it was a way for her to reach into herself, to block the rest of the world out. The problem with baking as meditation, though, was that after you were done, you were left with bread, cake, cookies, and any number of pastries you couldn’t possibly eat alone. She always thought it a little dishonest that she got so much peace out of baking, as she gave her baked goods away and perpetuated this dishonest impression of herself.
