What is my Blog About

What is my Blog About

In a nutshell, the intention of this blog is to share recipes that I think are worth disclosing, some time management tips that I use to balance being a working mom and a homemaker, and snippets of activities I like doing with my kids and family. 

Anita's Circadian is about so many things including Birthday party planning,
Cooking and Baking, DIY activities and many more.

Firstly, I would like to address the name of my blog which people have come to me asking how to pronounce. The best way to do this is with a video so please click play below to understand further how to pronounce this and why I chose that name.

Click play above!

Ok so now that you know how to pronounce the name of my blog, let's get back to what it's about. As I mentioned before, I am always asked many questions. And it's not just about food. It's also about how do you get the time to do things? What are some things you do with your kids to keep them occupied (since they don't play video games, play with phones or watch nonstop videos and tv)? This is where I will answer these questions. 

At this point, I must make mention of one of my key blogging goals as well. It is not just to share recipes and ideas. I also want to impart some knowledge behind why we do what we do when cooking and baking; so that you can understand some of the science behind it. For each recipe I post, you will learn something; whether it's new or just reinforcing something you were already familiar with.

So far I have developed a few features and titles on my blog which I would like to share with you and their meanings.

• About Anita: This is where I will write posts pertaining to me specifically. This will include how I got into baking and cooking, what inspires me and many other things.

• Anita's Dictionary: I will include any words, ingredients or techniques that I think require defining. It can be found as a tab at the top of my blog and can be used as a reference anytime in the future. 

Just click on the "Anita's Dictionary" tab to access.

Some of my Approved Recipes

• Approved Recipes: Recipes that I have developed personally and have been approved by my family will be portrayed here. To a great extent, this will pertain to cooking since cooking is more open to changes and adjustments without leading to major kitchen disasters. You can't really spoil a recipe when you are cooking, and you can tweak it in such a way to please your family's taste buds. One of my favourite cooking personalities once said that "Recipes for cooking meals are just suggestions which you can adjust to suit your palates."   Another thing to note is that when it comes to baking, I want you all to become confident in baking from scratch! Some people tend to think that making things from scratch is territory that you cannot venture into because it's so hard, but I am here to let you know that it is not! It is very easy to do once you understand some of the basic concepts. 

Some of my Trialled Recipes

• Trialled Recipes: It's not a secret that I like to try new recipes and techniques. As such, this is where I will include recipes that are not mine but have been tried. It will show specific details of the steps inclusive of pictures!! This might be more helpful, especially with persons who are now trying out the cooking and baking thing.  Most recipes I include here would be baked goods since baking IS a science. You need particular ratios of fat to sweetener to liquids and to flour. If you go crazy and change things up too much it will affect the quality, taste, and texture of the baked goods. You need to follow the specific ratios. There are certain things that can be adjusted without having major negative effects, but, that usually comes with experience. 

• Cooking Tip: This will be about tips that I use which I think are important in the kitchen. I am all about making my prep time as short as possible and these tips help with that. 

• Holidays and Special Events: After having my kids I make an effort to do little things with them around the holiday times. In this section, I will include some things that I like to do with my family and friends,  which can give any reader some ideas for planning ahead for themselves. It is very important to interact with your little kids to ensure that they have these enjoyable memories to reminisce on when they are older. And you know what? This is actually where you can start traditions in your family to keep in the years to come.