To Love and Behold, My story untold

 Everybody has that what we call "one true love..." or "my priced possession.." It may be a person, a pet, a thing or a DREAM. For me, it's the latter. 

I never really thought that I would make cooking a profession. Well not that I'm already a professional chef on that matter. I took up CA or Culinary Arts Course only by accident. Though I really do love to cook but only for the love of my family. Fond of watching TLC and Food Network. Idolizing Giada de Laurentiis and Anthony Bourdain. 

So there. I wore my toque and fulfill my dreams.

But.. I haven't completed my study yet. I still have one course left and that is Baking. Just because I have personal fears to tackle that I already left that dream be a dream. 

I still continued to cook. Be it with an occasion or just a simple day, my meal would be pleasant. It may came from a you tube cooking sensation, a blog post from which I subscribed or from a recipe book that I tweaked because of the availability of a foreign ingredient. But as what I put it, my "inner goddess" whom I call nudges me to do baking. So maybe i'm fearless, even though i don't have my 101's on how to i started selling cupcakes.

For starters, i made this Laura Vitale Chocolate Crumb Cake.

Chocolate Crumb Cake by Laura Vitale

Chocolate Crumb Cake my version

Please don't judge. I know there is a huge difference but trust me it's still Chocolate. *smiley inserted*

Being not educated with the basics, i readily just relied on my instincts. I know... I know. It's a No! No! but my passion is really kicking hard. Yes, i had my burnt ones, the under cooked, the one that didn't rise, and the laughing-pill-kind-of-cupcake because of too much sugar.

But what I learned about this ( aside from my undying passion) is that you have to be patient.

As you looked at that cupcake waiting to rise, you see your hardships. In getting the right measurement, choosing the less expensive ingredient to conversion. And when you finally see the dome forming in you feel success!  I may sound shallow but first timers would attest to this.

 And so my baking journey continues. I might still continue my baking course because it's a Must! I joined my brother's company bazaar. I had some promising offers but as of now I still want to give time to my Love. You see my dream is something to Behold. A very impressive dream from a girl who only has the passion to hold on to.