Two things have prompted me to start this blog: 1) becoming hooked on the TV show 'New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker', and 2) the fact that I am staring 30 down the barrel and need a distraction.
In my quest to become, at best, a cupcake queen and domestic goddess of Nigella proportions, and, at the very least, someone who doesn't need to resort to Pak 'n' Save when it's her turn to provide morning tea at Play Centre, I have decided to set myself the challenge of becoming a contestant on next year's NZ's Hottest Home Baker show. (Note, I say 'contestant', not 'winner'- one of this year's finalists makes cheese in her spare time, for crying out loud!)
Going public (to the two people who will be obliged to read this - my husband and my mum) is my way of holding myself to the challenge. Over the next year I will endeavour to honestly share the triumphs and failures of my baking attempts, complete with the verdicts of my biggest critics, aforementioned husband (Neil) and my little sous-chefs, Dan (3yrs) and Emily (nearly 2yrs).
Right, time to get my bake on!
Jude
OMG I too am also addicted to NZs hottest home baker! You need to subscribe to the magazine baked and delicious! They give you bakeware every issue and have lots of recipes to try! DO IT! WHEN you get on the show can you steal me one of those mega cool housewife pinnies?!
ReplyDeleteGood for you Pud! Welcome to the blogging world. I have to ration my time spent watching baking shows. Sadly they don't make me want to bake but they DO make me want to eat cake. Looking forward to reading both as a way of keeping up with what you're up to and as a way of justifying eating more cake. Faye xxxxxxxx
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