May entry

Today, I made my own dinner for the first time ever. It was basic pasta, from a box, but I mean. I was so proud of myself, because I never took charge of making my own food before. My mom or dad would always be by my side interfering all the time. It was definitely a moment to remember, because now my parents will be more likely to let me actually use the kitchen now, since they can see that I won’t blow up the house or anything, you know the usual concerns. I’ve been telling my mom what I’ve been making throughout baking class, and she’s  impressed with me and even is asking me to make deserts for her now. She asked me to make her a coconut cake, I’m excited to take on the challenge of doing so for her. Plus fathers day is coming up soon, and my mom told me I should definitely make him one of his favorite deserts. Being asked to make them deserts, honestly makes me happy, because before they would never even let me touch anything in the kitchen. Which is lame, since they never even attempted teaching me how to even use anything in the kitchen. I was going through all the cabinets today, and for a family that does not bake at all, and basically buys food out everywhere, we actually have everything I would need to cook. The one thing I didn’t find was baking powder, and surprisingly when I brought it up with my mom, she went out and bought me some so I can bake whatever I wanted. Speaking of which, my dad made a strawberry pie the other day. I was so bummed he didn’t ask me to help him, because he ended up buying pie crust for it, and in my mind I was thinking, “I’m so boss at making pie crust!!” It could have turned out a lot better, if we combined are awesome baking skills. Honestly, this class has tought me so much. I would always be so envious of my friend who made practically everything from scratch, because I never understood how to even do such a thing, but now I totally get it and see how fun it is. My favorite part of making cakes, or cupcakes or any kind of desert, is the decorating part. One of my passions is art and designing things, and so I made these cupcakes not too long ago, and I just had a blast because I was able to incorporate something I loved into this delicious desert that I made from scratch and could share with people. It was a nice moment for me, I must say. I always find it so cute, when I go to little desert shops and see all the designs and decorations on all the deserts there. Because it gives me ideas, and motivation to do things like that on my own.
-Jamie D