Baking

I miss baking so much. I didn't even bake all that much a couple years ago, just time to time, but I haven't wanted to waste any calories on goodies so I haven't baked much of anything all year. Finally decided I had to bake this excellent pumpkin cake recipe I got (Thanks, Becky!!) and it made me return to baking.

I've invented a new lime cupcake which people seem to enjoy (naughty baking recipes will appear on a different webpage) and today I'll be making zucchini bread.

What does this have to do with this blog?

Of course it's okay to have a treat once in a while. It's when you have one every day or multiple in a day that your hips and thighs begin to look like jodhpurs. The solution is easy. We all know people who love treats and aren't watching their caloric intake. Give them away! I've been spreading the love, a few here and a few there, so as not to dump a whole bunch of sweets on any one person, but allowing everyone to have that once in a while treat. I'll be doing the zucchini bread in small pans so that I can offer just a few servings.

Point is, I love the baking part and am so glad I can do it and still find will power to give the delicious goodies away.

Have lost a couple more pounds. Progress is slow going, but it's still the right direction and I feel pretty great which, we remind ourselves constantly, is the real goal.