The Joy's of Baking!

Oh man! There are no words to describe how much I LOVE to cook and bake! I get almost giddy talking about it. I was at work, and after a very hectic and irritating morning I knew there was no way I was going to drive 45 min to school for a 50 min class. (No thank you!) After deciding on ditching school, it took me about .05 seconds to realize I was going to be able to BAKE! This realization literally made me speed home, put my apron on, and just go for it! I knew I was going to be going to a game night tonight so I had even more of an excuse to go crazy! (okay, you really have no idea how excited cooking makes me! I am ridiculous!) My final decision was - A lime tart in a fresh pastry crust - yum! so I began mixing the butter, sugar, flour and salt to make the pastry dough, then pop it in the oven out it comes lightly browned, slightly sweetened and perfect! The lime custard - (after a quick run to my local Whole Foods) and its zesting, squeezing, mixing, whisking, melting and then pouring this perfection into the crust where it awaits to be eaten in a matter of hours!

As if this wasn't enough (because it will be enough for the 4 friends I'm seeing tonight) waiting for me at Whole Foods was a delicious ripe basket of FIGS! As I wandered around I found mascarpone cheese! Oh delightful! Mix that with a little honey, vanilla and cinnamon, stick that with a few figs on top of a little pastry pie and beautiful! Oh man I love food and cooking!

Dessert for tonight... Check!

I Love being in the kitchen, I love doing things like, going to the grocery store, doing the dishes and just cooking...anything (and everything)! I think I was meant to be a 1950's wife! I would be the lady bringing pies to the new neighbors, cupcakes to the birthday parties and just great food to all the cul-de-sac gatherings (and let's not forget the great outfits I would find to wear also)! So my friends, when we live in our commune it is going to be a flash back to the 50's- who's with me!! Okay maybe not but who doesn't want to be able to wear those fantastic dresses and bake delicious pies on a daily basis?!

Okay time to end my rant about food - just know, if you ever need help cooking please just call me - I would love nothing more!

Thank you Jesus for this food - AMEN!