The Broke College Foodie: I hope the Easter Bunny Knows how to Swim...

So tomorrow is Easter and it has literally been STORMING for 3 days straight here in New Albany. Like not drizzling, not raining, but like full blown, Dorothy's house getting picked up and landing in Oz type of storming. They even had to close down the casino and hotel, which I'm pretty sure is a sign that Hell hath frozen over because casinos are open 24/7, 365 days a year no matter what kind of national crisis we are in. I'm pretty sure there are probably some old ladies waterproofing their extra long Parliament cigarettes and strapping on the scuba gear right now so they can go and get their penny slot fix.Yes, I've only been to Horseshoe once but those old bitties go hard on the penny and nickel slots. I have also been elected to cook dinner tomorrow so this post isn't going to be very long, I just wanted to stop in and check with everyone since I hadn't posted in a while. Tomorrow I'm just making some simple stuff so I don't have to do so much work because for once in my life I don't actually feel like cooking. On the menu tomorrow:

-Cornish Hens with Herb Butter(Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme, Garlic, Sage, Marjoram, etc.)
-Herb Stuffing with Pan Gravy (from the chickens)
-Mac n Cheese(Evaporated Milk and Velveeta)
-Cucumber & Tomato Salad
-Greens
-I'm sure there was something else I was supposed to make but I really can't remember right now...

Hopefully it shouldn't take more 2 hours to get everything prepped and cooked. So fingers crossed!

In other news....

I BAKED A CAKE! FROM SCRATCH!!!!!

This is like world breaking news here people! I hate, hate, HATE baking for the following reasons:

1. If you screw up ANY kind of measurement in baking it's ruined..RUINED I TELLS YA! There's no second chances like cooking. Like when I see that I have to bake something like dough for a recipe, I immediately start breaking out in a cold sweat with heart palpitations at the thought of hours of planning/work down the drain in like 30 seconds if you mistake a teaspoon for a tablespoon. For example:

Situation 1--Cooking--"Hmm...This soup needs more salt, let me add a little more before it's done". Simple solution right?

Situation 2--Baking--"Whoops I put too much salt in this cake"--In the trash it goes--I swear, whenever I have to throw a failed recipe attempt away, this is what I experience pretty much every single time... (complete with the extra dramatic John Williams score playing in my head ...)

Reason #2 why I hate baking--- I just don't like sweets that much, but this cake had fruit(Strawberries) ANDDDD my favorite icing of all time--Whipped Cream that was gradually folded into some melted milk chocolate chips. Oh my Gosh---So delicious! It was like chocolate cool whip. It wasn't like the crappy super sweet icing that you find on like those grocery store cakes which begin the slippery slope to DIABEETUS in the shape of Spongebob Squarepants or Disney Princesses beginning around our 4th birthdays.

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Well I don't really feel like posting the whole recipe because I'm pretty sleepy right now so I'll just post the pictures of my newest culinary accomplishment. Brown Butter Caramel Cake with Strawberries and Whipped Chocolate Frosting. Recipes to follow at a later date.