public transit and cool kicks
B has been working in the city this week and it's been really exciting to ride MUNI together.
This photo is an ode to that. Although, I think this was taken on our way out to happy hour.
seeconrun's posterous
December 2010
these are some of my favorite things
friends. food. together.
these were taken from this past thanksgiving. it was cold and rainy. there was a lot of yummy fall fixtures. mashed potatoes. potato gratin. pumpkin pie. we even had decorative corn taken from a prior holiday party. plenty of spiced cider to go around. rounds of apples to apples and taboo. i was on the winning team.
we were all laughing. having a good time. any excuse to bring friends and food together.
chocolate chocolate chocolate
I asked my boss if he tried some of the triple chocolate cookies I brought in to work, and he remarked sarcastically, that he was a bit overwhelmed by all the chocolate (having not even tried them!).
valrhona cocoa powder, semisweet chocolate chips and pure dark chocolate chunks. yup, that's a lot of chocolate. dusted with a little bit of confectioner's sugar, and i call that heaven.
after all, i baked them in small little morsels so you can as little (or for me, as many) as you'd like.
i'm whipped
This is the creation of an early Christmas present to myself. Drum roll please... a Kitchen-Aid stand mixer. Ta-da! I've always wanted one. The big machine just looks so cool. And it made this Black Forest Gâteaux. The stand mixer does wonders you would not believe. Like making whipped cream. No more losing half my arm trying to whisk cream into fluff when this sweet machine can do it in less than a minute and without breaking a sweat. Perfect timing for all the holiday baking, and oh so hot in candy-apple red.
