On May 7, I embark on a three week journey through Human Biology.
No one could accuse me of loving studying science, so I figured the best way to take care of my science requirement was to take a May Term class. Human Bio wasn't my first choice, but Physical World was full when I registered for classes.
And as I look at my syllabus I'm discovering that I'm okay with that.
I am currently sitting at my second favorite Starbucks (my favorite is in Oxford, which isn't really practical).
I have been here since around 9:30 studying vocab, reading, and drinking a latte.
If the entire three weeks are like this, I will be just fine.
On June 9, I embark on a different kind of journey.
That is the date of the wedding I am making cupcakes for.
Two hundred and fifty cupcakes, five recipes, just over a month.
I am thrilled/honored/terrified.
So, the next month will be spent almost exclusively focusing on Biology and Baking.
And I'm going to blog about it.
On Thursday, my friend Katie came over and we tried making these hi-hat cupcakes.
They are delicious, to be sure, but there's room for improvement in technique.
We used chocolate candy coating for dipping, which was too thick and solid.
It made them difficult and messy to eat. The messiness won't be easy to fix, because of the amount of Italian meringue on top.
The meringue came out just about perfect. I don't think I let the syrup get quite hot enough before adding it to the egg whites, and I might have whipped the mixture for a few seconds too long.
But the overall result was pretty satisfying. I'm excited to try again.
The next step in this process is testing the chai latte cupcakes, and attending the first day of class.
I haven't taken a real May Term class (England was technically May Term, but I don't count it because was pretty unconventional. We just did all of the homework when we got back.).
I move in to the summer apartment for real tomorrow afternoon. My roommates have been there all week, and I'm excited to join them.
I hope you join me on my adventures this month. It's going to be interesting.
No one could accuse me of loving studying science, so I figured the best way to take care of my science requirement was to take a May Term class. Human Bio wasn't my first choice, but Physical World was full when I registered for classes.
And as I look at my syllabus I'm discovering that I'm okay with that.
I am currently sitting at my second favorite Starbucks (my favorite is in Oxford, which isn't really practical).
I have been here since around 9:30 studying vocab, reading, and drinking a latte.
If the entire three weeks are like this, I will be just fine.
On June 9, I embark on a different kind of journey.
That is the date of the wedding I am making cupcakes for.
Two hundred and fifty cupcakes, five recipes, just over a month.
I am thrilled/honored/terrified.
So, the next month will be spent almost exclusively focusing on Biology and Baking.
And I'm going to blog about it.
On Thursday, my friend Katie came over and we tried making these hi-hat cupcakes.
They are delicious, to be sure, but there's room for improvement in technique.
We used chocolate candy coating for dipping, which was too thick and solid.
It made them difficult and messy to eat. The messiness won't be easy to fix, because of the amount of Italian meringue on top.
The meringue came out just about perfect. I don't think I let the syrup get quite hot enough before adding it to the egg whites, and I might have whipped the mixture for a few seconds too long.
But the overall result was pretty satisfying. I'm excited to try again.
The next step in this process is testing the chai latte cupcakes, and attending the first day of class.
I haven't taken a real May Term class (England was technically May Term, but I don't count it because was pretty unconventional. We just did all of the homework when we got back.).
I move in to the summer apartment for real tomorrow afternoon. My roommates have been there all week, and I'm excited to join them.
I hope you join me on my adventures this month. It's going to be interesting.
3 comments:
I'm excited for you to get here!
Try semi-sweet chips and add a tablespoon of vegetable shortening for every package of chips...makes dipping easier and thins the chocolate out but it doesn't crack either :) me...the cakeball wizard :)
Hope! I had just remembered that you would be around for May and guess what i did... i searched 'hope swanson blog' and there you were! ur blog is grand. i bet there's an ice-cream cone out there that's been blog-creepin on u for years! haha!
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