Away I Go!

I'm going to spend the Thanksgiving holidays overseas with some of my friends  this year. We're going to visit London for a couple days, followed by 3 days in Geneva, Switzerland.

I'm leaving today and I can't wait to go shopping, enjoy the company of some of my best friends, absorb new cultures, and EAT!

I plan on eating Fish and Chips in London.

Tons of cheese fondue in Switzerland.

...of course gorge on chocolate.

See you when I get back!!   =)

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

This past week was ANNOYING.

I had a ton of articles and paperwork to catch up on at work.

This week doesn't look like it will be any better.

I still have a mountain of stuff to finish.

It's my fault.

I'm going overseas for 10 days on Friday-- that means I have to cram about a month's work in  two weeks to meet all deadlines.

The batter looks weird, right?

It's making me irritable.

I had two hours to kill on Sunday, so to appease my bad mood, I of course baked something.

I made Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies.

They SUCKED.

They were dry and crunchy.

I think it was because the recipe I used didn't call for brown sugar.

Sigh.

I should have known better.

So, yucky week and crappy cookies.

No Bueno.


**I SHOULD HAVE USED THIS RECIPE.**

I'm not going to put up the recipe I used. If you feel like making these cookies, I think the above link is your best bet.

Vanilla Sea Salt Caramel Candy

YOU MUST MAKE THESE.

Burnt Sugars and cream? Yes, please!

LIKE, BEFORE THE YEAR IS OVER.

Luxurious river of velvety smooth caramel.

THEN GIVE THEM TO PEOPLE.

Sprinkling of Sea Salt

AND THEY WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU.

ahh! So good!

I PROMISE.

This thermometer was stupid. I'm so returning it...

 **GET THE CARAMEL RECIPE HERE!**  
I stuck to this recipe exactly, but then I added sea salt to the top of the caramels after I poured them in the pan to cool. It's an AWESOME addition---TRUST ME on this.  :) 

I also doubled the amount of vanilla because I like vanilla. yea.

Halloweenie Cupcakes

I grew up in a very Catholic and Haitian household, so Halloween was never celebrated much.

We didn't go trick or treating, never bobbed for apples, didn't carve pumpkins, and only got costumes because Halloween coincided with our Christian schools Harvest Festival where you had to dress up as a character from a storybook.

Other than that? Nothing.

The batter is incredibly moist and rich.

I didn't really start celebrating Halloween and dressing up until I got to college.

It took me a while to get  into the swing of things, but I'm fully engaged now.

I've been wanting to try out a chocolate cupcake recipe that I've seen going around. It's heralded as "The BEST Chocolate Cake" and I got the recipe off of Kevin and Amanda's Blog .

I made the cakes for my friend's Halloween party, and while I thought the cakes were good but "regular", everyone else thought they were delicious. People kept commenting, so perhaps I was too hard on them?

I made them X-Large... =D

I dunno.

I suppose I expected some crazy deliciousness that made made feel as if a miracle just happened, but I didn't.

That's a lot to ask for out of a cupcake, right?

I really liked the frosting!

I'm crazy.

Anyways, the icing I used was this one. I actually liked it a lot. It was like a whipped cream consistency, but thicker.

It was uber good.

I did a sucky job decorating them. I know. I was too tired to think, so I smeared frosting on them and then threw on random sprinkles.

It was actually kind of fun.

Yea.

So, Happy Halloween!

Chocolate Cupcake Recipe--CLICK HERE!
Frosting Recipe--CLICK HERE!