Cupcake phone? Pffft.

That's ancient history... haven't you heard? I want a cupcake dress for christmas. All the cool kids do. Totally. Except. I've never seen a cool kid with a cupcake dress, but I'm sure they'd wear them if they knew they existed. Who wouldn't?



I mean, seriously, how cute is that? It even has a bow.



I loves it. Yes. With an s. This beauty comes from etsy user Ananya. However, I highly doubt I could pull that look off. I wish I could, but I most likely wouldn't... and even if I could it'd probably look stupid on me anyways as I lack, eh, certain assets so I think I'll stick to admiring it from a distance.


Tip of the day: Apparently, eating cashewnuts + poking yourself in the eye = BAD idea. Really bad. My eye hurts.

...and isn't it ironic, don't you think?

I hate shoes. I hate sunflowers. I hate people when they defend war. I hate my bills. I hate easter. I hate bad hairdays. And I hate listing things that I hate. But above all those things, I hate cooking. I hate everything about it. I hate how, unlike baking, it's not an exakt science. I hate how you have to touch dead stuff when dealing with it (sometimes at least). And I hate the fact that I can't even make soup without burning it.

Yes. Burning soup. I didn't even know that was possible, but whatever, I guess it is. Anyway, I got hungry the other day and decided to feed myself, but I was out of peasoup. And tomatosoup. And raspberry/blueberry soup. (What can I say, I love soup?) And pretty much everything eatable except an onion and a couple of potatos. So I whipped out an old home-ec coursebook from 8th grade and found this:



Onion & Potato-Soup - Student Version. (about 2-3 portions)
approx time: 25-30 min.

4 medium sized potatos (I ended up using 2 medium+ 3 tiny)
1 onion (yellow)
1 dice vegetable stock.
butter (to fry in, I'd say about 1 tbsp)
black pepper, salt

Directions
1. Peel and slice the onion and potatos.
2. Melt the butter
3. Fry the onion lightly - you know, just so it makes that fzzzz-ing sound for a few minutes.
4. Add the potatoes + about 2 cups (a little more) of water + vegetable stock
5. Lower the heat and let boil under lid until potatoes are soft (took me about 15 minutes).
6. Season away.

Look at that... I promise you, you won't find a simpler soup than that - it's pretty much a fool-proof recipe (considering I burnt it I should probably stop talking now, but I like trying to sound like a pro and failing miserably at it, so I won't). And the best part? It's CHEAP. Isn't that amazing? I think it is, but then again, I'm poor.

And the verdict? It's edible. It's potatos. It's...kind of dull. A bit too safe for my tastebuds (at least soupwise) and I wouldn't really call it a culinary masterpiece. Or even culinary for that matter. It was a bit, well, flavourless, maybe I didn't season it enough. And to be honest, IMO, potatos should be enjoyed on their own. Using them in a soup is really such a waste.

bon appétit?

I know what you're going to say.

"Mustard on a...WHAT?!

So, spare me. Granted, there's probably no need for that since only two people know of this blog's existance, one being my sister (and she 1: loves mustard as much as I do and 2: has seen me eat weirder things) and the other one, A., well. Her father eats mustard like this. Only with a slice of cheese on top as well. So, maybe it's not so weird after all? I don't know. Anyway, I find it amazing how I fail to write posts - and bake - I've been so preoccupied with studying this past week. It's ridiculous. Both my failure and the studying...I'm sorry, but I just don't give a damn about maleorgan(Yes. I did, in fact, just censor myself. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say the p-word on here)envy. I feel like...Wow. I'm suffering from it, lovely. Wow. Can we please skip this and study something I don't already know? ;)

But this post isn't about maleorganenvy. Or Freud for that matter, who apparently isn't that big of a deal in psychology yet my coursebook keeps bringing him up. Someone explain that to me? This post isn't even about the awesomeness that is mustard (I'm just going to point out that despite that fact; I do love mustard, perhaps even more than I love potatos and that's saying something). It is about, well, nothing? Or rather, my dinner. So I suppose mustard is kind of integrated in all of this.


Oh hai there, tomato/chili-powder soup and swedish crispbread with Scanian mustard on it.

I found a recipe!

It's not the recipe I usually use when making Kladdkaka, but sometimes change is a good thing, right? I've never actually made one that has actual chocolate in it, so I figured it was time for a change. Hopefully, it'll turn out just as gooey and delicious.

Click the image for recipe (in swedish).
Note that the image is not mine.

As I was busy procasting earlier before today, I came up with a list of stuff I'd like to bake:

- Kladdkaka, se recipe above.
- Mini Gingerbread Cheesecakes (so cute for christmas!)
- Lingonberryfudge.
- Saffron pancakes.
- Christmas Cupcakes of some sorts.

...is it obvious that I can't wait 'til December? -sigh-
Oh, wow. Three posts in a day. I'm not spamming this place up at all. Lovely. -_-'

All I want for christmas is... a cupcake phone.

Happiness just isn't happiness if you can't have a cupcake phone. I don't get it. How come they make hamburger phones and apple phones, yet NO ONE has thought of the idea of making a cupcake phone? Or at least created one. Seriously. Hamburgers might be good, and apples too, but cupcakes? They're awesome. No. They're BEYOND awesome.

I have no idea as to why I've become so obsessed with cupcakes lately, they've completly taken over the spot in my heart that used to be reserved exclusively for My Little Pony-worshipping (sorry, Rainbow Dash!). Though, to be honest I'm more of a muffin person than a cupcake person, even if I'd rather bake cupcakes. Cupcakes, despite their undeniable cuteness, are just too sweet for my tastebuds... and don't even get me started on the frosting. Ick. Let's just say that it's not exactly my cup of tea and leave it at that. There's no need for namecalling. I do, however, love cupcake items. In fact, it's probably a good thing that a lot of etsy users don't ship their products to places outside of the US and Canada. And that my ears aren't pierced (those orange and chocolate earrings are to die for!). I would've been ruined. And let's face it, who could've blamed me?


These beauties come from etsy users
PetitPlat, KcSoapsNmore, sweetsurprises & aStudiobytheSea.