I’m so bad at being an adult.
But… I’m super great at pretending to be a reasonable grown-up. I mean, seriously. I somehow pay my taxes and have car insurance… but I eat brownies for dinner and write a blog for a living. Most days I need adult supervision.
Grown-ups get in pickles. Sticky situations. I know. I’ve been in my fair share.. Luckily I know how to bake my way out. It’s a skill and a gift… and I’m sharing.
Note: perhaps the following examples are based on personal experiences. Perhaps.
Double Note: Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes are bomb.
What to bake for your parents when you stop by their house, unannounced, with a truckload of dirty laundry to wash in their machine: Oatmeal Chocolate Pecan Cookies.
You get away with such blatant laundry abuse because your mom used to do the same thing to her mother. Tell Mom it’s the circle of life if she tries to give you a hard time. Circle of Life…. there’s no fighting The Lion King.
What to bake for your brother when you forget his wife’s name: Dark Chocolate Brownies.
Actually… you should feel extra bad because his wife’s name is basically the same as your own mother’s name. How could you forget that!? Tacky.
What to bake after a night of drunk texting people you shouldn’t even be sober texting… and your mom: Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles.
I mean…. I’m just guessing here. It’s not like this has ever happened to me. Except that one time… and then maybe that other time too.
Ugh.
What to bake when you’re matched with your ex-boyfriends best friend on an Internet dating site.
Oh Lordy. You’re gonna need some Rice Pudding.
Pudding soothes the awkward.
To avoid writing out bills, I always find that whipping up some yeasted sweet bread fills up my time. You might consider it.
Pan Dulce. Time consuming and delicious.
But bills must be payed eventually. Adulthood is annoying like that.
julie @ rosy + tart
Those cupcakes look amazing. And if I’d known oatmeal chocolate pecan cookies would’ve done the trick… well, I would’ve been a much cleaner 20-something post-college. Just sayin’…
Rachel (Two Healthy Plates)
Brown sugar bacon waffles? Yes please!
justcooknyc
i love these categories. when i finally stopped showing up at my mom’s house with the truckload of laundry, i knew i’d finally grown up
joythebaker
high five to you. i’m not sure i’ll ever be a grownup.
Estela @ Weekly Bite
I love Pan Dulce! Its a tradition in my culture. I’ve never tried baking it before… but I bet it would be time consuming. Yours looks delicious!
Katrina
I didn’t know you wrote this blog for a living! I guess that explains why it’s laid out so well. I’m so glad you do it though – new posts make me a happy girl.
Heather (Heather's Dish)
oh my gosh i am cracking up out loud – at 5:30 in the morning! thanks for the great start to a Friday!
The Blue-Eyed Bakers
Love it…so many grown up situations can only be remedied with baked goods. We firmly believe that too. Everything looks amazing!
Avery
Would you believe me if I said I literally baked some Oatmeal Chocolate Pecan Cookies LAST NIGHT to bring home to my parents today?? I guess great minds think alike.. weird! :) However, all my laundry is clean. Hopefully that counts for something.
joythebaker
wait… what’s the point of going to your parents’ house if you don’t have dirty laundry!? i’m not sure i understand this.
Julie @ Willow Bird Baking
Nice list! I know that when I was a kid, I didn’t get to just decide to make waffles. Being a grown-up can be all right sometimes ;)
Lauren at KeepItSweet
i totally agree, sometimes being an adult kind of sucks, but these are good remedies:-)
Tabitha (From Single to Married)
Um. Wow. Those pictures are amazing and totally make me want to bake. And I’m not even much of a baker!
Nicki Woo
am avoiding adult, to the best of my abilities. will pay bills when necessary, but refuse to act like a full out grown up. I teeter somewhere between middle school and high school.
peachkins
everything looks dlish!
michelle
friend of a friend got matched with her ex husband. truth. i bet she wishes she knew about your rice pudding trick…
joythebaker
ugh!
Silvia
Who wants to be an adult anyway?