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I'm mostly writing this blog for myself to catalogue my baking journey. I've always been obsessed with cooking shows and baking shows and now that I'm nearing that quarter of a century mark and embarking on adulthood I figure it's about time I get this stuff figured out. After many years of food network shows and being mesmerized by magical cakes and admiring Duff Goldman I started watching a different kind of baking show, The Great British Bake Off. The show combines my love of baking shows and all things British. After devouring the first season in one day I felt inspired and decided that my new life goal should be to become good enough to be on the show (which isn't possible since I'm not British and do not live in the UK). My only question was where the hell do I start? After discussing my new aspirations with one of my best friends she recommended the cookbook How to Become a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson. After reading the reviews I went ahead and ordered the book, which I love. I'm hoping to have a Julie and Julia type thing where I set up a countdown and have to make as many things as I can in a year, but first I need to go through the recipes and see what all I really want to make because I am pretty much the pickiest eater on planet Earth. Part of the reason I love the book is because the author, Nigella Lawson, says in the intro that this book isn't about becoming Susie Homemaker 1950's housewife, it's for women who have a career and just want to learn how to bake. That's an important message for me because I want to be a career woman (I'm a teacher) and be able to bake. I do feel that I should disclaimer that I have mad respect for housewives and stay at home moms. They're amazing. I also just want people to know that you can be a feminist and have really "girly" hobbies (I enjoy cooking, baking, and sewing). So, I guess it's time to start my journey of baking.

P.S. I've titled this blog staring into the oven because I will literally be staring into the oven a lot.