New goal: Learn to bake. From scratch. Yes, no more commerically prepared products.
Obstacles: 1. I've always been terrified of baking. 2. I don't have a stand mixer.
However, Andy and I are cutting the processed foods out of our diets, but that doesn't mean that we have to give up the occasional yummy baked good. And I happen to know an incredible baker (AKA my stepdad, Trent) who I'm sure would be more than willing to lend advice if asked. So...
Strategies for overcoming obstacles: 1. "the only way to finish is to start" (stolen from some t-shirt I saw on the internet) and 2. I have arms and hands and bowls and utensils and really I don't need another stinkin' kitchen appliance. But...maybe if I'm good and if our new apartment has enough counter space to house the thing, Santa or the Turkey fairy (my birthday is in November) will gift me a stand mixer later this year. Anyhow, I'm starting with these two recipes, both found on my new favorite website Smitten Kitchen, not to be confused with Smitten Kitten, which I will NOT hyperlink and which I accidentally typed in when I tried to go to Smitten KiTCHen and um, wow. NOT the site I was looking for...
My first two made-from-scratch cakes will be:
Strawberry Summer Cake and Blueberry Boy Bait
I'll probably start with the strawberry one because Andy loves strawberries more than blueberries. Also, I will be going to the land of blueberries in July (Michigan) and plan to come home with a trunk full of the berries. Thus, I will have the perfect excuse to bake the second cake.
I'll be sure to take pictures and share my trials and errors :-).
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