Fresh Strawberry Muffins

Hey you guys!

I passed!  I survived!  I didn’t go (too) crazy!  I made it out of my first year of med school in one piece.  Don’t act like you’re not surprised.  I am.  I know we all had a few doubts.  Can she fake her way through genetics?  (Yes.)  Can she understand just enough physics and chemistry to finally get action potentials? (Yes.  Approximately 7 years later.)  Can she remember to put her stethoscope in her ears the right way?  (Yes.  Maybe.  On a good day.)

Here are some things I like to think I know now that I didn’t know before August 15th:

Tags: baking, breakfast, easy, fruit, muffins, recipe, strawberry, summer

Caramel Turtle Cake

I can count the number of times I’ve left my house since last Wednesday on my hands.

I came home from celebrating the end of my 2L year (with Blue Moon pitchers and cheese fries. As it should be), got in bed, and pretty much never left.

I have watched everything on the internetz. Literally everything. I started watching shows I’ve never heard of because I can. Because I signed up for Hulu+ (Hulu Plus? HuluPlus?) in the last week of finals like a totally dedicated student. I’ve watched movies that didn’t even make it to DVD. Because those are on Hulu+. I’m not proud. I’m also not unproud. I’m ambivalent to my low standards for entertainment.

So I don’t feel totally worthless, I sometimes get up and go to yoga. I promptly get back in bed once I return, though.

…this is the upside of grad school. This week of pure, unadulterated lazy.

Tags: baking, cake, caramel, chocolate, dessert, pecan, recipes, sheet cake, turtle

Blondie-Brownie Reese’s Cup Sandwiches

Oh friends.  Friends, friends, friends.

You thought you were just coming here from some good, clean, baking fun.

Little did you know that I (Hannah) made a peanut butter cup sandwich.

Except instead of bread, I used peanut butter blondie and brownie.

Tags: baking, bars, blondies, brownies, cake mix, candy, chocolate, dessert, easy, peanut butter, recipe, Reese's

Margarita Cupcakes

Okay, so these are a little late for Cinco de Mayo celebrations. I(Kate) totally get that.

But here’s the thing: it’s been kinda a rough week. I hit my face on a door Wednesday in the middle of the night. No. Seriously. Cheekbone+ Doorjamb =my face. Oh, life. Then, I took a final on Thursday. I have a 20+ page paper due today (it’s written already, don’t worry). To top it all off, I have another final on Wednesday. Timing isn’t really what I’m focused on. Plus, do you really need a holiday as an excuse to make margs into cupcakes? (Answer: No.)

Also, I experienced some serious trauma on Cinco de Mayo. So I was a little distracted.

What was that, you ask? Oh. You know. Just a (mouse)RAT in my apartment. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Tags: baking, buttercream, cupcake, dessert, lime, margarita, recipes, salt, tequila

Mango Banana Bread

I wanted to title this “Mango Yonana Bread,” because have you ever looked at the stickers on Chiquita bananas?  Some of them say “make YONANAS,” which is when you freeze bananas, blend them, and pretend it’s ice cream.  This is legit, but every time I read “yo-nanas” I giggle and say in my head, “Yo-nanas?  My-nanas!”

Weird.

Feel free to go read something less strange now.

Tags: baking, banana bread, bread, breakfast, easy, mango, quick bread, recipes, snack

Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake with Orange Buttercream Frosting/Glaze(ish)

Today is the last day of class in my second year of law school.

Let’s just stop for a second and think about that.

In just (over) one year, I will (hopefully) be certified to practice law in the state of Texas. Woah.

That is, if I can pass my finals this semester…

Tags: baking, bundt, cake, chocolate, desserts, frosting, glaze, orange, recipes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yup. Seriously. Just plain-old, no-frills chocolate chip cookies.

It’s kinda cool how Han and I are on the same page even if we aren’t on the same city. We both make peanut butter recipes for months on end, we both went through a pumpkin phase at the same time, we both wanna post about how we have nothing in our kitchen to bake with, and now, we both made super simple, super comforting recipes. All without consulting each other. Best friendzzz.

Simplicity is where it’s at right now.

And what’s simpler than chocolate chip cookies?!

Tags: baking, chocolate chip, cookies, desserts, recipes, simple