Got a Cold. Craving Cookies.

I'm Currently:
Watching tv, resting, and drinking water. All while being bored out of my mind.

Some Thoughts:
This cold is getting old. Or rather it got old yesterday, and now it's just a pain in the @**.

I know it's bad because I have a huge craving for cookies, all of the makings for chocolate chip cookies, and I can't bring myself to bake. I DON'T WANT TO BAKE?!

This is not good.

And I still really want a cookie.

Sigh. Must... get... well... soon...

Until Soon, Bake Big (and bake cookies... and bring them to me...) -Christine

Pumpkin Biscotti

I'm Currently:

Watching Big Bang Theory and eating a piece of bread from Terranova Bakery in the Bronx. (Thanks Vicky!)

Some Thoughts:

Today after work I got a flu shot, went to the bank, and then baked at the Tea Shop in New York. We made Pumpkin Biscotti and Chocolate Chip Scones. We didn't have time to bake the scones tonight, but we got to bake (twice) the Biscotti. They smelled great-- and since we actually finished making them, I got to take some home, too!

Warm pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, candied ginger... mmmm!

Can't go wrong with that! Tomorrow is another long day (7am-8pm). So I'm going to shut down now, watch some more comedy tv, and then hit the sheets.

Until Soon, Bake Big! -Christine

Brooklyn Pizza... MMMmmm

I'm currently:

Watching the Olympics on DVR

Baking chocolate chip cookies

Some thoughts:

Yesterday I met up with some friends and took a little trip to Brooklyn... all for something Brooklyn does very well: pizza. The trip was pretty long (PATH train to NYC and then subway over to Brooklyn). The wait was also pretty long (I left my apartment at 1:30pm and ate around 4:00pm). But all in all, it was pretty worth it.

The weather was perfect. Sunny and warm, but low in humidity (and there was actually a breeze!) The reason we had to wait so long for the pizza is that the man who owns the place (and who has been working there since 1964) makes every single pizza by himself. He stretches his own dough, grates his own cheese, snips his own basil... you get the point. This does take time, but can you say FRESH? We ordered a sausage calzone and a 'square' pie (aka Sicilian)-1/2 plain and 1/2 artichoke. My favorite was the square slice with artichoke. Every bite was full of new flavors and tastes. The whole experience was a lot of fun. (You really can't go wrong with good food and good company!) And the best part is, I have two leftover slices in the fridge to enjoy later today!

Now, I need to go fold the laundry I have been ignoring for days, and do the dishes from the chocolate chip cookies I just finished baking. The cookies came out perfectly. Nice and crisp around the edges, but soft and chewy on the inside. YUM. Now if only the dishes did themselves... that would be perfection!