There isn’t a day I don’t thank the Goddess for the existence of ready-made puff pastry sheets! While I did go to baking school for a mere three months twelve years ago, I’ve never really mastered the art of making puff pastry from scratch; I can’t pound the life out of millions and millions of layers of obnoxious amounts of butter, sugar, and dough.

I decided to make the Chocolate Almond Braid yesterday morning and bring it over for dessert for Catan-and-Pizza Day at some friends’ place. It was slightly burned at the bottom so we brought over snack and salad with all the fixings instead. Ate the braid ourselves for breakfast. Still delicious.

Despite the sink overflowing with bowls and baking utensils, I enjoyed the baking process. I’ve gotten some measure of meditative calm, and the end result is, more or less, edible. Now looking for the next thing to bake.