Dutch Oven

I want one.

Tee hee!

Wish lists aside, here are three tasty dishes I've made over the past four days :)

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili:

Jamie Oliver's Good Ol' Chili con Carne:

and finally, Sweet Potato and Carrot Curried Lentils:

YUM.

2010 Year in Review part I

Let's start from the beginning.

January

I met author, inspiration, and all-around cool guy, Michael Pollan.

Went apartment hunting..

Began taking Zumba classes like a madwoman!

Started my Fiestaware collection with a Craigslist purchase :)

Completed Fitness Instructor Training for the Rec.

February

Looked really hot in socks and flip-flops...

Bought my kitchenaid!

Began applying and preparing for Ecuador

Continued shadowing Gravity.

Chose an apartment with my awesome roommates! 

March

Zumba Certification!!!! 

..and I passed my Gravity audition.

April

I turned 19 over Mom's Weekend with my family :)

May

I finished my first year of college!

Bought my french press coffee maker..

and a backpack for Ecuador!

Moved out of my dorm.

Bought some spoons (due to the stress of finals week heh heh)

Then went back home for part of the summer!!!!!!! and walked Alice with Mama everyday :)

I may or may not have made some brownies with cream cheese frosting....ahh!

June

The family went to DISNEYWORLD!!!!!!!!!!!

Georgia Mae slept on every single mode of transportation. Bus, plane, boat, she did not discriminate.

I headed off to Ecuador! 

To be continued...

Disney's Hollywood Studios Grapefruit Cake

This is one of the desserts that we ate on our trip to Disney World at the Hollywood Brown Derby Restaurant. 

I followed this recipe exactly, except I used 1 1/3 cups regular flour and sifted the dry ingredients together four times.

The only problem making it was that our oven cooked it unevenly..... half the cake was perfect and the other half was left in a pudding state of underdone cake-y goodness. Ah well! At least it looks and tastes yummy. 

photo found here