Baking and practicing for perfection

Hi all,

Last month I had a seven day break for work and I had a wonderful time, I thank God. I was home all along. I finished a book, Americana by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which I will do a review later and I loved it. I also did a bit of baking which is something I had purposed to do and I trimmed my hair cause it had so many split ends. I will write about that later too.

I have never really baked in an oven. Our home oven was mostly decorative because no one ever uses it. So I just started without a clue of what to do! Guess what I learned from all this, Practice always makes perfect. I used only two recipes to cook, you have to start small lest you make a huge mess right? You can follow the links below for the recipes. Please note, I was using only what was available at home. So if an ingredient isn't withing my reach, skip :-)

1. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/honey-cake-recipe - For the honey cake. I used raisins instead of almonds and margarine (blue band) instead of butter.

2. http://www.urbanfarmonline.com/sustainable-living/eat-local/whole-wheat-honey-cake.aspx - For the vanilla cake. I skipped the allspice, nutmeg, baking soda and sugar. I used lemon juice and peel.

The first day, the cake burnt after five minutes! imagine! And as if not enough, half of it overflowed from the baking tin and spill to the oven. It was such a mess. The second time was better but the cake cracked at the top. See, practice does make perfect-ish.

Next time I will take pictures.

In those kitchen moments, God was reminding me that we are all works in progress. And with enough practice, we near perfection everyday. Of what purpose are we here on earth if not to daily improve ourselves?

1st Cor 9:24-27
²⁴ Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. ²⁵ And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. ²⁶ Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. ²⁷ But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

My race, this time was cake baking to the glory of God as I please my family ( and they were very happy)
Tomorrow I will pick another race. and on and on it goes till I win the crown, till I meet my Jesus.

 Practice makes perfect.