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I am far too indecisive about what to write about first. Currently, I am obsessed with cooking/baking/food, so I have narrowed it down to that. Look below the Fearsome Artisan title, and you'll see four options: baking bread, killer sugar cookies, healthy desserts, and the joys of coffee. Vote on which one you'd like to hear about first, and I'll have it up promptly! To help you decide, allow me to break each choice down.

Baking bread, without a machine, always seemed like an impossible art form to me. It was the stuff of legend, and I would never be able to do it. After I got over that fear and smelled my first loaf, I was hooked. Not only was it easy and delicious, I found that fresh bread makes everyone inexplicably happy. With a little bravery and three simple ingredients, you will soon be dazzling those around you with your beautiful loaves of artisan bread.

Sugar cookies may sound rather simple, and they are. However, the way you decorate them is what distinguishes you between bland and fearsome. With a few affordable tools, you will quickly be pumping out cookies that will wow everyone.

Desserts can be delicious and guilt free! I used to believe that if a dessert was healthy, low sugar, or low fat...then it wasn't any good, and therefore not a true dessert. After going through a gastric by-pass, I had no choice but to accept all of those "horrible" desserts. Boy was I wrong about them! I've picked up some recipes along the way that can fool anyone into thinking they're eating the most sinful of treats.

Coffee makes me oh so very happy. I love going out to coffee shops, but I hate paying the prices. I've learned ways to make coffee shop quality drinks at home, and it's ridiculous how much money you save that way. Plus, coffee has some useful traits that go beyond the mug that I'm dying to tell you about.

Vote away! Then you can proudly pull out your "I voted!" pins, slap 'em on to your lapel, and confuse the heck out your family. You only have a few days to vote, so get on it!