Musings of Baking

I intend to keep this entry short, it's about my experiences in the Baking block of PCK at SAIT.
First of all I'd just like to say how refreshing it was to be doing something that took so much time and patience to do, and while I did find that frustrating at times, in the end it was all worth every last bit of effort that I put into it. I've learned how to make some amazing things in this block, from Puff Pastry to bread, to Sacher Tortes, to Langue du Chat's. No, I'm not a pastry chef, in fact I'm far from it, I lack both the patience and the hand eye co-ordination to be as successful at Baking as I ever could be at cooking, but the fact is that this block has taught me to be a little more patient with the things that I do and to take everything in it's stride.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I enjoy cooking, I realized over the last 3 weeks that I enjoyed the balance that baking gave me and learned a lot from it, which is something I feel that home cooks and budding chefs certainly could use more of. So, in the spirit of the last few weeks, I encourage you all to try a little something different, whether you're a natural baker or an extraordinary cook, shake it up a bit! You never know what you're going to learn...