What a day...what an [exciting] day...

I received my first cookbook from my second mom as a gift from LONDON today!!!! Can you say EXCITED???? Yes...I could barely concentrate for the remainder of the day at work. I have always said that if the opportunity presented itself, I would go to Europe and take some pastry classes. Just looking at photos on the web of the classes offered just excites me and to have my OWN cookbook from London is just amazing. You food and pastry lovers can relate to this...(it's like reading a hot and steamy novel...you can't just open it without making time to read and analyze each chapter [recipe] without interruption) LOL!!! (SMILE)!

Anyway,  I'm trying to decide if I want to try a marketing promotion for the Christmas holidays that I was informed about on LinkedIn. Don't you LOVE LinkedIn??? I do! There are soooo many people out there willing to share valuable information about baking. Who knew there were so many WONDERFUL home bakers out there??? #raisingmyhand...I DID!!!

I think homebakers are just great because all days in the kitchen are not marvelous...some of them are just completely frustrating and you find yourself throwing away your self-proclaimed masterpiece (giggle)...I've done it. I was telling my co-workers about how many cupcakes I threw away attempting to write a margarita cupcake recipe two weekends ago. Nope...don't have any pictures, but next time I promise to take some. After four adjustments, the creation with pleasing, but the journey to get there was CRAZY! I was like Jordan dunkin' them in the trash!!!! I tell ya'...bakking with alcoholic beverages can be tricky.

I know you're like...why write your own recipe when there are tons out there that you can use??? Well, there's just something about having your own and doing things YOUR way. I am even okay with "adaptations" of recipes that have been authored by others, but sometimes I just want to make a mess and see how it turns out!

Signing off...
DO IT YOUR WAY!!!
..we'll talk about why I've made casseroles for the past 3 weeks next time...