good stuff

a huge fan of these guys. the black keys. yup, just two guys. a drummer and a guitarist. and they can rip. it. up.

they have a new album just released this... spring i think. maybe it was summer. but its AWESOME! its called brothers. you should check it out. its real rock and roll. the stuff that should be played on the radio much more. but since pop culture loves fake hip hop( note that i said fake, cause the stuff on the radio ain't the good stuff) i will just have to listen to the black keys on my ipod, grooveshark.com and pandora.com



they guys are pretty good too. i like real rock and roll. they put on a pretty good show too. no running away from birds either.

oh yeah, i graduated.

just a little thing.

just framed my diploma yesterday. weird!

isn't she lovely?

i found this on our computer... isn't she just gorgeous!!!

Josh & Britney

For Kelly

These are the yummmmm-but-not-chemically-filled-oreos for tummies.enjoy!
1 1/4 cups of flour
3/4 cup of dutch processed cocoa ( i use hersheys, is that dutch processed?)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
5 tbsp unsalted butter ( i use whatever is in the fridge)
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg

whisk together flour cocoa baking soda and salt; set aside. in another bowl, stir butter, sugar and egg. add dry ingredients. dough will form, and be pretty dry.

divide if needed, roll out between parchement paper ( wax paper works, just don't use flour as it will spot the dark cookie)to 1/4 inch thickness or thereabouts. refrigerate for 30 minutes. ( i found that sometimes the dough does not need to be refrigerated)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

cut cookies ( approx 2 in. in diameter) with scalloped or smooth round cookie cutter. bake 8-10 minutes, checking for firmness, and fragrance. cool on rack.

For cream filling....

4 tbsp of unsalted butter
1.5 cups of powdered sugar
.25 cups of sugar
2 tsps of vanilla
Beat with electric mixer until smooth.
*** store in frig for five days****
Could add peppermint extract to cream instead of vanilla!