i now know a second person who has a secret family recipe for gingerbread/gingersnaps that makes like 8 dozen cookies
which is amusing, but i have yet again failed to secure the recipe.
I would guess that a certain person who makes a lot of cookies for events, might have a recipe if you wanted....
This joke never fails to come to mind when my friends start nerding out around me regarding Harry Potter:
Quirk: Muppetization!
Kermit-San’s quirk can turn anyone he makes direct eye to eye contact with into a muppet! Side effects include disorientation, clumsyness, and a decrease in maneuverability.
Thank you to everyone who submitted quirks!
I feel compelled to tag @carneggyblog for that last part
I swear that I didn’t put that compulsion in your brain. ;)
Guys. GUYS. Entranced is in three weeks.
THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL COOKIE COUNTDOWN.
For the next two weeks I will be taking orders for tasty baked goods, and I promise you won’t want to miss out on this!
First, breakfast.
No, really.
Sure, the hotel has a decent breakfast for sale, but if you’re anything like me, you’re going to be up til the wee hours and won’t want to rustle yourself out of bed in time for a restaurant breakfast before classes begin. I can help you with that.
Banana Bread! Great plain or buttered, or slathered with honey, cool or heated up, banana bread is awesome, and HEALTHY. It has bananas in it, that’s healthy, right?
Chocolate Banana Bread! Something like a cake, a brownie, and a bread all mixed together, but completely its own thing. And again, healthy. I read on the internet that eating chocolate is good for your heart, so it must be true.
But maybe you want something you can snack on in the long hours between meals? Or to keep in your pocket to nibble on during classes? (Just kidding, don’t do that, it’s against the rules.)
That’s why cookies were invented in the first place, so you could have a transportable sweet treat at hand whenever you need one. (Dibs on making con ribbons that say “transportable sweet treat” on them.)
Chocolate Chip. Traditional favorite made from my own secret recipe. Equally great with tea, milk, or cocktails.
Earl Grey Chocolate Chip. A cookie so good that someone once spontaneously dropped into trance from the shock of tasting one.
Gingerbread Butterscotch. My favorite cookie. Very gingery. Like, not for the faint-of-heart gingery.
AHEM.
Brownies. Because people do love them so. Available in classic and spicy.
Some important notes -
I don’t like nuts in baked goods. I had a bad experience with a piece of carrot cake as a small child (nuts AND coconut, it doesn’t bear thinking about) so none of my baked goods have nuts in them. I prefer my textures to be cakey rather than gooey, and soft rather than crispy. I have yet to perfect a gluten-free recipe that I am happy with, and I really, really like butter, so my baked goods are chock full of both.
Right now I am only doing pre-paid orders. The order period is today (Monday, June 18th) through Monday, July 9th. Contact me by direct message and I will send you an order form. Payment will be accepted through paypal unless other arrangements are made, and any orders that aren’t paid for in some fashion by the 9th will not be fulfilled.
I am selling by the loaf or by the dozen (cookie dozens may be mixes of varieties) at $10 per loaf or dozen, with discounts for people who buy 3 or more. At this time, I have no plans to have extra stock on-site.
There may be a free gift with each purchase.
And one more thing…
So, as some of you know, there are a LOT of people with birthdays in July right before, during, or after Entranced. So there could also be cake. (Cake is important.) Cake varieties available are: Carrot, Chocolate, and Lemon. They are six inch rounds with frosting, and can be personalized with a message of your choice on top (size permitting.) Cakes are $15 each ($20 if you want me to sing “Happy Birthday” while delivering it.)
A VERY IMPORTANT NOTE
(Why, yes, I do think I’m funny, why do you ask?)
Happy Countdown, everyone!
PS
If you want to avoid seeing this post every day between now and Entranced, please block the tag #Entranced 2018cookies for your own peace of mind.
What's the matter, why don't you answer? What's the matter with me? Cause it's so hard to be free and easy We'll disappear completely, Hardly as alone as glad Your heart is broken, and the doors are open As you're hoping to be There's brighter places to see Hands need warming, early in the morning Hardly as alone as surprised No, don't warn me I know it's wrong, but I swear it won't take long And I know you know, It makes me sigh; I do believe in love No, don't warn me I know it's wrong, but I swear it won't take long And I know you know, It makes me sigh; I do believe, I do believe... Another season of the same old feelings Another reason to be I'm tired of achin', the summer's what you make it But I'll believe what I want to believe
