the first of many !

Yo. I'm starting a baking blog since baking in dorms is crazy enough as it is. It should be documented. And everyone likes pictures of tasty food! Like that one down below! See it?



So it was one of those days where everything seems to go wrong. Just pile after pile of awkward moments and news you don't really want to hear heaping up inching in closer to where you're sitting.

Yeah, wasn't the best day I've had.
And Casey, I don't think it was the best day for her either.

But hey, on the bright side, I had plenty of free time at night and rather than wallow and worry the only logical thing to do...was bake! With Casey! And eventually, we enlisted the help of Paul. Which of course, is the best, baking with friends.

I still don't own baking sheets yet and I wanted to make the Silver Palate cookies I love and always make at home when I want good old chocolate chip cookies. So cookies were sort of out of the question unless I wanted to borrow cookie sheets from Abby again. I was wondering how cookies would bake in cupcake tins but then settling on baking brownies in the tins instead. (This is how my thought process is...definitely repeated the words "cookies" and "baking sheets" way too much).
Anyways.
Brownie bites, of course!
Big brownie bites. Huge. Definitely not bite sized. Cupcake sized.

I'm also low on baking supplies but luckily! thankfully, I had enough for chocolate brownies because if I didn't...it would be another unfortunate moment to fall on top of the pile of my day.
Because the most disappointing thing after baking a bad batch of whatever is when you start to bake and realize you're missing one ingredient. But no! These brownies prevailed.

And tasted delicious.
Look at those satisfied faces.




I rarely make brownies (too boring) but I can't deny the amazingly simple satisfaction of biting into one after a day like that. Always a good idea. Casey dusted them with powdered sugar and they were done. Next time, if I make cupcake sized brownies again, I think serving them with a scoop of ice cream on top or on the side would make a really nice addition. Maybe I'll add coffee to the mix and make mocha brownies.

And the other best part of baking? You know, after a successful batch of treats that taste good?
Sharing.
It's the best part, handing out your hard work to friends who take a bite and smile.
Because maybe their day wasn't all to great, either.

Today has been better. Quiet, but good. And lazy. I did end up eating another brownie-in-the-form-of-cupcake after lunch today. It was a good decision.

Listening to IndieFeed slam poetry, thinking about baking, and not doing homework.
Like I said. A good day.

Entry one: done.
baked before class.