好久不见！

Title translation - long time, no see! I've been taking Chinese for a little longer than a semester now. I thought I could incorporate it into my blog, just for fun.

So apparently keeping up with a blog, try as I might, is not my forte. In my defense, college isn't the best place in the world to be taking pictures of food. My choices would be to take pictures of dining hall food or fast food. Neither would look all that appetizing on a blog, even though they taste just fine. Besides, I can't imagine the looks I'd get taking my huge Nikon into the dining hall everyday. I guess there would be some definite entertainment value to that, though.

Luckily, this weekend is my boyfriend's birthday which means one thing. Drum roll, please. Baking! I'm going to be baking a a few delicious treats for him as well as his roommate, who just got a job working for our college's news team. There's even one more item to add on top of that! Last night, while I was browsing through the free cookbooks on the iBooks store, I found a Filipino cookbook. Yes, I read and browse for cookbooks for fun - I'm a cookbook junkie. Well anyway, last year, my boyfriend traveled to the Philippines and tried (what he said to be) an absolutely amazing cookie. I can't remember the name but I can remember what the main ingredients are. I made an attempt at this cookie shortly after he returned to the U.S., but it was nothing like the authentic cookies he had. To my delight, as I browsed through my new cookbook, I discovered the recipe for the cookies. As far as I know, they are under a different name but the ingredients seem to be the same.

Excitement for returning to cooking and baking has completely overwhelmed me. I have been deprived for much too long! Hopefully, when I return home this weekend, my mom won't protest me making cookies, cupcakes, and cannolis. Those items may or may not change depending on the ingredients readily available, but so far, I have a rather good idea of what's going to be made. The best part is that my boyfriend and his roommate have no idea what's coming. I love surprises.