This is what I love...this...this is me....

Spontaneous baking while listening to the Jack Johnson station on Pandora... These are the moments that remind me of why I do what I do, why I'm going to school for Baking and Pastry Arts, and why I love living for God. These past few months have been stressful for me, and I feel like i'm always on edge and always angry with people. Obviously I should have gotten back into my kitchen sooner. A good torte recipe will do wonders. Who needs therapy when you can bake? To me, whenever I get into the kitchen and have fun with whatever i'm making- even if I ruin everything I try to make, none of it is done in vain. Every attempt, every thing I try to do, i'm just fine tuning my skills. Just like when you first start playing an instrument, the sounds that often come from those practices aren't pretty- but if you stick with it, you'll eventually be playing sounds of melody. I am a master baker, pastriteer (YEAH, I did just make that up....I think? haha) but unfortunately not a candlestick maker. I, I am Rebekah freaking Gerdes, and I am incredible...be jealous. haaaaahahaha