Saturday, April 24, 2010

Crap.

I already did it.  Haven't posted anything in a while.  I think I'll use the busy excuse, which is true.  I have been very busy. Working a lot saving up for my new move.

So, throughout High School and College I excelled more in the classes that gave you a little more creativity to your answers.  For example, I took Honors Calculus in High School, and did "okay".  Granted, most of my friends never even made it to Calculus, I have a little bit of a math-brain, but I did not enjoy it.  Psychology and Economics, and "uncertainty" of results have always interested me.  Physics? No fucking way. It was over my head, and I'd rather just know that when I drop a feather and a lead brick, that they will hit the ground. I don't need to know how fast they get there.
With this background story, I lead you to my definition of baking and cooking. Technically, baking is a type of cooking, as well as grilling, frying, sauteing, steaming...etc.  But the definition that  I am looking for is more along the lines of:
Baking:  Using science, precalculated measurements, and dry heat.
Cooking: Whatever you want.

So with that said, I have not really entered the baking field until this year, at my Human Services Job.  We even have a designated day where I bake with the clients (severely mentally ill), and they say things like, "Claire, you're so good at baking!" And that's when I really know their mentally ill. (joke). We have baked everything from those old fashioned Jiffy Corn Muffins to Whole Wheat Honey Bran Fiber Muffins (my own recipe that I tweaked!) to Ghiredelli Chocolate Brownie Mix in a Box.

Today, I baked with some Clients, and we made a Double Layer Lemon Cream Cake.
Fluffy white frosting, lemon cake, lemon zest and sprinkles on top of the icing with sugared lemon slices.
Deeeelicious.

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