turn the oven on.

i have decided to start another blog
now i offically have 3 blogs *gasp!* i must be a terribly interesting person
or terribly self involved??
or maybe just interested in too many things to jam into one blog

speaking of jam.. that is always something i've wanted to try making, which is a lovely segway into explaining this new blog.

i love trying new recipes. especially with baking, but sometimes with cooking as well.
with cooking I'm more of a "fly by the seat of your pants" type of cook
a pinch of this
a touch of that
and some faithful, tried & true staple recipes

i have always wanted to be an amazing baker
growing up my friends always wanted to come to my house because my mom was the best baker
her cookies were the tastiest
her puffwheat cake - the gooey-est

my grandma was an amazing baker (and cook)
when i would call her to ask for a recipe she'd say "well the recipe says this, but i do this" or "i add flour until it feels right" "i bake it until it's done"
once i watched her make buns. i'm convinced she was faster than any industrial mass producing machine.
baking for loved ones was one way that she showed her love
and i think i got that from her

when she passed away i was able to become the proud owner of her kitchen aid mixer
i think of her whenever i see it
i also have her baking/cooling racks and her cannisters
i love remembering the smell of her kitchen
the way she wore a shower cap to keep her hair out of the recipe

this blog is a place to list recipes
suggestions
experiments
results of those experiments
memories of making these recipes in the past
and so on

i have a newly painted kitchen
piles of recipes, new & old
a creative spirit
and many wonderful friends & family that can enjoy the experiments (at least the ones that turn out!)

so, enjoy
feel free to add suggestions or requests of a recipe you'd like to try or receive
or use the recipes
or ignore me completely :)
this blog is to share, but it's also just a creative outlet for a baker that misses her favorite baker
time to have some fun.