I have to admit that I'm no Suzy Homemaker.  I was always sent away from the kitchen when I was growing up, so it's not something that comes naturally to me.  Mum always preferred to do everything herself.  It's been a tough road since I got married 20 years ago (!!!) to try become this domestic queen or at least make it appear that way.  

Today I baked bread!  OK, so it was in the bread maker, but it looks to have turned out wonderfully!  Next time, I'm going to just do the dough in my bread maker and bake it in the oven in the loaf pan.  I prefer that shape to the breadmaker shape.

I need to thank my good friend, Connie, for her inspiration, and for giving me more confidence in domestic (ie. kitchen) matters.  She made this same bread recipe yesterday and we had some with dinner last night (as she invited us over).  It was wonderful!  She is so very talented when it comes to cooking that it's amazing.  She makes everything sound so easy but  I know it's not.  Cooking and baking seems to come naturally to her.  I know that she spent a lot more time in the kitchen growing up than me, though, so perhaps that's part of it and why she seems to enjoy it a lot more than me.  Spending time together, I'm hoping that some of her domestic skills will rub off on me (one can only hope!!). 

Anyways, thanks Connie for being my inspiration to try new things and enjoy my kitchen a bit more - especially since it's just been re-done!

~ Audrey ~