fRecipe fRiday!

Sometimes, when I get sad, I eat food. But I don't cook or bake it myself.

It was a sad existence there for a while.

But I'm back. I made shortbread! And no joke...this is a fantastic idea for if you are snowed in and only have the basics of baking.

All you need are 2 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 cup butter (cut into smaller chunks though.)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, get a mixing bowl, and mix the flour and sugar together (you get best results with a whisk.)

Add the butter into the mixture. Use your fingers or a processor or whatever you want to blend it. When it is mixed enough, dump it into a cake pan and press it out to fill the whole bottom of the pan.

Stick it in the oven and bake it for about 30 minutes. Once you take it out and it cools for a few minutes, sprinkle as much sugar as you want on top. Be sure to cut it up before it cools all the way too.

(I got a little adventurous and added powdered sugar or one slice and white chocolate chips on some others. I really liked the powdered sugar one.)

Here's a little picture from a few weeks back--Caleb got the chance to preach at a church near where we live. My brother and sister-in-law came along as well! We all wore blue...completely on accident.

Back in town!

Oh me? I've just been moving the past few days. No big deal. Just a new apartment.

The best part about moving back early is getting to spend quality time with my brother and sister-in-law. Lots of you may not know them, but they are some of the most fun people to hang out with.

To give you a tiny look into less than an hour with my brother...

He took me to different places to pay deposits for water and electricity. Upon arriving at the water place, my brother sees that there are donuts sitting on an empty counter. So, of course, he mentions it to the lady behind a desk, and she, of course, offers him a donut. It may not sound like a fantastic story to you, but to us, it was awesome.

When my parents came up this past weekend to visit, we all got to go to the farmer's market. It could very possibly become a tradition for me to go to the market now every Saturday morning. It smelled lovely, not only because there are fresh flower booths at every corner of the market, but the market is set in one of the prettiest places in downtown, filled with tiny ponds and flower bushes.

As much as I'll miss my friends and family from back home, I love being back in my college town!