In The Kitchen

Last night, Joel and I spent some time in kitchen testing cake recipes for our wedding cake. This is the first time we BAKED together, although we have shared a kitchen cooking meals many times before. I was amused by a few observations I made of us.


Joel is a very methodical baker. He follows the recipe EXACTLY and religiously. Down to the last little drop. And this tends to reflect how he is in his faith. Whilst not being religious, he is quite traditional, which comes, I think, from his upbringing and the fact that he has been in 2 churches his entire life.


I am incredibly experimental and liberal in the kitchen. I seem to live by the philosophy of 'that's close enough'. I definitely go by 'feel'. I judge if a cake batter is going to work based on taste and texture. And this, generally speaking, reflects my faith too. I am very liberal about God and church. I do love him deeply and have a very genuine relationship with God, but I am allergic to religion in a traditional sense. Having said that, somehow I love Christmas Mass. So there are times where tradition is appropriate and beautiful and reflects part of who God is.


Now here comes the funny thing... Joel and my personalities are OPPOSITE to the above! He is very easy-going, spontaneous and carefree. He rarely plans, leaves everything to the last minute and lets things go easily. For me, I am the consumate planner. I have a 10 year plan. With details. I tend to get stressed more easily too. Having said that, I do have a spontaneous side, probably inherited from the 'she'll be right, mate' Australian culture.


Somehow I found this amusing to see...