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April 14, 2012 •

Some of my happiest memories in college have been with these lovely people :) To them I am known as Ania.

Kaitlyn and David [the cute now married couple], Jonathan [aka sheldon cooper], Me, Jared and Hal on the couch [one of my favorite people ever]

March 23, 2012 •

Trayvon Martin

Usually I don’t get too wrapped up in tragedies I hear in the news. I feel sad but I don’t carry them with me throughout the day because there are always so many devastating things happening in the world. The Trayvon Martin case absolutely kills me though- the sheer injustice of it all. Gives America a lot to think about- how far have we really come from Jim Crow and other manifestations of racism?

Reading the comments is even worse. One person said he deserved what he got. That makes me feel sick. I hope they arrest the shooter as soon as possible, I am amazed they haven’t done so already.

Sign this petition!!! http://www.change.org/petitions/prosecute-the-killer-of-our-son-17-year-old-trayvon-martin

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/trayvon-martin-case-timeline-of-events/

March 18, 2012 •

Me and Jared…

have been dating a year and a half, today! I just remembered! Woot Woot!

I feel like for those not mormon we have been dating a short amount of time and for mormons we have been dating for an eternity :P

March 18, 2012 •

Recipes

Whenever I need a recipe these days, all I really do is search online and find the one thats been reviewed the most and has the best feedback. But that means as soon as I do the recipe I leave the page and its gone, so I thought i’d go back and find some of the good recipes I’ve made so I can have them listed if I ever need them again.

If they are listed here it means that I have tested them and that they are delicious…

Baking [Breads/Breakfast]:

-Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins:

http://curiousfoodie.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/moist-banana-chocolate-chip-muffins-recipe/

-Apple Cinnamon Muffins:

http://www.food.com/recipe/apple-cinnamon-muffins-122939

-Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,194,144172-236204,00.html

-Cinnamon Rolls:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/cinnamon-rolls-recipe/index.html

-My Favorite Amish White Bread:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/amish-white-bread/detail.aspx

-Pumpkin Waffles

http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/pumpkin-waffles/

-Regular Waffles:

I’ve used this recipe with good results: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/waffles-i/

Real Food:

-Crockpot Chicken Tacos

http://mychocolatetherapy.blogspot.com/2012/01/crockpot-chicken-tacos.html

-Jack’s Urban Friescopy cat

http://warmolives.blogspot.com/2008/03/copycat-urban-fries.html

-I’m not positive if this was the cafe rio rip off I used but i’m pretty sure it was

http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/2007/11/jared-and-i-love-cafe-rio.html

-Chicken Katsu

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-katsu/

-Queso:I did my own variaton on this and it was delicious

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/dining/17appe3.html?ref=dining

-Asian MeatballsThese ones weren’t as amazing as I had hoped, but they were still really delicious and I think they get such rave reviews because they are healthy and tasty

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/01/asian-turkey-meatballs-with-lime-sesame.html

Ice Cream

-Coffee Ice Cream

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/coffee-ice-cream-recipe/index.html

-Pistachio Pudding Ice Cream

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pistachio-Pudding-Ice-Cream/

-Ginger Ice Cream: this wasn’t my favorite ice cream recipe on its own, but me and Rach ate it with orange slices and that was delicious.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Ginger-Ice-Cream-15703

Other Desserts:

-Candied Ginger

http://www.food.com/recipe/candied-ginger-and-syrup-123111

-Semi-Homemade German Chocolate Cake/Cupcakes (I made them without the coffee, although I’d prefer the coffee in them.)

http://www.justataste.com/2011/04/german-chocolate-cake/

-Chocolate Truffles
http://www.marthastewart.com/356071/easy-chocolate-truffles

-Pecan Pie: Doesn’t use corn syrup! Next time I make this I won’t make the crust cause Jared just likes eating the topping plain haha

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pecan-pie-v/

-Asian Pear Tarts(follow this recipe except replace asian pears with apples. I might have tweaked it a bit for the change but you’ll just have to wing it since I don’t remember) Serve with vanilla ice cream… these were delish.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/apple-turnovers/detail.aspx

March 18, 2012 •