As adults...

We grow up so fast... I can't imagine how fast we grow up in our parents' eyes if my friends and I are growing up so much faster than I can even believe.

2010 is a huge year for so many of us... lets make it the best year of our lives.

Flying past a storm system

Cute Shoe Entourage

Up and Coming Popstar and her Entourage

Tired Feet

It was a great weekend

viva las vegas

be back monday

Sadness

today, i am sad. there are no pictures to post. there is nothing to say. or at least nothing that is worth sharing with the world.

Milk Bar Crack Pie

If science was working with me, I would be making progress with this whole research thing. there's just something about the weather change that makes things not want to work.

Oh well.

In other news: Private Thoughts performed at Mike and Molly's this past Friday night.

They had a new drummer, Tyler. First show with him, they did a great job. outdoor set in the cold cold night






But moving on to tonight's real entry.... making of the Crack Cake...

I made an ooey gooey butter cake recently, and it was delicious. Did i make it from scratch? alas, i was not that daring. BUT i found this recipe for crack pie. this was a must.

Cookie Crust
2/3 c + 1 T flour
1/8 t baking powder
1/8 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1/2 c softened butter
1/3 c lt brown sugar
3 T sugar
1 egg
1 c rolled oats

Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix baking powder, baking soda, salt in separate mixing bowl.
Cream the brown sugar, butter, and sugar until.... creamy :-) and whisk in egg until incorporated.
Stir in the flour mixture followed by the oats

Line 9x13 baking sheet and spread the gooey batter evenly over the entire pan. bake for ~20 min (i baked for about 25 min to get a little more toasted and crunchy-ness)

take out of oven and let cool!

Making the Crust
cooled cookie crust
1/4 c butter
1 1/2 T brown sugar
1/8 t salt

Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor until evenly blended

press into a pan firmly to pack the crust (i made an 8x8 square pan plus many mini pies)

FILLING!!!
1 1/2 c sugar
3/4 + 1T lt brown sugar
1/4 t salt
1/3 c + 1 tsp milk powder
1/3 c corn flour
1/2 c butter
4 oz unsweetened apple sauce
2/4 c + 2 T heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 egg yolks

Set oven to 35o F

Whisk brown sugar, sugar, salt, and milk powder and corn flour in mixing bowl.
Melt the butter and add to dry ingredients, then add the 4 oz apple sauce.
add heavy cream then vanilla extract
Making sure not to mix in too much air, gently whisk in the egg yolks.

Bake at 350 for about 15 min (the mini pies were solidifying around 12 min)
Turn the oven down to 325 and bake for another 10 min (the mini pies were pretty much over done after 5 minutes :-( but the 8x8 pan looked delicious!)

remove from oven and let cool. don't forget to chill in the fridge. apparently it tastes spectacular if it's been chilled :-)

EAT AND GET FAT!

since i didn't take any nice pictures from this batch of crack pie, i'll add pictures from when i made creme brulee!!

Lone Yolk

Nested Yolk

Eggmassacre

Cookie Crust, meet Food Processor

Mini Crack Pies... please don't mind the burnt one :-(

Obsessions

I noticed most of the flowers i've been posting have been white. oops.

Responsibilities... and things like that

I don't know what came over me recently but I suddenly developed this massive urge to buy a house. But that means a lot of things. And it's kind of scary, and kind of overwhelming, and kind of depressing at the same time. i have to be an adult... and make real decisions.... :'( so sad...

things that i've never thought of are suddenly being thrown at me like... mortgages! home improvement projects! life!! roommates!! the future!!!

it makes me scared. someone give me a book. a guide on how to be a real person-- on how to be an adult :-(

i also thought it would be a great idea to ditch my car and bike. that means i have to decide what kind of bike to get.... which means, what color will it be? how far will i ride it? what if it gets stolen!! what kind of lock do i need to get???

and then these little decisions snowball into massive massive amounts of agony because i cannot make simple decisions. i cannot make difficult decisions at all. somebody help me :-(

I want to go back to the days where you could play on the playground

Don't throw up, your world is spinning

They grow up fast

Squeezing in the last bit of floral joy before the petals fall to the ground... it was a beautiful day today.

Last friday, the flowers were little pink babies

This is what they were like today, Wednesday

beautiful...

One of my favorite entrances... only because of the flowers

Flowers Flowers Flowers!

I love flowers. I need to love their beauty while they are still around

Hello, Sun

Not only did she sit on my notes and stop me from studying, Fiona got so excited because she got to go outside this weekend. She bolted for the back yard as I opened the sliding door, running face first into the screen door.

oh kitty, you are so silly.

Studying Renal Physiology...

Studying the birds on the fence

Looking

Sometimes, it's nice to sit back and enjoy the evening... too bad there are exams to study for and posters to put together :-(

Sunset at the Arboretum

Spring

Spring here is so short lived. Last night, the trees had tiny tiny baby leaves, emerging from the dead branches of winter. There were delicate little white flowers balancing precariously on thin green stems being tossed around in the wind. Today, those tiny tiny baby leaves were getting bigger, stronger, and greener, losing their soft baby fuzz...

Spring only lasts a week or two... enjoy it while it lasts.

i don't know what this tree is called

Keep your chin up

There are a lot of things in life that could be worse. sometimes, life throws a million lemons at you all at once, and then you're stuck with more lemons than anyone would want to make lemonade with.
i guess one thing to do is just know that there is beauty and life everywhere.

Darlene's engagement party

The Nearly Newlywed Game

Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes

Nicole and the Magnolias

Christine Contemplating

Christine and the Magnolias

Abe on the Roof

Abe on a Ledge

Balancing Act

The Bean

The Pier at Dusk