I kinda like baking. It's so methodical. You put X amounts of flour, sugar, milk, butter, eggs, etc into a bowl, mix it, heat it at a set temperature for a given time, and bam. Instant delicious pleasure. I fully stand by the saying that goes something like "Cooking is an art, but baking is a science." I feel there's a lot of truth to that. With cooking, you have tons of liberty when it comes to flavorings and combinations, but for baking, you'll need exact measurements of specific ingredients in order to produce the desired outcome. It's almost routine. It's calculative (is that even a word?). It's basically a step by step procedure, much like working in a lab, almost.
Besides, sometimes baking cookies or muffins beats smoking a cigarette. Well, it depends I guess. One gives you extra calories, the other gives you a bad aftertaste and slightly malodorous clothing.
One day I will own one of those awesome KitchenAid Stand Mixers. Those things are glorious...
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