White Bean Walnut Parmesan Dip

I made some resolutions.  How unique am I?  I decided to put them in writing here so you can hold me accountable!  This way, I can’t a) pretend I didn’t ACTUALLY make that one resolution, or b) quit.  I don’t want you to think I’m a quitter.  How embarrassing.

Are you ready for them?  They have absolutely zero to do with cleansing and everything to do with being joyful and staying sane.

(This is the 3rd post of ours in a row with a list.  Apologies.  When we write lists, we’re excused from the writing convention known as “transitions.”  Those are hard.)

Cheddar Sage Cornbread

Now that we’ve overloaded you with cookie recipes, let’s take a brief break and make some cornbread.

I’m a little embarrassed, because I’ve been meaning to share this recipe with you since, oh I dunno…Thanksgiving.  Remember that holiday?  It was only 3 1/2 weeks ago, although it feels like it was about 13 lifetimes ago.  Once again, I lost weeks of my life to learning about a single organ in the body.  This time, the kidneys.  I suppose I should just get used to this by now, but it still kind of amazes me how it happens. 

Chocolate Chip Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

You guys, EPIC NEWS.

We (Hannah and I) took a picture together when we were in the same place and looking pretty!! Check it ouuuuttt!

Sorry if this ruins some elaborate narrative you had about us actually being the same person, or two different sides of Hannah’s personality, or if you thought that I was maybe a dude. I hope you can forgive us and that we can still be internet friends.

Okay, with that EPIC NEWS out of the way, let’s talk about something really serious… Like how everything is out to get me recently.

Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Blondies

Is there a class I can take about weddings?  Specifically, a class or a book that will tell me all of the very basic questions that people expect me to the know the answers to, even though the wedding is 2 AND A HALF YEARS AWAY?

I went with my mom to look at a possible place to get married.  (I believe that’s called a venue?  Seriously.  Need help.)  This outing wasn’t as embarrassing as a few weeks ago when I met this lady who likes to plan weddings on the side.  At that little meeting, I informed her that I thought we would probably have 4 ushers “on each side.” 

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:

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.

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.