Senioritis.

It took exactly 3.4 nano seconds into my first class on Monday morning to realize that I have the disease.  I didn't want to be there, didn't want to listen, do homework and especially not wake up.  This, my friends, is going to be one heck of a year. I can't. wait.

[insert loads of sarcasm here]

But on a happier note... I have found a new celebrity idol!  Not sure if that's something to be proud of or even want but when asked who my favorite celebrity is, I never have an answer.  While at home I watched a lot of Laguna Beach and not to mention the first four seasons of the Hills in about a week. And I love Lauren Conrad.  She has always been so nice and classy from the very first episode of Laguna Beach.  She is a loyal friend but still knows how to stick up for herself.  She makes the most of her life, is happy being single and is driven like a brand new car.  And that's not even mentioning the fact that she is beautiful, has amazing style and her signature winged eyeliner and braided headband have become fashion legends.  She is what I love!  So, I have realized that she, LC, is my new idol.

Watch the Hills, check out her website &/or follow her on twitter and you'll love her, too.
laurenconrad.com

I need to post more! I will think of some fun ideas... school is just taking up all my energy!
Yes I said energy and not time :P

Toodles you poodles!

The Funniest Article I Have Ever Read.

I stumbled upon this article and it's sequel the other day when surfing the world wide web.  I can't remember the last time I chuckled so much. It is titled: "What Your Taste in Music Says About You On a Date"and basically it lists bands with statements attached that would essentially explain your personality.  For a music junky like me, I found it hilarious... and surprisingly accurate.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Rod Stewart: You’re gross.
John Mayer: You’re a virgin.
The Cure: You fall in love WAY too easily. [so true :)]
Nickelback: You have low self-esteem and bad tattoos. But, God bless you.
Mandy Moore: You have American Girl dolls. Plural.
Cat Power: You’re already getting over our inevitable break-up.
Weezer: Awkward. And proud of it.
Lady Gaga: You’re sort of obnoxious, but people can’t help but like you.
Jack Johnson: You think you’re chill and easygoing, but really you’re just afraid of commitment.
The Beatles: Eh. Who knows.


Check out these articles for a laugh:
What Your Taste in Music Says About You on a Date
What ELSE Your Taste in Music Says About You on a Date

Also, let us celebrate Kelly Clarkson's 9th anniversary of winning the first American Idol! Woohoo!!
BYE.

My Wannabe Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

So tonight I thought I would make some chocolate chip cookies for my parents... but we used the rest of our eggs in the frittata that my dad made for dinner! So this was a better time than ever to try out VEGAN baking! I hear it's all the rage these days...


I got this recipe from another blog and made a few adjustments of my own [because I make for a terrible wannabe vegan...]


ORIGINAL RECIPE:

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Adapted from Kirsten's Kitchen

2 cups flour

1 cup turbinado sugar (or granulated sugar)

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup dark chocolate chips/chunks (make sure they're vegan!)

2/3 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup soy/almond milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp dark molasses

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees

- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips.

- In another bowl, combine the vegetable oil, milk, vanilla, and molasses.

- Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix well with a wooden spoon or your hands to get the mixture well incorporated.

- Roll dough into compact balls, place on a parchment paper-lined pan, and squish them down to form saucers.

- Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe yields about 16 cookies.

(http://www.ericasweettooth.com/2011/05/vegan-chocolate-chip-cookies.html)

MY RECIPE:

2 cups flour 

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 t salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (about 1/2 a bag or less)

2/3 cup unsalted butter

1/4 heavy cream (yeah... we didn't even have milk but any milk would be great!)

2 T vanilla (I'm always vanilla happy)

1 T molasses

I followed the same directions and baked them for nine minutes at 350 degrees.

So basically I made a botched version of vegan cookies and they were delicious! I would definitely try out this recipe (whether you follow the original, or mine)! My batch made 24 fairly big cookies.  They bake up really well and they are soft and chewy!

So try it out and let me know how it works out for you because this has proven to be a good recipe when you're in a pinch and don't have hardly any ingredients for real chocolate chip cookies!