I may have mentioned this before, but I love baking. I really, really love it. There is nothing I love more than taking a perfectly clean kitchen, and messing it up. I love making it super dirty. I feel successful with flour on the counter, cocoa on the floor, batter splattered on the wall, and a mixer covered in egg whites. And it's best when there is a sink overflowing with dirty dishes. As I can smell the products of my labor baking in my mini oven, I clean. Usually the music is blasting, and I just clean. I love washing the dishes by hand. (But I won't pretend for a second that I'm not grateful for a break, and a dishwasher at home!) Even with our poor excuse for a kitchen sink, and nearly nonexistent water pressure, I find the cleaning process calming. It is the perfect way to pass the time as the smells waft throughout the house. Here are a few photos of my latest mess in Thailand. This was days before I left to come home.
A beautiful, albeit small, sink overflowing with dishes.
The kitchen sink at full pressure. Yes, this is for real.
The awesome finish products! A chocolate peanut butter cheesecake, a gift for Paul. Cinnamon swirl bread, to be sold at the coffee shop. And a lime cheesecake for my coworkers.
As I write this blog, I can smell my most recent creation in the oven downstairs. My family will soon be enjoying peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. You are welcome to come over and help us finish them!
It's good to be home.
C'mon down and mess up my kitchen any time. I'll let you wallow in hot, full power water flowing from the faucet as long as I can eat any of your baked creations!
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