Vampire Vocab

So, second in my “desperately trying to blog” *ahem*, I mean, “Why I love something or other” series is…Why I love Cake! 1. It’s delicious. 2. It’s fun to make. 3. It’s quiet. 4. It gives me an excuse to be in Denise’s kitchen. 5. It makes people happy. 6. You are what you eat, [...]

People often say: “I love this…I love that”. And that’s all very well and good. But, in my new blog post series that i am making up purely for the purpose of having SOMETHING to say besides six words, I will give ten reasons why I love whatever it is. Today, it’s…cooking! Why I love [...]

I’ve been baking a lot recently. We had two snow days off (due to the two plus feet of snow we got), in which time I made ginger-molasses cupcakes. And today I made a banana butterscotch cream pie. And I’ll transcribe the recipe for y’all, it’s from the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, [...]

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves: I don’t like sports. My brother doesn’t like sports (except for basketball. He’s good at basketball). Elly doesn’t like sports. My family in general doesn’t like sports. Except for maybe my mom. And she’s always been strange. But we can, as a consensus, agree that we do like to [...]

I’ve made this recipe quite a few times, and it’s recieved great reviews each time. Not from Epicurious for once! It’s really good and easy, plus it’s been described as “Coma-inducing”. In a good way. Ghiradelli Grand Fudge Cake I suggest puree-ing raspberries and spreading them between the layers. Chocolate and raspberries…yum!

It seems that I am becoming the go-to source for birthday cakes. I’m glad, actually. I love making cakes because they are a challenge and so much harder to make than cookies, brownies or cupcakes. (Usually. Some cookies, cupcakes, and brownies can be scary. Seriously.) A couple months ago I made Anne a birthday cake. [...]

Before theater class one Saturday, I wanted muffins. Sweet, delicious, warm muffins. So, I went to my favorite place besides Barnes and Noble, my House, and Piven (my theater school)…Epicurious! Anyway, I knew we had cinnamon, nutmeg, at least half a stick of butter and other such staples, so I asked for cinnamon muffins, and [...]

All of you have been awesome, commenting your favorite inventions. I didn’t even have to use any of my imaginary friends. But now, a new challenge awaits: all there is to do this time is say nice things about the refrigerator. I have picked that out of my inventions for two reasons: first, I don’t [...]

10. Write a letter to your future self This one was inspired by this year’s Language arts teacher. She had me write a letter to my self about goals and school and everything, but I ended up loving the exercise and pouring my soul into it. I loved it and will post my letter if [...]

7. Clean your entire house at a leisurely pace So often cleaning house is in preparation for something: a visitor, an event. But cleaning is kind of therapeutic if you do it to please nobody but yourself. It doesn’t have to be a chore. After you’re done and everything is sparkling with cleanliness, then you [...]