This post, yeah, about it, it's kinda
almost maybe about a week late? Maybe? But forgive me, this holiday
season has me in lazy-mode. But, here's me filling you in.
Because of a previous post about how
much my hand-mixer hates me, my lovely Mama gave me her standing
mixer. Yay! Like almost everything else I own she'll soon get a name,
once I find one worth her beauty.
On the eve or Christmas Eve I was
baking like a mad woman all
day. And I mean all
day. I made sugar, molasses, peanut butter, and gingerbread cookies.
Then proceeded to decorate the sugar cookies; all for a Christmas Eve
party.
On top of this I also made this wonderful Navajo Flatbread I
got from one of Jamie Oliver's books. If you've never heard of him,
he's a wonderful British chef whose take on food makes me wanna cook
everything and anything I can get my hands on. I hold myself back though,
don't worry. But really, should should check him out: http://www.jamieoliver.com/
He has a wide range of recipes, and if you get a chance to read one
of his books do
it!
He doesn't just give you the recipes, he talks about how they came into
being and the experience he's had with it. It's wonderful.
Also,
Christmas day and the Saturday after I made out like a bandit on
baking related things. My wonderful Mama and Papa got me a chef coat.
* gasps loudly * Seriously, it's amazing. I feel professional, even
though I'm not..yet..I hope. Among that I received Joy the Baker's cookbook, adorable cupcake/cake stencils, a giant
timer (that sounds like an old-fashioned phone when it goes off), a
book about Julia Child and her love of cats and cooking, silicone
guards for my oven racks (no burning myself anymore!), and this
amazing pan that I can make mini pies in, among other many amazing
things. But wait! There's more! Saturday we went to my boyfriend's
mom's house for their family Christmas, and let me tell you, I feel
loved. I got four, count 'em, one, two, three, four, FOUR different
books all related to baking. The two I'm most excited about: Baking
with the Cake Boss
* more loud gasps *, and this amazing book called Easy
Cake Decorating.
From flipping through it I've gathered that it teaches about working
with fondant, making icing flowers, and many other amazing things.
Oh, I'm not done. On top of the four books I received recipe boxes,
cupcake wrappers, all sorts of icing decorating tools (bottles that
fold in like an accordion for easy-no-mess decorating, many
decorating tips, etc.), cupcake pans and cake pans. And, oh my! That
really isn't it. But, no need to bore you with everything, cause,
it's a lot! I told you, bandit.
Among
non-baking related gifts I got a wonderful new pea-coat, a beautiful
scarf, a little water well, and some seriously cool ornaments, for
next year of course.
Since
I've received a total of five new books that have amazing recipes in
them and considered my third Christmas is next weekend, I'll be
making some goodies and sharing them with you!
As
a parting gift I leave you with a darling picture of our adorable
kittens. You're welcome.
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