A Sticky Situation

When I’m having problems, I bake.  Lately I’ve been having to deal w/ some minor issues/nuances so my oven & I have become BFFs.

And for those of you wondering…

No, cooking does not provide the same effect.  It’s similar but not as soothing. What’d ya think I was gonna say?

Break & bake cookies revised!

I don’t know what it is about baking.  I guess having to concentrate on following the recipe to a T (’cause I’m Type A like that) helps my mind escape its problems.  That brief escape (or 4 hr. escape in the case of cinnamon rolls) helps me forget my worries.  I feel calmer & the world is a bright and happy place once again! I guess baking is a pacified form a venting?

Now why baking & not so much cooking? Who knows.  Maybe because it is more involved, & I have a mild sweet tooth?

My last baking endeavor was Cinnamon Sticky Buns from The Baker’s Bible.  It was very involved (with the bread machine making a guest appearance) and time-consuming (4 hours! to be exact).  However, this made it the perfect forget-my-woes recipe.

Just take a look for yourself…

I take my baking seriously!

2 pecans per roll. More or less.

Flipped, Risen (barely) & Syrup-ed!

Finished Product!

I think undergrad would have been a lot less emotionally-tolling at times had I had an oven.  ::shrugs shoulders::

What your non-screaming/non-crying/non-throwing things way to vent?

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