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<\/a><\/center>\u2026is that even if you miss it, you get better in the process. Last month, I set a goal to create an ebook in 30 days<\/a>. Then, life happened. November was a doozy of a month filled with incredible highs and some heartbreaking lows. Suffice it to say, completing a free ebook fell down towards the bottom of my personal priority list.\n

However, there are still remnants of my \u201cType A\u201d personality left in me. Since the book that I had finally settled on was \u201cDessert a Day \u2018Til Christmas\u201d, I felt personally compelled to complete 25 desserts before the end of November. Fortunately, a lot of the work was already done since the ebook was primarily going to be a compilation of desserts that had been featured on Foodie City Mom<\/em>. What wasn\u2019t already completed, I baked this past weekend- gingerbread, peanut butter cup brownies and the best oatmeal raisin cookies that I have ever tasted. Michael loved the brownies and to my surprise (because he is very wary of new flavors), Sean loved the gingerbread. We also completed the \u201cchocolate covered\u201d section. The boys and I had fun melting chocolate and dipping pretzels, chips, dried mango and candy canes into it. We gave away some of the brownies and oatmeal raisin cookies and the mango so thankfully my house isn\u2019t filled to the brim with sweets.<\/p>\n

I learned a lot\u2026and had a lot of fun with the boys in the process.\u00a0 Now, when they see different desserts, they say, \u201cYou should make that too!\u201d Uh\u2026no. I\u2019m all \u201cbaked out\u201d for the moment, but it has been exciting to see that I can learn to bake well. You can too!\u00a0 It mainly takes three things\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. A great, easy to understand recipe:<\/strong> I didn\u2019t start out as a \u201cnatural\u201d baker. It didn\u2019t come instinctively to me. I need exact measurements.<\/strong><\/em> Just like with most things though\u2026the more you do it, the better you become at it. Now, I usually look at 5 different recipes of the item that I want to bake and see what they have in common. Then, I usually switch a few ingredients or make other variations to suit my family\u2019s tastes and my (simple!) baking style. So far, the only recipe that I haven\u2019t changed anything in at all is the recent oatmeal raisin cookie. They are perfect \u201cas is\u201d\u2026dangerously perfect.<\/p>\n

2. An attention to detail:\u00a0<\/strong> I was on a baking \u201cI got this\u201d roll on Friday night UNTIL I looked back at the gingerbread recipe that my chef friend Mike had shared with me. Instead of including baking soda, I had included baking powder. Argh! Which leads me to thing #3\u2026<\/p>\n

3. A sense of humor:<\/strong> Baking is not brain surgery. If you mess up, you can start over again\u2026and you\u2019ll probably even learn something new in the process. (Something like, \u201cdon\u2019t sit the baking soda and baking powder next to each other on the counter when one of them isn\u2019t even an ingredient in the item that you\u2019re baking\u201d!) \u00a0Or maybe that\u2019s just me\u2026 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

P.S. The other thing that I learned is that IF I can learn to bake (this year\/2012), THEN I can also learn to take great food photos. If you have any recommendations for food photography classes or workshops that are taught in a simple, easy to understand manner, please let me know!<\/strong><\/em> Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"