Glad to see so many of you agreed with me in the last post, and if you didn't that’s cool too. :) But one thing several people said, and I agree, is that sometimes being a good baker is a curse. You can’t ever just bring store bought cookies to a party and be done with it because you had a busy day. People look in horror at you when you do that. It’s perfectly fine that they always pick up the Albertson’s fruit platter, but God-forbid if you slack out. And it’s not even just that it can’t be store bought. I have people actually get disappointed when I “just” bring cookies or brownies. “I was hoping for something from your blog”. Well, those cookies or brownies were probably on the blog. Somewhere in these people’s minds the ability to bake means you also have the time to bake, which as you know is well, NOT THE CASE! Recently I’ve been strolling though the beginning of this here blog. Most of my current readers have really only been with me over the last two … [Read more...]