Apple of my eye

Fall is here, Fall is here, Fall is here(!)...Fall is my favorite season in case you couldn't tell.  And New England is such a wonderful region to be in during this time, so all you west coasters can be jealous of us for a change (and for about a month max).  The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and apples are everywhere - mmmm apples.  Now, whoever decided to charge people extra so they can pick their own fruit is a genius.  I mean - I could totally buy apples from the store, but no...I'm going to drive an hour each way to pay twice as much per apple to go frolicking in an orchard and do the work myself.  Amazing.

Sometimes you feel like a nut

First guest post (!)...sort of.  Since I'm actually supposed to be working on my final thesis report and presentation, my awesome roommate is letting me steal one of her baked goods for my post this week.  Lucky for me, it happens to be my FAVORITE CAKE EVER.  I mean, like, ever ever.  Whenever Kayle makes this almond cake I seriously go a bit nutso (get it? haha).  The entire apartment gets filled with this amazing almond smell that seriously makes me drool in a totally un-gross way.  Unfortunately, this particular cake was destined for one of her lab meetings which meant I was not allowed to have any...major sadface.  I probably looked so depressed about this that she ended up sneaking a piece back home for me the next day - yay!  Thanks Kay!!

I scream for ice cream

I'm going to let you all in on a little secret: ice cream cake is one of the super impress-iest desserts you can make.  Everyone oohs and aahs and is amazed at your crazy-good abilities...and of course you totally take credit for all the hard work while inside you just smile smugly at the 5 minutes per layer you spent on the thing.  Okay - maybe 10 minutes.  Ice cream cake can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it.  Crust?  Sure!  Bake a brownie or cake layer from a box!  And yes, although I morally oppose most box mixes I totally would totally allow it in this situation.  Oh, you want fancier?  Duh - bake it from scratch!  Ice cream?  Homemade or from a carton!  See what I mean?  There are also an endless amount of flavors and fillings you can choose from.  It's crazy!