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Today, at the office, they threw a potluck pre-Thanksgiving lunch. We all banded together to make taco salads, and holy cow were they delicious.
I don’t like that many things (for example. tomatoes, onions, salsa. etc.) so mine looks boring but it was oh so delicious. I can’t believe Thanksgiving is already here, guys!
Well, since Thursday is Thanksgiving, I’ve decided to move this week’s Darth to today, to keep things moving. He’s especially cute this week, guys.
He got a bean bag chair this week, and he super loves it.
Baby, have you been eating Oreos?
World’s most photogenic baby, I say.
Today starts the beginning of Thanksgiving vacation. In theory, how exciting! I get a whole week off to do nothing! In real life, ugh, I still have so much homework to do, plus I have a test to study for, and work to do. So it’s not too much of a vacation, all that I have a vacation from is actually getting up and going to class. I’m still glad for the break!
Guys, school is over in about 2 weeks! I can hardly believe this, it seems like the semester just started, but I am so incredibly glad that the semester is over. Math this semester was just difficult (and why did I sign on for more math?!) and science kind of kicked my butt, and history was also tough. Maybe just the glow of the freshman year is over, and second-year classes are just supposed to be harder anyway. I’m getting used to the grind of having millions of homework, and having tons of assignments, so if the next semester is like this, bring it on!
You guys, Christmas is a little over a month away! Literally, a month and two days, and then we’re at Christmas. Luckily, I spent some time yesterday thinking a lot, and doing a lot of searching, and I think I’m on top of my shopping, I know what I want to get people, and I feel like I’m not too stressed about it. I’m sure that when it gets closer, and more and more things pop up, the stress of the holiday will get to me, but I’m trying to stay on top of things, so that I don’t have to worry too much as it gets closer to it. I’m excited for the holiday to come, though!
This is a revelation of a treat, guys. Let’s dive into it. For the brownies, I used a store-mix because I’m lazy, and the brownies aren’t the main focus of this, so I don’t sweat having it homemade. So, make your brownies, and bake them for the appropriate time in a 9x13 pan. Cool them. Completely. No warmth. To accomplish this quicklyish, I just put the pan outside at night and it cooled quickly. Then, make the Oreo layer.
Oreo Truffle Layer
1 pkg. regular Oreos, crushed, crushed, crushed. I put these into a food processor to make them super tiny.
8 oz cream cheese, softened
Then, when your Oreos are finely crushed, add the cream cheese to the food processor (or, you can do it in a standing mixer, or however you want to add them together) and combine the cream cheese and crushed Oreos until well combined. When Brownies have cooled completely, place layer of Oreo truffle on top.
Chocolate layer
2 cups chocolate chips
1 Tablespoon butter
Melt those in a microwave until smooth and completely melted. Spread evenly over the Oreo later. Put in the fridge to harden (yeah, or like I did, put outside, since it’s so cold outside it chilled so fast!). Enjoy!
These are so freaking good, I can’t even explain how good they are. They are so amazing. Make them!
Saturday night, time for baking! I wanted to do a cookie tonight again, so I chose oatmeal m&m cookies, they are so tasty. The recipe is:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 and 2/3 cups (140g) old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 bag (12 oz?) mini m&m baking chips
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Mix together the butter and both sugars together on medium speed until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined. In another bowl, combine the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together. Add to the wet ingredients and mix on low until combined. Add the M&M’s. Roll balls of dough (about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie) (or, if you’re me, just use your cookie scooper and plop onto the pan) and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 10-11 minutes until very lightly browned on the sides. The centers will look very soft, like they’re not done cooking, but take them out anyway! Let them sit on top of the stove for about 6 minutes, to finish cooking a little. Then let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Guys, I can’t express how good these are. They are tasty. The cinnamon is a nice little spice to add, and these look like Christmas because I bought the Christmas m&m’s. I can’t wait for the holidays!
I was Skypeing with sister and baby today, and he made this face, and it was too good for me to pass up getting a photo of! He’s getting to be so much fun lately, now that he’s old enough to walk and talk, he just talks the whole time we Skype, mostly nonsense words, but he does say ‘hi’ a lot, and he says ‘cool’ and ‘pop pop’ and today, he learned how to say my name! It mostly just sounds like ‘feef’ but it’s close! What a great little guy.
You guys. As of today, I have one month until I get to see my sister and baby Darth in the live. I could not be more excited for this blessed event. To tide us over until then, here are these amazing pictures.
I don’t think you can see it here, but he has orange dust all over his chin and cheeks. This kid loves himself some Doritos.
What is his life about?
There are just too many great baby faces.
