The kitchen. It's full of ways to make us more creative. It provides limitless tools and ingredients to combine and subtract our way to a new experience. Food can change us in so many ways. Emotionally it can bring comfort. Mentally it can expand our thinking. Most importantly it can make a creative leap in ourselves and the world around us.

Today, let's expand our creativity by being in the kitchen. Let's make something new and taste how getting uncomfortable develops a creative part of us.

Yesterday, was National Strawberry Shortcake day. After some research, I found a decidedly delicious looking recipe for vegan gluten-free strawberry shortcake on the blog Minimalist Baker. I haven't attempted to make strawberry shortcake or vegan pastries, ever. However, today, I put on my apron and headed to the kitchen. In the first 5 minutes, I had to put my creative thinking to the test when it turned out I didn't have all the ingredients needed to follow the recipe. There I was in the kitchen with the oven ablaze, rummaging through my pantry looking for something to substitute for one of the key ingredients.

Well, it turned out that I used the wrong ingredient and my strawberry shortcake was less than terrific. However, using my creative thinking to solve my recipe dilemma only strengthened my problem-solving skills.

So, let's get cooking and creating.