Food Vibes: Baking Hot Take (Patreon)

Since I talked about baking last time, I decided I have more to say (shocking, I'm sure 😅)

I love baking. I don't bake much since living on my own, but I enjoy it a lot. And my favourite part is just experimenting!

I think baking seems really unapproachable to a lot of people because we're always told that in baking, everything has to be exact. Make even the slightest mistake and it's *ruined*... But it's not. Ruined. It's just different. And sometimes that different is even an improvement 🤷‍♀️

Baking doesn't have to look perfect and beautiful, it just has to taste good. And it doesn't even have to taste exactly as intended based on a given recipe.

✨ It just has to taste good ✨

It only matters that someone might enjoy it. Outside of that, have fun with it! Who even needs measuring cups? Eyeball it. Add things "to taste". Experiment. See what flavours you like having as the more forward flavours. Throw caution to the wind.

✨ Have fun ✨

Baking isn't about perfection. It's about enjoying something. Whether that's the process, the outcome, or both 🤷‍♀️ Who cares! Have a lumpy, ✨ delicious ✨ brownie. Have a slightly overbaked cookie (shhh I know I still get upset when I do this, that's beside the point 🫣). Have a dull, frumpy looking macaron.

It all tastes good. And maybe it was fun to bake! And even if neither is true, at least you can say you made something, so... Still cool you tried 💁‍♀️

If anyone is looking for an easy recipe to get started, I think waltermellin would agree I have a pretty simple shortbread cookie recipe...

If anyone is interested in starting to bake or just interested to know some of my own recipes, let me know and maybe I might possibly decide to post some here 🤫