Baking olympics...

Ok I admit it I have been balancing my days evenly between the throws of Photoshop and the joys of baking. I have never been a baker… I mean never! My sister was always good enough for the both of us at all things girly, and all things not, well basically everything really. So anyway I baked my first batch of chocolate chip cookies on Sunday night and then subjected Lynley and Vicky to them. They didn’t taste quite right and I later found out I had used the wrong chocolate chips! Tragic! (have now noted fatal error on recipe)(Mixer 1- AJ 0)

Then last night I tried to make Alyn’s mom’s pavlova recipe…. I say tried because I failed miserably. I put a TBLS of flour instead of a tsp of flour which might not have killed it all together but then I didn’t whip it enough so it was really just a runny mess! (Mixer 2 – AJ 0)But not to be out done or anything I got right back on that horse (which I quickly removed from our very small living area as horses are un-hygienic in rooms where baking and things might occur) and made another one after calling my sister for a little advice and pep talk and dare I say I succeeded! Yes, the Sugar Man himself loved my version of Mom’s pavlova! (Mixer 2 – AJ 1)

Then this evening I bonded with the mixer again having finished working in Photoshop on my 5th shoot of the week. Yes, that’s right ladies and gentlemen and any horses who were caught with rapt interest by the last paragraph and are still reading…. I made Chocolate Chip Meringue cookies and Raisin Meringue cookies! They both turned out great and I even made up the raisin one.. well I substituted but that’s still clever if you ask me! (Mixer 2 – AJ 3) and that is where the adventure ends for today!

PS: If a bakers talent and prowess can be measured in relative stickiness then man am I good… Ok gotta shower the sugar off and go to bed!