The Wild Hair and Homemade Granola

Two weekends ago held an earthy day... It was Friday and I'd finished classes and resolved to stay on campus to do some things. However, five minutes into settling in at one my favorite quiet places, I realized I just couldn't do it. Resolution? Go home and nap. Reality? Not so much. The progression of actual events went as such: Enter the house and notice the unfortunate scent of damp towels. Swiftly waltz to the little building in my backyard that houses the laundry machine. On my way out, notice a broom. Snatch. Sweep. No more pollen on my porch. Or my steps. Ponder about a rake. Found. Commence removal of pine needle layers. Discoveries made: fresh, perfect dirt and once-treasured stepping stones. Also roots too robust for my hands, finally halting this wild hair of mine.

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Trisha and Suz's No-Bake Cookies

Funny how certain things just take you right back, wherever that destination actually is.

I can't recall a certain memory of eating these cookies, but everything about them sent me to the guilty pleasure I can always remember when eating them. I'm telling you, these cookies are not great for you. But they are so unbelievably delicious.

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Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins and Looking Forward

Since my minor is hospitality, I'm currently enrolled in a Nutrition class- it's really fascinating and I'm totally loving it. Recently, we were assigned different recipes to explore the topic of food science. We were each assigned different variations of baked goods to see how a slight change in ingredients or processes could alter the food entirely. I was given blueberry muffins, the alteration being my close companion: whole wheat flour.

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Introductory Insight

These things I love.
To compose them, create them, and savor them.
These things- the following culinary experiments of mine that I have made over the past year or so- you will see much of, hopefully with continual improvement and passion and expertise of each.

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