Piece of advice

I was stupid last week. I picked up something heavy, it slipped, and I tried to catch it. Needless to say, that resulted in a back injury, and I haven't been able to get around to making my German Chocolate Cake yet. Best intentions to make it this weekend. I was just daydreaming about baking (literally) and played out some unpleasant baking scenarios, which led me to bring to you some [hopefully] very useful advice:

Stick to what you know, and experiment on your own time.

It is much easier to tell someone that you can't do something, rather than telling them "Absolutely!" and then later having to explain to them why you can't accomplish the request. If someone asks you, "Can you make a butterscotch and bacon cheesecake made with ricotta cheese," and you've never tried it, do this: make a note of the (in this case undesireable) combination, and gently reply, "Unfortunately that is not in my repertoire, but I have several other selections..." Then, when you've mastered this combination on your own time and your own dime (meaning not with a customer's money), feel free to call them back and let them know that their wonderful confectionary invention has been added to your menu. If the customer really wanted that cake, they will be honored (and hopefully excited) that you felt their idea worthy of a place on your menu, and be all-the-more-likely to recommend you to their friends.

I hope this advice helped, in some small way, and I *PROMISE* there will be a cake next time. Oh, and also, tell all of your friends about my blog :) Personally, I totally thinks it's worth the read.