yes, i know...my title sounds like the title of a recipe book, like "the joy of cooking." but the phrase is simply true. this past week i baked for "fellowship time" at my church. basically, after church gets out, the congregation gathers outside and eats and talks story. food has a way of bringing people together...my husband and i started going to our church in march but never really started talking to/meeting people until we started staying for fellowship.
i've come to find that baking for others gives you that "feel-good" feeling deep in your heart (and yes, i know this sounds corny too but it's oh so true.) there's just something special about knowing you're bringing a little bit of sweetness into someones life.
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| here are my little bits of sweetness - red velvet minis |
this past week was also one of my good friends' birthdays so i decided to bake for her as well...ironically enough, it was her family that taught me a lot of my foundation for pastry decorating when i worked at their bakery. here are her birthday cupcakes. i was going for the vintage-tiffany blue look.
i've also been working on my photography...getting tutored by a friend and trying some new things. today i went out and actually shot people...people i didn't know...people who in one split second, told a story. it was quite the experience, definitely stepped out of my comfort zone but in a good way :) here are some of my favorite shots of the day.
