Homemade Sweet Bread & Nutella

Is there any better way to enjoy a cold January day?

I love making bread. I've been asked before 'why make bread if you can just buy it'? Here's why: it's the most therapeutic thing ever. And it's so good smearing homemade Nutella on it when it's hot out of the oven.

Bread is one of those things to make if you have a day home to yourself since you've got to let it rise.

Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread / Nutella

This one's been on my To Do List for a long long time now and I can finally cross it off!

Homemade Nutella is much much easier than you think and so very good.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

I think I've hit an epic level of laziness - you know those days when you know exactly how much work you have to do but you can't force yourself to do it? And then you sit around feeling worthless?

Well that's when I thought of cookies.

Checked my fridge/pantry and I have enough random ingredients lying around for this to be a success, so here we go!

I'm Not Dead, I Promise!

On the contrary, I've actually been baking. A lot.

Here's my baking life in pictures thus far:

Lite Bakery's (my bakery partner Lizzie and I's company) Holiday Gift Boxes came out!

I finally got a KitchenAid Stand Mixer. SO happy!

Vanilla Cakes for Cake Pops - let me just say I will never willfully go back to making Cake Pops

Went through the repeat process of rolling cake balls, sticking in the lollipop stick, freezing it, dipping it in melted moulding chocolates, and letting it dry until 5 am for Halloween treats.

Yorkshire Cheesecake that I meant to post up onto the blog a while ago

Christmas hit the apartment!

Espresso Macarons from a little while back, probably the worst night of baking I've had in a WHILE. Went through about 7 faulty batches to finally get to this one.

Vanilla Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream from a previous event! Gorgeous!

Spent the last 2 weeks baking these macarons nonstop. Pistachio Creme Brulee, Peppermint Mocha, and Apple Caramel!

The worst part is I still can't explain to you how to get a perfect batch of macarons, but this one came out beautifully!

Apple Caramel

I wanted to cry (tears of joy). The perfect batch at 2:30 am, was it?

Apple Cider and Pistachio

My permanent workstation. Sounds delicious but not amidst finals! Very stressful!

And Voila! Our Lite Holiday Gift Boxes!

It's been suuuuper stressful and exhausting lately but I hope to update this blog soon when I find time! Thanks for coming by!

- Jane