the creativity in me!

In the past couple of years I have developed an enormous passion for baking and

cooking. I have no idea where in the world this passion came from but it has been very fulfilling and a ton of fun! : ) But because of living in the dorms without a kitchen or any appliances, my baking and cooking has been very limited. So in the meanwhile, I have developed another passion!

I have recently become somewhat obsessed with baking/cooking websites, magazines, and books. I love looking at different recipes and pictures of foods, and dreaming about creating it myself one day. This has actually become a little activity of mine that I enjoy doing when I feel completely overwhelmed by all the stresses of life! I have a folder in my room, specifically titled "Recipes I Want to Try", filled with ripped out magazine recipes, printed off internet recipes, and names of fun cook books that I have come across. 

Well, just the other day I was at a local book store in downtown Chattanooga and of course, went straight to the cooking and baking section of books. After thumbing through several really cool ones, I came across one that totally excited me!! I saw the book,immediately grabbed it off the shelf, and began to browse through it, dreaming of trying to create everything I saw. I wrote down the title of the book, Hello, Cupcake!, and was determined to get online (find it for cheaper!) and buy the book!  

The book finally came in the mail the other day and I couldn't stop showing it off to all the girls on the hall. 

Hello, Cupcake! has dozens of really great decorating ideas for creating anywhere from the cutest cupcake to the scariest cupcake! The book is great. There is even a section in the book with ways to decorate cupcakes that actually "fool the eye", and look like dinner meals!

This book has definitely been my excitement and stress-reliever for the past few days! : )