It’s kinda scary to think, but Utah’s not really that bad.

I haven’t run into any crazy Mormons yet, but I have met a few people that like to poke fun at the uber-Mormon stereotypes (at least I hope that was sarcasm in Julie’s voice as she was telling me I was a sinner for peddling my feet on the stationary bike while waiting for Ward Prayer to start).

But one thing that’s really ticking me off is the stupid atmosphere. I spend the money to buy all the ingredients for banana bread and spend all that time mixing it up only to end up with a giant sponge. I’m not talking soft and squishy. I’m talking dry sponge that you have to let soak in liquid before it’s any good. I try and make my delicious oatmeal cookies and I get oatmeal crackers.

I don’t feel like there’s any less air pushing down on me, so why do my baked goods have to act like it. Sure, I guess the air is a little dry – but drier than the desert?

Now I either have to learn to bake all over again or retire my barely-used flour to the cabinet, and I’m in no position to let perfectly good flour sit idly by while I’m hungry.

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