My baking adventure

I grew up in a house where my mum cooked and baked wonderfully daily. fresh casseroles, fresh brown and white bread, home made biscuit cakes, pizza, apple tarts and scones...truly amazing.
l think l was afraid that l would not be able to do it so l dabbled and left it...
Then when l had my own kids l decided that baking and cooking with the kids.  the cooking is great but we have been taking a slow and steady approach to baking.
So far we have nailed cupcakes....maybe not so much the icing but definitely the cakes and lovely toppings.
We have nailed bread and butter pudding, chocolate cake and banoffi pie.
And the most recent thing...banana bread, its easy, its tasty AND people who arent related to me have complimented me on it so that is encouraging.

our next experiment happens this week. We are going to try shortbread biscuits..My task for tomorrow is to buy us a rolling pin each and some nice cookie cutters...
I will let you know how we get on,....
ba

Autumn/fall is rolling in now, the evenings are getting darker and colder, it makes me head straight for the pjs in the evening upon coming home from work. it makes me think about evening classes and improving myself, it makes me think of improving my health and taking up yoga or pilates.
it also makes me think of a winter of hibernation ahead. I dream every year of retreating into my shell, and emerging a better, shinier, healthier version of myself in the new year- like a beautiful butterfly emerging from a chrysallis..