Cookies, cake, bread, baked macaroni and cheese even.
It's a wonderful thing, I assure you.
However, for the longest time, I refused to do any baking.
Because whatever I would make wasn't getting eaten.
Let me back track.
I would gladly eat whatever I decided to make (that's how it works, right?), but the Mister wasn't on board. Oh, sure, he would have some when whatever it was first done, and he would say it was good. And then that was it.
And, let me tell you, while it may seem like not a bad deal (hey, more for me, right?) it made no sense to spend all that time for it to be not by enjoyed by the other human in my house.
So, no baking.
No point in wasting that time, the ingredients, and my energy, on something that he wouldn't partake in, right?
Also, a few years back, I tried canning. Which wasn't necessarily smart, because I had to buy the fruits to do it with, but it was fun.
I made apple sauce, apple juice, and apple butter. Oh it was a long afternoon and while my house smelled amazing, it was a lot of clean up!
I ended up with a cupboard of apple goods, and I was so excited.
That night, we tried some of the juice and apple sauce, while the apple butter was in the crockpot, and it was delicious (and the Mister agreed).
Then, it stayed in the cupboard for way too long. Oh, I tried to eat and drink it, sure, but it was a lot of work to end up sitting in a cupboard, or to only enjoy myself (especially after being told it was good!).
And that was the last canning I've done.
I still have my water bath canning pot, it's sitting on top of the fridge right now. And I have everything I would need if I wanted to do it again (besides needing more lid sealing bits). But I have no desire to do it again right now (aside from the fact I would, again, have to buy fruits to do it with).
Because I would be the only one to eat it.
Is all that effort with it?
For canning? That's a lot of work (and a lot of heat in the kitchen, too!).
For baking? While not nearly as much work, makes an awfully large mess on it's own.
And then getting through all the finished product?
Heck, to make jam, you'll end up with at least 6 little jars - that's a lot of the same kind of jam.
And to bake banana bread? That needs to be eaten within a few days before it starts to get not-as-fresh tasting. And while delicious, that's a lot of bread to get through in 4 days all by yourself!
So, I stopped doing it.
Oh, from time to time, I'd bake something because I really, really wanted to. And like all the other times, I'd basically be eating it myself.
But you know what?
I don't care any more.
If I want zucchini bread, I'm going to make it. And if that means I'm going to have to eat that whole loaf by myself (over the course of a few days, of course), then by golly that's what's going to happen. And it will be delicious and if the Mister doesn't want that experience, that sucks for him.
If I want cookies? Same deal. I have the resources to make that happen. It's something I enjoy doing. And if I have to enjoy it myself? So what.
Enjoyment should be had. Deliciousness should be experienced.
Even if that means you're all on your own for it.
So, I've got some bananas in my kitchen, and in another day or two they'll be perfect for bread. And I'm going to bake bread. And it'll be amazing (the trick is slightly more vanilla and milk!).
I may have to have banana bread at breakfast and lunch for the better part of a week, but there was fun had in the creation of it, as well as in consuming it. Even if that means I'm on my own in that happiness.
I'm okay with that.
I'm also okay with finding new things to bake, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know! Or, any suggestions on how to get cheap fruit for canning!
~ Havok
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