De Baking Psychopath

Alright, a break from yeast! First I wanted to highlight a new function on my blog, the Printer-Friendly button down at the bottom of each post. Thanks to the folks at printfriendly.com , you can pick and choose what to print from any website or blog, change the font size, and even save as a pdf. I hope this makes my blog even more user-friendly for my dear readers! Awhile back I made a couple different gluten-free chocolate chip cookies that were both pretty tasty. I got these recipes from some blog browsing a long time ago, but never got around to trying them until recently. So if you have a gluten-sensitive friend or just want to cut a bit of carbs out of your diet, here are a couple of recipes for consideration. Nutty Oatmeal Cookies (Adapted from Cookies for Breakfast by Michael H. Perlman ) Ingredients :  8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 3/4 cup sugar 1 large egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanil...

Yes. An iPhone 3GS. I never knew this day would come. I have a very anti-fad personality, to a fault. The hysterical fervor of tweens and college kids for "social networking" and products that bear the symbol of the forbidden fruit makes me decidedly repulsed. My one-year-ago self would probably give me a judgmental look and tsk away. But thanks to a confluence of factors, I have found myself here in late 2010 with an iPhone to my name, and quite honestly, pretty smugly happy with the thing. This is due to 1) some acclimation to the technology from the significant other owning the same device for several months, 2) finding this gorgeous velvety-smooth burgundy hard case , 3) Pandora mobile ANYWHERE I GO, 4) the Skype application that lets me call home (international call) anywhere through either 3G or WI-FI signal, 5) and the recruitment of this little cutie (instead of half-eaten fruit) to greet me whenever I turn over my phone: At least I can say at this point in my life...