Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes
Are you like me? Can you have breakfast for any meal of the day? Omelets for dinner. Bagels for lunch. Pancakes for a late night snack. Breakfast, the best meal of the day. Well, almost. I don't really like eggs for breakfast. Eggs - fried, scrambled or over-easy - are dinner fare.
I decided that this week, rather than making pancakes for dinner, I would make a true breakfast for dessert. Cinnamon roll cupcakes!
A simple vanilla cake, with layers of cinnamon-brown sugar, topped with a layer of cream cheese frosting. These little treats tasted just like the breakfast buns I can't keep my hands off. Whenever I make a batch (or can if I'm in a hurry and have a big craving) of cinnamon rolls, I always have at least two. I know they are about a million calories each, I can't help myself.
These cupcakes were just what I wanted and I was totally satisfied with just one.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Boyfriend Foods
It's been almost an entire year that boyfriend and I have been cohabitating. We went from eight years of long distance, living in several different states, to seeing each other everyday.
There are lots of positives. 1. I always have someone to talk to when I get home and I'm not left talking to my shoes. 2. There is someone there to plan weekend outings with. No more heading to the park by myself, unless I really want to go by myself. 3. There are far fewer leftovers and I don't have to eat the same thing for lunch all week long.
It isn't all sunshine and butterflies, of course. Living with another person again took some getting used to and living with boyfriend wasn't like living with a roommate. Some things became apparently true.
1. The laundry folding doesn't take half the time. Why? Because there is twice as much laundry to fold and boyfriend folds his clothes weird. (I mean really, who folds their jeans like fancy pants? I don't need a crease down the middle of my jeans)
2. Picking weekend events can be stressful! This is coming from a girl who for seven years didn't have a real weekend (thank you grad school). There were too many options now open to me! I actually broke down one weekend because I couldn't choose between going to the beach or going to the park. I just wanted someone to pick for me (take away my choices, choose for me!).
3. Boyfriend has an unusual set of food likes and dislikes. I've been slowly figuring out what he likes by doing the following - Cook what I like... Discover what he has left behind on the dinner plate/bowl... Make mental note about what remained. Yesterday, I found a pile of mushrooms in the pasta bowl. Why? "They didn't taste mushroomy enough to be good, but I don't really like he taste of mushrooms either." Huh, flavorless mushrooms = bad, flavorful mushrooms = also bad. Mental note created.
There are lots of positives. 1. I always have someone to talk to when I get home and I'm not left talking to my shoes. 2. There is someone there to plan weekend outings with. No more heading to the park by myself, unless I really want to go by myself. 3. There are far fewer leftovers and I don't have to eat the same thing for lunch all week long.
It isn't all sunshine and butterflies, of course. Living with another person again took some getting used to and living with boyfriend wasn't like living with a roommate. Some things became apparently true.
1. The laundry folding doesn't take half the time. Why? Because there is twice as much laundry to fold and boyfriend folds his clothes weird. (I mean really, who folds their jeans like fancy pants? I don't need a crease down the middle of my jeans)
2. Picking weekend events can be stressful! This is coming from a girl who for seven years didn't have a real weekend (thank you grad school). There were too many options now open to me! I actually broke down one weekend because I couldn't choose between going to the beach or going to the park. I just wanted someone to pick for me (take away my choices, choose for me!).
3. Boyfriend has an unusual set of food likes and dislikes. I've been slowly figuring out what he likes by doing the following - Cook what I like... Discover what he has left behind on the dinner plate/bowl... Make mental note about what remained. Yesterday, I found a pile of mushrooms in the pasta bowl. Why? "They didn't taste mushroomy enough to be good, but I don't really like he taste of mushrooms either." Huh, flavorless mushrooms = bad, flavorful mushrooms = also bad. Mental note created.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Tangerine Pound Cake
Hi everyone! I'm guest posting over at the Spiffy Cookie! Stop by and say hi to Erin and enjoy a slice of this Tangerine Pound Cake!
~ Vicki
Have a great Wednesday!
~ Vicki
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