Treats & Trinkets

Bananas are Good Frozen Nutella-Covered Bananas

2013-05-18T07:00:00.000-04:00

This post is a little bittersweet. Not the recipe. No, that's all sweet. Today's the season finale of Doctor Who, which means I'll be switching up the series to once a month. No more Doctor Who Saturdays until June 22nd. *sniffle* As much as I love doing this weekly series (and having a legitimate excuse to go full-fangirl once a week), I can't keep this up until November. Moffat, you really

Dark Chocolate Walnut Muffins

2013-05-15T07:00:00.000-04:00

So, this week's been kind of boring. No real fun anecdotes to share with you. Although, I had a clogged ear that drove me nuts until the drops I was using finally... That's not something you want to read on a food blog. Never mind. Umm, I'm training another temp at the job. She's neither terrific nor terrible, but G and I need off on the same day, so we're willing to settle. And of

TARDIS Self-Destruct Buttons, AKA Jammie Dodgers

2013-05-11T07:00:00.000-04:00

So you might remember when I said the 11th Doctor was a bit of a foodie? Yeah, he saved the world using a cookie. This cookie. Well, actually, he ate the cookie he used, but it was this kind of cookie. I remember watching The Victory of the Daleks, which was the 11th Doctor's first encounter with the hereditary enemy of the Time Lords (involving Winston Churchill. Historical episodes are fun

Browned Butter Toffee Whoopie Pies

2013-05-08T07:00:00.000-04:00

With Biscoff Marshmallow Filling Umm, you guys. This recipe, it's kind of fancy. Like super fancy. Like you might find it in a super chic uptown bakery fancy. But, it's whoopie pies, which are rustic and imperfectly perfect. And they have whole wheat flour which makes them homey and satisfying. It's like a paradox. It shouldn't exist. But it does, and it's good. Paradoxes are tasty.

Wookiee Cookies for Star Wars Day

2013-05-04T07:00:00.000-04:00

Umm, I know this is supposed to be Doctor Who Saturday, but, umm, it's Star Wars Day? You know, May the fourth be with you? And, umm, my like favorite cookies ever are from the Star Wars Cookbook? So, umm, I just, I couldn't do a Doctor Who post on Star Wars Day, because... because I just can't. It's not the right sci-fi franchise, and it would be really wrong and the universe might implode

Peach Tea Ice Cream

2013-04-30T07:00:00.000-04:00

Can I just put something out in the universe? Anyone who leaves a container of 4 dozen sandwich cookies open all night should be put in the stocks. 4 dozen. That's 8 dozen individual cookies that someone spent an entire day baking, and then woke the very next morning to find every single one gone stale. Also, I should probably be put in italics-users anonymous. And we know it wasn't me

K-9's Italian Hot Dog

2013-04-27T06:59:00.000-04:00

It's Doctor Who Saturday! And guess who we're featuring today? Probably my number 1 favorite character in the entirety of time and space: K-9! Source Can I just tell you guys a secret? I love robots. I think they're adorable. When I was a little girl, R2-D2 was my favorite. I had a little R2 gigapet. (Remember those things?) Except it was really upsetting because you had to shock him

Easy Apple Cobbler

2013-04-25T06:54:00.001-04:00

You know how there are moments when you're completely bereft of ideas? Your mind is just totally blank, no inspiration, nothing. And you start ransacking the kitchen hoping to find something, anything to light that little spark. You find a few things, you think, "maybe I could..." but then you end up putting it back because you're not really feeling it right now. And then you find 4 cans (

Lemon Bubble Ring

2013-04-23T07:00:00.000-04:00

Now, you guys know that yeast dough and I have had some troubles in the past. It's not that I don't love it-- if you'd ever seen me tear into a ciabatta roll or gnaw on the end of a fresh loaf of Italian bread like some kind of animal, you wouldn't doubt it-- but we've certainly had our fair share of fights. I think it all stems from the first time I tried to make focaccia and ended up with

Bad Wolf Cupcakes

2013-04-20T07:39:00.000-04:00

Chocolate Orange Cupcakes with Rosewater Buttercream I'm going to be a little more serious for the moment. I want to talk to you about the reason why I love Doctor Who-- and other things like it-- enough to do this series. Doctor Who and science fiction and fantasy, they're escapes. And a common theme with all of these stories is the ordinary person facing extraordinary circumstances and

Soft Vanilla Cookies

2013-04-16T07:00:00.000-04:00

The job has been taking over my life, you guys. We've got the construction of a new call center space on the first floor right by my desk, a part of the company was bought by a different company, so I've had all these employees-but-not-really-employees and non-employees-but-kind-of-employees coming to me for help because they're not on the network, or no one told them squat before coming

Captain Jack Harkness Brownies

2013-04-13T07:00:00.000-04:00

AKA Peanut Butter Nutella Slutty Brownies It's Doctor Who Saturday! And you know who I'm focusing on this week? Captain Jack Harkness! Source How do I begin to explain Captain Jack Harkness? Captain Jack Harkness is flawless I hear his coat is insured for $10,000. I hear he does sonic screwdriver commercials... on Satellite 5. His favorite person is Ianto Jones. One time he danced

