The only people who might be having a better day are my parents who are up in Wausaukee where my grandparents own some land. There they have about 40 acres of woods behind their house and they spend their days walking the trails we've made throughout the years of resting and relaxing there. Liesl, our dog loves (I say "our" even though she is technically my parents because she loves me the best :) running through the woods. There is a great little creek that runs through the property that most labs would love to run through, but Liesl only cautiously approaches because she is afraid of water. I know, very strange, but we love her
anyway. Here is my ode to our fabulous dog.
How adorable is she?
So you might be wondering, why is she not talking about food right now? Well, it's not because I haven't baked. This past Wednesday was my co-teachers birthday, so I made Ina's chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting for her and the class we teach together. I even took pictures of them. I even took pictures of them without a memory card in the camera resulting in absolutely no pictures of the event. But here is what I can tell you about the cupcakes. We all know how much I love Ina. That is no secret. However, I did not love these cupcakes. Most of the students liked the frosting, but I think the actual cake was pretty dry (I always tell my students they won't hurt my feelings if they don't like it, which they took literally because I saw enough throw them away in the garbage - gotta love their honesty). I knew this might happen because of reviews of the cupcake, but I figured it was just user error because Ina only shares the best recipes. Well, I am still likely to think that it was user error, but I was disappointed none-the-less. I might try them later, maybe tweak the cake part a little. I will probably use the frosting again on something, because it was pretty good.
Enjoy your labor day! Happy cooking everyone. I'll post my creations of the day later...but they'll be good :)
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