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There is a joy in baking they say. But I would rather say baking is therapy. For so many years now baking has been one of the ways through which I relieve stress, anxiety and any emotional feeling I have. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back when I was doing Engineering school I found out that the joy I get from baking and sharing what I bake is a 1,000 times better than any other thing I do. That was the time when I decided to drop the engineering thing and attend A hospitality school instead. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I won’t claim that I know how to cook\/bake everything nor that everything I do is always successful. Honestly speaking, if I would look back at the items I used to bake I don\u2019t even know how I still had the courage to keep baking and dropping school for that! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is worth mentioning here is that no one is born with master skills, it is something that you work on and keep learning day by day. So what if you burn the first 20 batches of cookies or destroyed X number of cakes. It is the practice that makes perfect. Don\u2019t give up on baking no matter what, if it makes you happy go ahead and bake till you are happy with what you do. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festive season baking… <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Before doing this countdown, I was pretty much excited, that doesn\u2019t mean I am not anymore. But I would rather say baking this year was a bit of a bittersweet thing. Firstly, being committed to this meant I have to bake no matter what even if I was at work for 16 hours I still needed to go back home kneed the dough or bake or do whatever I need to do to make sure I am on top of my schedule. Then even though I said baking is therapy, but festive baking is about gatherings it is about baking the 1000 cookie you must bake with your family or friends, munching on a couple while they are still hot. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would go back to any of my Solo meal posts, you would figure out that I said cooking for yourself is important and that you should still cook and enjoy no matter what, you should also celebrate the solitary cause it is not a bad thing. However, festive baking makes you feel the loneliness, or I would rather say the nostalgia for home and family. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get baking… <\/h2>\n\n\n\n