Sweet Vanilla French Toast Sticks

2013-04-11T07:00:00.000-04:00

There are certain benefits to being a pantser like me. For one thing, it means most of the things I write or make or create are going to be original. It's like I'm giving myself a surprise, because I often don't know myself how these things are going to turn out. It's a new adventure every time. XD For another-- and this is especially true of cooking/baking-- it means I have to use the

Key Lime Honey Pie

2013-04-09T07:39:00.000-04:00

My parentals went to Orlando a few weeks ago, and apparently they were thinking of me. They didn't know it when they originally booked the week, but they were there at the same time as Megacon. (My dad wanted to tease me by saying they met Wil Wheaton, but momma told him that would be cruel). Apparently they met a few Whovian cosplayers outside of the con, and my mom told them about my blog

Bowties Are Cool Blueberry Goat Cheese Pasta Salad

2013-04-06T06:53:00.000-04:00

It's Saturday! You know what that means, kids: It's Doctor Who time! Yay!!!!! In case you missed it last week, I'm doing a new weekly series in honor of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary this year. (Btdubs: Feel free to share your thoughts on last week's episode, The Bells of St. John. It wasn't my favorite episode, but I now totally get why Oswin was such a genius, and why the daleks

Ham and Cheese Puffs

2013-04-04T07:00:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry. I don't think I have any witty anecdotes for you today. I'm out. I'm not used to this three times a week thing. My brain insists that I'm done. I got nothin'. Well, except when I was typing up Bossman's 45 pages of secure document storage box labels (don't ask me what he was doing at the time. Trust me, you don't want to know. >_<) and I came across one labeled "BS Summary"

Sfogliatelle Scones

2013-04-02T09:17:00.001-04:00

So, the insomnia monster hit me yesterday, and I was completely out of sorts. I kept forgetting 1) that it was already April, 2) that they'd moved the first session of Camp NaNoWriMo to April, 3) that I wanted to change up my updating schedule because of my Doctor Who series, and 4) that today was Tuesday, one of the days I had pegged for updating. I also misspelled study as "studay" about 4

Fish Fingers & Custard- Celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who

2013-03-30T07:00:00.000-04:00

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you surprised? Are you SHOCKED? Are you excited? Are you thrilled? *cricket**cricket* Don't be like that. I gave you plenty of hints. Yes, some of them were a little obscure, but you should have gotten it from the Cinnamon Sugar Mini Doughnuts post. I mean, c'mon, there was a TARDIS mug in the photos, and I posted a picture of River Song. Could I have been more

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes

2013-03-24T07:00:00.000-04:00

So I finally finished watching Parade's End. OMG. Sooooo good. The book is totally on my to-read list now. It's a costume drama, in a similar vein as Downton Abbey. Although less about the soap operatic details of everyone's lives and more about the last vestiges of the British upperclass trying to hold on to their ideals and traditions in the modern era. And it shouldn't surprise you,

Spaghetti Squash with Browned Butter and Goat Cheese

2013-03-20T08:44:00.001-04:00

I think people expect receptionists to have secret, exciting lives. I got back to work this week and people kept asking me if I did anything cool or went anywhere exciting. The real answer of cooking food and chasing down the cat so he doesn't try to make friends with the contractors' power tools did not seem to satisfy them. So I told it in a different manner. I went to this super cute

White Bean Blondies

2013-03-17T07:00:00.000-04:00

You guys, I think I need a vacation from my vacation. I took this past week off of work to get stuff done that I haven't been able to since I feel like I'm always at work. And the bathroom was being renovated, so I wanted to make sure Needy McSnuggles was shut away with enough food and water. It was also the perfect time to get some stuff together for your surprise coming up (March 30th is

Homemade Mayonnaise

2013-03-13T02:28:00.000-04:00

So apparently, when I have free time, all of my knowledge of cooking and baking just flies out the window. It's like my brain took some time off, too. Everything that I have cooked or baked this week so far has been a fail. Not an epic fail, mind you-- it's all still been edible, and in some cases, quite tasty-- but just enough to rankle my inner perfectionist. First was the Irish soda bread

Crispy Oven-Baked Chicken Strips

2013-03-10T07:00:00.000-04:00

I forgot to give you guys your clue last post. Sorry dudes. I was just trying to bang out a post before work and I got caught up in the ranting. ...What? Of course I've been giving you clues. I promised didn't I? I just didn't make them obvious. You saw, but you did not observe. Sorry, no. It's not a Sherlock surprise (although I've been thinking about doing something to celebrate the start

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

2013-03-06T07:05:00.000-05:00

I don't know about you guys, but I've been feeling the need lately for a good, hearty breakfast before work these days. A good, hearty breakfast that is also a cookie. Yeah, it's been that kind of week. Firstly, I've been training a temp to take over reception duties while I'm off next week. Or I should say, trying to. I'll be training my third temp in 5 days today. The first one was great.

Fizzy Kiwi Lemonade

2013-03-03T07:02:00.002-05:00

The job has been seriously trying to drive me crazy. Not just with floods, bounty hunters, and mystery pizzas. No, on Friday, the landlord was mucking about with the water without telling anyone what they were doing and screwed it up. There was no water on the fourth floor. Visitors would come up to me and ask if they could use they bathroom, and I had to tell them I wasn't exactly sure if