Thursday, August 11, 2011

A photo-less update

Well, folks, I have good news and bad news.

Good News: I got a new computer so that I can continue blogging in France! (I currently use my work laptop for everything, and I’ll obviously have to return that when I flee the country).  I got a teeny tiny macbook air and I love it! 

Bad News: My camera is still broken and I haven’t gotten a new one yet. The Geek Squad recently confirmed that the Elph is deceased. RIP.

Good News: My new computer has a built in camera, so I can present you with Sugarbomb LIVE!!! as a substitute for my lack of photos. I mean, I could be a compelling TV personality, right???

Bad News: I attempted this and realized that I have the stage presence of a rock. Also, I apparently have freakishly large eyeballs. (???)  I don’t think the Food Network is going to be beating down my door any time soon.

Good News: Google is an amazing thing (duh. Anyone who creepily looks at the wedding registries and websites of their former high school classmates could tell you that. I mean… what??? Who does that??? Weird.)  I’ve found some makeshift photos – which, I might add, are probably better than my photos anyway – of things that I made this past week. Don’t worry, I’ve linked to the original sources to provide credit where credit is due. Thanks, Martha.

 

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Blackberry Cobbler Squares Click on the link with the photo to find the recipe. These were pretty effing delicious and ended up more like coffee cake than cobbler. A word of warning, though – I put this recipe into my nutrition calculator and a 1” square has about 350 calories. SWEET. I learned my lesson and will NOT be entering desserts into my calorie calculator anymore. Ignorance is bliss, people.

 

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Salted Caramel Brownies  People go bonkers for these. A popular neighborhood bakery, Amelie's, is famous for their caramel brownies. A picture of one of theirs is above. Chocolate + Caramel + Salt = drool. I couldn’t get enough of these brownies and figured it was more economical to make them on my own. It is.

And I couldn’t find an amazing photo of this, but I also made some of the best ice cream ever – Coffee Toffee.  I made an infusion by cooking the milk and cream with whole coffee beans in it and then straining them out.  It looked totally gross and I was worried that it would taste really bitter, but it was amazing! 

All of this fanfare was for my old roommate who came down to visit me from NYC. I figured she was in sugarbomb withdrawal from the constant stream of baked goods that went through our old apartment. At least in my mind it was a constant stream. She seemed to think that I made mostly bran muffins, which is probably true. A girl can’t live on brownies alone!

Anyway, we had a great visit and the baked goods were a success. When my friend departed, I had a bunch of leftover brownies and determined I needed to get them out of the house immediately. My course of action, naturally, was to eat all three brownies in one sitting. De-licious!

1 comment:

  1. a classic flashback for bran muffins...
    http://muffinfilms.com/psst.html

    excellent weekend alice!!!

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