#100 bakes

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Upside Down Frustration

I baked! Again. That’s how many now? Six? Yup, just went and checked – I have made 6 out of the 100 bakes on that list. I guess it is fairly obvious I am not going to complete this challenge in a year. Did I ever believe I would? Maybe for a very short period of time. From when I wrote my first post about it until I actually baked again. Since then it has been pretty clear I don’t bake anywhere…

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Thrice, she baked!

So far I have baked exactly 5 things this year. We’re half way through March and I have made 5/100 bakes. I have this mad notion that I will bake like a crazy person in the summer but realistically I don’t see that happening. Do you? Because I don’t. I’m now guessing that instead of even entertaining the idea that I will complete my 100 bakes challenge in one year, I’ll get to see how many years…

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Oh, Fudge!

So, yes, I made fudge. For the first time in my life! Why did I decide to make fudge now, you ask? Well, that’s because it was part of my 100 Bakes Challenge! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we are now TWO items down from my list. Just 98 to go! Oh, by the way, I actually used the recipe from the condensed milk can! I mean, at first I looked it up on the internet, but then realised it was exactly the…

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One down, 99 to go

One down, 99 to go

I baked! I made oat and raisin cookies. You know, for my challenge. Of 100 bakes. In a year… That we have just over 11 months left of and I’ve managed one bake so far. Eh, I did a bake! Woohoo! I wanted to start with something nice and simple so I went with my go-to oat and raisin cookie recipe and even though I had to adjust my ingredients a little, I’d say they still came out a roaring…

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