Growing up sucks

So last week my sister came home for the day and made her a cake that I have been wanting to make for a while courtesy of Pinterest. It was chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. And for the first time making it, I think it turned out pretty well. Next time I am going to make sure that the cake is a little bit higher and that I purchase the right bag of m&m’s (as you can see I accidentally bought a holiday variety bag).

I have seen soo many different versions of this cake that I just want to keep making more and seeing what I can do with it. I have seen a version where its vanilla cake with vanilla frosting, kit kat bars and then strawberries and blueberries in the center. I think that it was supposed to be a classier version of this cake and I think it looked pretty cool. I have also seen an easter cake that had coconut dyed green with cadbury easter eggs spread out. I think I might make that for easter but instead of using the coconut, I am gonna use green frosting. And then there is this one which is what my cake was supposed to look like but with a little bit more flair. 

When I showed my coworkers the cake I made for my little sister, they said that I was in the wrong profession because of how much I like to bake. Sometimes I think they are right, but honestly I prefer to keep this as a side project and make things for my friends and family instead. Yesterday I found two more cakes that I want to make but I am still looking for an occasion to make them cause I first need to make a tester before I actually make one for someone. The first is something that I know all of my peanut butter loving friends might enjoy. 

Its a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting and peanut butter cups to decorate. Even though I don’t like peanut butter, I would soo love to try this cake out. It looks very inexpensive to make and not very time consuming to decorate which is something that I like. 

This cake is something that combines my favorite two ingredients into one gorgeous looking item. Its a caramel cake thats made of vanilla cake and caramel frosting. Now this is a cake that I REALLY want to make. Soo I think I might attempt it and make the girls at the grad house my guinea pig when I go there for homecoming. If I can pull this cake off, there are soo many ideas going through my head for what I can do with it. 

Today on the other hand deserts will not be made. Today I will be baking Garlic Chicken with a sweet kick to it. The amount that I am making should be enough to keep me going for lunch at work for the next week. Well thats all the food stuff I can think about for today. 

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a very picky eater. Partly because there are some foods that I honestly can’t stomach and partly because there are certain things that I am not allowed to have. Well tonight I just realized that for the past 6 months I have been consuming a certain product that I am not supposed to be having. It turns out that one of the main ingredients in in my protein shake mix is SOY. This product is a very big no no for people like me who no longer have a thyroid. If it wasn’t for the fact that I was curious about what other protein products were out there and curious about what I added to my diet that could be causing my body to react the way it is, I never would have realized it. Why, because my protein mix uses one of the long complex names for soy that one would never think of unless they researched it. I was too focused on avoiding one product  when I bought it that I didn’t even stop to think about it containing soy. It feels like I can finally take a huge breath of relief and hope that these symtoms go away. 

This week has really been a week of revelations and I am really glad that I have discovered this now. Time to change my diet AGAIN!

Pinterest has become my newest addiction, but more specifically their food section. I have downloaded close to 40 recipes in the past month and have been itching to try them all. I made one last week that didn’t turn out as well as I would have liked. I think its because I didn’t use the right kind of vinegar. I may try that one again once I purchase my own crock pot. 

Today I made Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas which actually turned out to be really good despite me having to make a slight change to the recipe. Next time I will definitely be using less honey because it was a little bit too sweet for a main dish. 

Tomorrow will be a day for baking deserts which is my specialty!! I purchased a ton of different baking stuff to add to my collection of already growing baking utinsils. I have over 30 different decorating tips and tons of bags to add to my collection. I also just purchased a baking set from target today. I am soo excited about using it tomorrow!! I have always wanted a springform pan and found that this set was the best way to go. I won’t be using it tomorrow but I will be in the near future. 

I will post pictures tomorrow of how my baking adventures turn out cause trust me, the two ideas that I am going to make reality are definitely going to be picture worthy. 

So I asked my mother and my aunt what they thought about tattoos and this is the response I got.

Aunt: Its against the bible and disgusting. And then had her daughter give me a bible verse from Leviticus which says “28: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.” 

Mother: That sort of thing is not allowed in this family.

Well ladies guess what… I ALREADY HAVE A FREAKING TATTOO AND I DONT GIVE A RATS ASS WHAT YOU THINK OR SAY.

But just to be on the safe side, pants and long skirts will be worn in their presence until further notice…