Day 24

Write about the most recent skill you have acquired.
Well, it’s a skill that I am trying to acquire, but haven’t quite mastered… baking.
I have always said that I want to be able to just put something together for a dessert. But, baking is a little nerve racking for me.
Cooking is easier, as I can tell what things are going to taste like based on the spices and what not. And if I’m not sure it’s turning out alright, I can just taste a little bite and see what needs changed.
That is so not the case with baking. It’s like you just put all these bland ingredients together, toss it in the oven and hope for the best!
So far (knock on wood) it has been alright for me, and most things have turned out pretty well. Which is to say that I am in the process of acquiring the skill.
Don’t get me wrong, I still have to read the recipe (line by line) many times, not talk while baking and limit myself to only one glass of wine during the process.
Once I get to substituting ingredients, having a party and drinking multiple cocktails while baking then I feel like I can say I have mastered it.