Friday, September 30th, 2011
Somewhere between two weeks of back-to-back travel and one week of family in town, I fell down the baking rabbit hole. I’m back now. Somewhere in that time I also ate a lot of these cookies.
I found this recipe on Pinterest and made it the next day. Chocolate and pretzels in a cookie? Sold. Done. I wish I had some right now. I’m not sure I won’t be throwing pretzels into my chocolate chip cookies from now on.
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
It’s not very often I feel like a grown-up lady. My hair’s a little frizzy; that’s awkward. I went to my first hot yoga class last weekend; I felt kind of awesome, but not so much like a lady. I was more like a sweaty, noodle-y mess. I spend more time watching tv than reading books and I like to sit cross-legged. These are not the most ladylike qualities. But these are grown-up lady brownies. They make me feel like I know what’s up and I’m not a kid any more.
I’ve always been a fan of the one-bowl brownie — as simple as a boxed mix with much better results. These are basically the simplest brownies ever, dressed up with some salt. It’s fancy! I mean…not really. But it definitely tastes fancy.
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
I broke into my pumpkin stash last week. I had one can left from pumpkin hoarding 2010 that I hauled from Salt Lake to Portland because you just know I wasn’t letting that go to waste. I’m so ready for fall, I can taste it! It was time.
So far I’ve only seen a slightly creepy looking generic can of pumpkin in my usual grocery store, but I’m hoping the real deal shows up soon! Otherwise it’s okay because I now have 3/4 of a can in my freezer. Let pumpkin hoarding 2011 begin!
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Does it still feel like summer where you are? Last week our weather felt like fall; this week, not so much. The fact that strawberries are still cheaper than grapes says something about the season, I think.
These cupcakes are pushing for those last few days of bare feet and freckled shoulders! They’re totally wearing white after Labor Day and they’re looking good doing it. No big deal.
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