Miss Betty Crocker Jr

Some of you may know that my mom earned the title of Betty Crocker in high school, beating out stiff competition and skipping class to earn a trophy of Miss Betty herself, proudly hoisting a freshly iced cake toward the heavens. Well, as the daughter and grandaughter of great cooks/bakers, I feel it is my duty to keep on keepin on. I also feel VERY fortunate to have grown up in a family that LOVES food. Food is meant to be enjoyed, and I certainly do savor it. Now, while I can't say that I have yet fully developed into the same caliber cook/baker as the Barnes and Goessling women before me, I can say that I try.


I've recently gotten into making banana bread... mostly because I live in a college house and we tend to not eat all of our bananas before they turn brown and gross. Hence, banana bread! I made the latest loaf sometime last week and it turned out great. Then, on Saturday afternoon I decided to make chocolate chip cookies... Turns out that sometimes I get SO excited about becoming a culinary wizard that I forget to read the recipe. I put in baking powder, instead of baking soda. Well, I discovered this slip-up as I was putting the first sheet into the oven. I thought I was going to get disastrous results and was prepared for the worst. Now, at this point of my story, all 0f you more advanced bakers may know more than I did about how they would turn out. Which was great!! They are delicious. My only complaint is that they are a bit more crumbly and all fall apart. BUT, if you don't mind eating your cookies in pieces, I'm your girl!!

This morning I went to the farmer's market in Minneapolis and got a bunch of fresh veggies, which is always exciting! I just whipped up some enchiladas and Spanish rice. The rice is a first for me, but it turned out great.

I work/volunteer at a library 2 afternoons a week. There are often no kids to read with/play games with... so I've developed a new hobby of copying recipes down from cookbooks. I spotted a "Best of the Bake-Off" Chocolate cookbook that will be tomorrow's task. I'll keep you posted on my future culinary creations (or attemps) :)

Happy 4th!