I'm an avid baker; I like my cookies, cakes, cupcakes and anything else, as long as it is sweet and hot out of the oven.  I like baking because it's relaxing, I can mix up a batch of cookies, or make a cake from scratch and it's really comforting.  Plus, in the end I've got dessert!

 Sometimes, when I'm really stressed out I can bake and can bake for whole day or even for two whole days.  What happens is that I end up with enough baked goods to either put some serious pounds on myself, or feed a whole family for days.  What I usually do in the end is to put the extras in aluminum foil and put them in the freezer, so when unexpected guests come over I can whip them out, defrost them and serve them home baked goods.

 Another thing I have in my house is a cookie jar.  In fact, I have a Lenox china jewels cookie jar that my mother gave me as a gift.  I always try to keep some sort of cookie in there, and find that it makes a good discussion piece.

 My friends, when they first see the jar always ask “aren't you afraid of gaining so much weight when you have a cookie jar sitting on your counter?”  Sure, you have to have a bit of self restraint when you have a cookie jar sitting on the counter, but when people who bake a lot make their treats, they don't want to eat very many of them.  It's kind of a bit like working and the chocolate factory; pretty soon you don't want you to eat chocolate.

 My Lenox china jewels cookie jar, is a really great addition to my kitchen.  I plan on having this piece in my kitchen for my entire life, and if I end up having a child that it is into baking as much as I am, I’ll pass it on to them.