The best and worst bakes of 2012

Above: Brownies, one of the last treats made in 2012!

I've never baked so much in my life before. The six months past saw me baking, baking, and baking... I never really set out to bake so much either, just that it got pretty addictive once I got started again - after having a kitchen of my own :)

And since this is the last day of 2012, I thought it would be timely to do a brief recap of some baking highlights of my little baking journey. So I present to you in this blog post - the best and worst bakes of 2012.

Xmas Baking 2 - Chocolate Pecan Pie

We had some friends over yesterday and today - and since it's Christmas season I decided to try out slightlier festive baked treats - one of which was chocolate pecan pie, recipe from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food. It looked pretty straightforward, aside from having to make the pie crust - I have a slight aversion towards making pie crust (the pie-crust making procedure just seems like a make or break task, and my food processor happens to be a rather basic one not that great for pulsing large quantities of butter and flour etc)