the land of Abruzzo is also a journey to an enchanting world of strong warriors and saints. Each period has left a timeless and indelible mark. The medieval villages perched on peaks preserve the folklore, while impressive castles and remote hermitages set in the rocky mountainside have all survived through long centuries, existing in perfect synergy with the idyllic landscape.

One thing that is not in short supply in London is a vast array of venues featuring different ethnic foods. As of recently, I wanted to give a particular person in my life a unique birthday that they would remember. Knowing they were a fan of authentic Japanese food, I set out in search of the one thing they had not tried yet, a traditional ramen bar. Now London is in no way lacking if you are looking for sushi or ramen restaurants, so at first, my search ended up with many places but most were quite pricey. When I thought I would have to spend an arm and leg to give them their first authentic ramen experience, I was about to accept the defeat of my pocketbook when hope shined its light with a familiar name from my time in Japan: Kanada-Ya.

I can’t believe that in eight years of asking people where I could go to the beach from DC by train, nobody’s ever suggested Mystic. Still, that’s remedied now, and I had a great time. The train journey itself was great – I love long train journeys, seven hours in this case – and it feels safe and relaxing in this 2020 year, with only every other seat booked and masks worn throughout (expect for eating and drinking).

It is a well-known fact that the vegan diet is one that raises various opinions, many of derogatory nature, whether intended to be or not. After not having eaten meat for over 7 months now, and having decided to progressively remove it from my diet about 4 months previous to that, I have heard many, many comments about the switch to plant-based consumption. Most of which make me laugh a little. Here are the some of the responses I have received after saying "I'm a vegetarian"...

Are you trying to eat less meat and dairy and incorporate more vegan options into your diet? Well I’m here to give you a few easy recipes you can do at home!

Of course, you probably know me very well for invading Vocal with my film studies stuff and articles entitled ‘a filmmaker’s guide’. I have often explained that I love to bake as well. Since I was young, I have loved the idea, the creativity and the relaxation of baking different things. I love to make macarons, layer cakes and gingerbread in particular and the activity of it really gets me away from my laptop (where I’m sure you know that I spend most of my life). So, I hope you enjoy me talking about what I bake and why I bake it complete with pictures (if not very good) of me actually baking, my baked goods in the process of being created and when they’re finished. I’m really happy to share this with you. And if you like, you can show me your baking (yes, I spend a lot of time writing, but I also spend a lot of time reading other people’s articles!), I would love to see it. Since I was in school, I was always interested in creating things, whether that be pieces of writing, welding things to make small statues or baking foods and making sweets (candy, if you’re American). I hope you enjoy looking at some of the stuff that has honestly kept me sane, because I seem to be going slightly mad.