Baked Bedlam

As the semester ends I find myself in a strange and unexpected situation. I need to get rid of as much food as I can before I make the trek back to Oregon. After a year of saving and skimping and not eating meat or salad dressing except for special occasions it is odd having square meals everyday. I'm making it through my frozen ground meat I bought at the beginning of the year on sale quite well, but I'm having a hard time with my flour and sugars. The solution? baking for any excuse possible. My FHE group is definitely getting the biggest benefit, they now have a treat every week--which are getting fancier every week (last week they were butterscotch brownies with vanilla glaze, the recipe with the most brown sugar in it). Though my roommates do enjoy alot. Saturday and Sunday alone i managed to pump out chocolate chip scones, a packed pizza (no cheese but still divine with my favorite topping--spinach), and an apple pie. The scones and pizza were delicious (not to brag but its not hard to make a baked good delicious) but my pie was sub par. The crust was similar to a cracker, all thin and crispy on the top, I was disappointed and could not be consoled. Nevertheless between our neighbors and me we have eaten the pie, and enjoyed it too. Next up? cinnamon rolls, with extra frosting considering i have like half a bag of powdered sugar. If you stop by #73 this weekend you might just get a baked good.

maybe..

Disney characters

I thought a lot about what Disney characters I am most like. At first I was like, oh belle or mulan, what strong beautiful "princesses". But then really, that's not me, when have I ever fallen in love with an animal/man or cross dressed to save my father. I considered Aladdin, poor--easily connected with a college student, but still it wasn't working out for me. All of the characters seemed too heroic, brave or funny.

I settled with Woody from toy story. Here are my reasons:

• I have a generally quirky wardrobe, including random scarves and hats.
• I am resistant to change, but usually prefer it in the end. I especially take a long time to start liking people that are forced into my life (aka buzz lightyear)
• I am sarcastic
• I run weird
• I get easily upset when the general public's preference moves from me to someone else like "the new kid on the block"
• I wish I were a cowboy.