i like to bake

on monday i had the day off work. i spent the morning hiking mount cootha with naomi (hard!), the afternoon dropping kahli and alex to the airport (sad!) and the evening baking and cooking (yum!). i made a batch of choc chip biscuits which i have been planning on doing for a while and took them into work today. they went down a treat! everyone loved them and i felt happy that i could brighten everyone's morning. sadly, many of my work friends and colleagues were made redundant yesterday. i think this may have been why the offer of baked goods was taken up much quicker than normal. i was going to bake another batch tonight, but then i got distracted by writing this post and looking at pictures of bicci's, so i think i've left it too late. instead i'll get up nice and early and do them then instead. i've promised too many people who missed out today that i would so can't show up empty handed! i made them so huge last time that there wasn't a great deal to go around. when i said i would make them smaller next time though, everyone said 'no!' so i think that's a good sign they were well liked. here is the recipe i used (absolutely love taste.com.au by the way, i use it for everything, it's like google but for recipes!) only i used whole milk chocolate melts instead of dark and milk chocolate bits. that means you get huge bits of chocolate with each bite. trust me, this deviation from the recipe was intentional! i really love baking, although i rarely attempt anything too difficult. i just wished i enjoyed cooking meals as much as i did baking cakes and biscuits. a) i would probably eat more nutritious dinners b) i would be getting better for when i have a family to cook for and c) it would be better for everyones figure! well, it's my bedtime now, i need some rest before my early start and biscuit baking session! they'll still be warm by the time i reach work!