Bits and Pieces: Baking 101 Category

I am an accountant, and to a certain extent, I fit the stereotype associated with accountants.  I am an introvert and I am risk-averse.  Change is something that I view as an absolute last resort.  At this point, my friend, Fatboybakes, will probably sputter out an incoherent string of words that will probably include “guffaw”, […]

I’ve only ever successfully baked two cakes in my lifetime.  One was a pavlova and the other was a flourless butter espresso chocolate cake, and while they were wholly made by me, there was an able and experienced baker standing beside me in her Miele-equipped kitchen telling me what to do.  So basically, my point […]

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In: Bits and Pieces: Baking 101

I was having dinner with my friend, Joan, a couple of weeks back when she brought up the topic of blogging and particularly of my blog posts on my disastrous attempts at  baking.  Not all of us are made for baking, and not all of us are cut out to be famous bloggers.  Who needs […]

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Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.