snow day feasting

we had TWO FULL COLLEGE SNOW DAYS and they have been everything i could have ever hoped for. lots of renting movies from the library. lots of playing in the snow. lots of engaging in (or running away from) random snowball fights on campus. lots of wigs. (actually only a little wigs. just enough wigs maybe.) lots of cooking and baking. this included my first foray into the world of tofu. i know- me? the proud carnivore? cookin' up silky soy blocks? what is this, backwards world? no my dear readers. no backwards world. just 2010. wanted to try something new (it's colleggeeeee) so i did. conclusion? i don't like it. with every bite my heart yearned for the real deal. i am my father's daughter through and through- gimme a steak over a salad any day. unless it's a steak salad. in which case i can have the best of both worlds. i used the tofu in a curry recipe along with red peppers, coconut milk, and pineapple. pretty tasty. i made devil's food cake with soda and used my heart pans so they look like lil' baby hearts. some got peanut butter on top; some got powdered sugar; others got a vegan coconut frosting recipe i made up using cocoa powder, crisco, powdered sugar, and the leftover coconut milk. delicious. yesterday i made chicken-butternut tagine. so. good. i loved the spices- turmeric, cumin, ginger, and cinnamon? sweet goddamn. that's good eatin'. i woke up this morning and decided to make peanut butter and jelly muffins. they stuck to the cupcake liners (a flaw in my baking? or because the liners are from the shady dollar store down the street? we may never know.) but they were still edible and enjoyable.

tomorrow: i actually have to venture outside. sweet goddamn. here we go.