Mindfulness plus Baking
The recipe book The Power of Baking with Mindful Intent provides you with a healthy approach to paying attention to your feelings.
The book emphasises the need for me-time and is a collection of delicious classic and modern cake recipes (for both Conventional and Thermomix methods) to enjoy ‘just4You’.
It encourages you to take care of your mind and emotions using strategies taught in mindfulness while creating just4Me size cakes.
Baking and Mindfulness together in one beautiful book.
Enjoy ...'cos the ‘Me’ Matters!
I need this cake when....
In researching the recipes for the Just4Me Bake Club collection I realised that I craved a certain cake when I was in a particular mood. Butter cake when I wanted a hug from the universe, date and walnut cake when I felt the world was against me or I had been wronged.
There was a list inside me of what I needed when I was in a certain mood.
I shared this realisation with one of my recipe testers, my niece Susan, who is a psychologist in her day job. Her reply was"While butter cake is great Aunty Caroline, maybe trying some mindful self compassion might help even more. "
She was right.
While the act of baking and the taste of the cake was very helpful in improving my mood, the mindfulness exercise she suggested increased the restorative powers of baking.
The Feelings Matrix was born
Taking the list of the twelve cakes I love to bake regularly and noting the moods I was in when I baked them allowed Susan to match a specific mindfulness exercise to help restore me to a neutral place.
This is the essence of The Power of Baking with Mindful Intent. Cake recipes sized just4Me, paired with mindfulness exercises that can be done in the kitchen whilst baking.
The list is my match of cakes and moods. You may prefer a different cake when you are feeling unloved. Using the exercise of the Mindful Self-compassion Moment will help you restore your mood balance.
Baking the list of the twelve cakes I love to bake regularly and noting the moods I was in when I baked them, allowed Susan to match a specific mindfulness exercise to help restore me to a neutral place for that mood.
Enjoy The Power of Baking with Mindful Intent, a collection of beautiful cake recipes, sized for a 15 cm cake tin - perfect just4You, matched with twelve different mindfulness practices that are easy to do whilst you are baking.
A peek inside....
The Power of Baking with Mindful Intent
Enjoy The Power of Baking with Mindful Intent, a collection of beautiful cake recipes, sized for a 15 cm cake tin - perfect just4You, matched with twelve different mindfulness practices that are easy to do whilst you are baking.
Conventional and Thermomix methods in all recipes.
Easy to follow mindfulness exercises
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The Twelve just4Me Sized Cakes
Butter Cake with Lemon Icing
Jane's Best-ever Mississippi Mud Cake
Torta Caprese- Flourless Chocolate Cake
Tosca Cake- Almond Toffee Topped Cake
Santiago Cake - Flourless Almond and Lemon Cake
Boiled Fruit Cake
Half Orange Cake
Hello Ginger Cake
Date and Walnut Cake
Sweet Potato, Pecan and Maple Syrup Cake
Rum and Coconut Cake
Jubilee Cake
Meet the Authors
About Caroline W Rowe
Caroline W Rowe is a TV host, educator, author, and Thermomix fan, who is enhancing the lifestyles of those who cook just for themselves because she strongly believes the “Me” is worth it. In 2014 she wrote the highly successful Cooking for You and Me cookbook for Thermomix. She founded the just4Me Bake Club, an online cooking school with a collection of over 30 cake recipes supported by video tutorials. Find out more about the just4Me Bake Club library Collection here.
About Dr Susan L Rowe
Dr. Susan L. Rowe is a registered psychologist and mental health researcher. She is the co-owner and Director of mindhack, a psychology clinic on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Susan is passionate about providing effective psychological treatment that is accessible to all members of the community.
Hardcopy
With beautiful images and easy to follow recipes this 86 page book is a delightful read and will become your go to read for those moments when you just need cake.
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Ebook
The ebook version of The Power of Baking with Mindful Intent is available from Booktopia. Click the link below to be taken to Booktopia Australia.
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