The Wright kind of breakfast!

More often than not, you can find me at my auntie's house hanging out with my favorite blondes in the world: Jack, Grady and Kyla! This morning I came over and found the boys playing with their new Nintendo games and Kyla running around all giggles. After getting all dressed and ready for the day, I was out to the task of making pancakes! They weren't anything fancy, but I just wanted to share the pictures :)

Peppermint Squares!

Happy Holidays! YAY! 

School is out

It's cold outside (somewhere)

CHAM Xmas!

Strep Throat? 

Yeah, what a fun week full of a horrible case of strep throat! Not a fun way to start break! Anyway, once my antibiotics kicked in, I was read to bake and shake! Well, maybe not shake, but definitely bake!

I decided to take another Pinterest recipe, Peppermint Rice Krispie Treats!

Here's the recipe! (Click to enlarge.)

Ingredients!

Crush those peppermint candies!

Mixin' the magic!

Delicious! Yum! NomNom!

These were super easy, and I made them in like 40 minutes and they are super delish! I only wish I had had a thicker pan sot they weren't so thin, but I still throughly enjoy these!

Well to all those who celebrate Hanukkah, I hope you had a fabulous holiday!

And if you are celebrating Christmas this next week, have a great one!

Here are some of my festive photos!

My sister and I by our Xmas tree!

CHAM Christmas!

My best friends and I.

Love you guys!

One of my hilarious presents!

Vi Ses,

Holly

Thoughts on animals

Now let me preface this with saying that I respect everyone's opinions, no matter how differing they may be from my own. As you may know, I am a vegetarian. Why? Because I personally can't eat the flesh of a fellow animal. What has been bothering me lately are so many people are posting on Facebook and twitter about how horrible dogs and cats are treated and how everyone should be adopting these animals. I totally agree! I think domesticated animals should be treated kindly; I do however question some of these people preaching these words. Why value one animal so highly over others? What about cows and pigs? Why are they seen as food, but consuming dogs is almost blasphemous in the western world?

These are just a few of rhetorical questions I ask myself; many of which will meet be properly answered because I would just be hearing excuses upon excuses.

So this holiday season, if you do celebrate (because remember not everyone does, so be respectful of that), think about how you value some of our fellow creatures on this planet and try to show some respect for your fellow animal cousins.

Challah at yo girl!

Inspirational Tea Quotes!

As an anthropologist, and a food enthusiast, I've decided to make challah bread in honor of Hanukkah! As a lover of experiencing cultures, this is so fun! I haven't made bread in a really long time, so this is an adventure! Plus its FINALS WEEK! Crazy time!

So I'm almost done with my finals, but I have one more paper to write (on cannibalism! Rock on, am I right?) and one test to pass, or at least get enough points to pass the class (lame!). As a mid week break, I thought to myself, "challah sounds so delish right now!" and boom! It was decided! Challah time!

So this was pretty easy, just a tad time consuming...

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First, mix the warm water with the yeast and then whisk the honey, oil, eggs and salt until combined. After that, add the flour one cup at a time and start kneading once it gets really thick. Then set in a bowl and place a wet towel over it and let sit for an hour and a half. 

Once it has doubled in size, cut it into half and knead each part for 5 minutes. Once they are kneaded and ready to go, cut each piece into four more pieces and look up some cool braiding techniques! There are a ton of options, so have at it!

Then bake for like 35 minutes at 375 and voilà!

As I've been waiting for these babies to rise, I've been watching the TV show 'Undeclared,' kind of a not-real-spin-off of Freaks and Geeks (not the same cast, but still awkwardly awesome as hell)...

Challah at yo girl!!

Well I just pulled them out of the oven and they look so good!

El verdict-o!

Well, I think I over-baked them a bit... But the flavor is great! It may need to sit for a bit, cuz I was a bit impatient and had to have piece before bed! : )

Well that's all for me at this time! I'm totally pumped for the next few days ( :

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Plus, The Hobbit is coming out this week! And guess who is going to the midnight showing? This girl! It's going to be so fun! Well, have a very great finals week and and if you are Jewish, Happy Hanukkah!

Vi Ses,

Holly

Peppermint Kisses!

Before I get started, I'd just like to announce... I have been accepted to culinary school! Guess who is moving to LONDON in September 2013!!?? Cheerio!

Back to baking :)

I love the holidays! Why? Because the food is always so fabulous! Chocolate, pumpkin, cinnamon, and PEPPERMINT! Peppermint is one of my favorite flavors ever! So while I was at Target yesterday, I grabbed some candy cane kisses, white chocolate candies with a peppermint twist! So that got my baking wheels turning in my mind, and I remembered a cookie my aunt seems to always have one hand, peanut butter kisses! So I found a peppermint kiss version, and here we go!

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I had to wake up wayyy early this morning to go to the store for butter and sprinkles, and I was totally rewarded by finding peppermint sprinkles! Double score!

The recipe is from the Hershey website (since the kisses are Hershey brand)... And it's super easy!

 So since finals week is quickly approaching, these will definitely serve as a 'pick me up' for the many late nights ahead for my comrades and myself! Just today I have a group meeting, a study session, dinner, and I need to finish up my most important presentation of the semester! AH!

YUM.DELISH.OMG.

It's going to be a crazy two weeks, but I think I'll pull through... Maybe even with some laughs and giggles to make it all the sweeter :)

So I just pulled the cookies out, and they are a little dense and the kisses are quickly getting gooey, but hopefully they will solidify a bit before I have to take them to school! I'm giving some of these to a friend as a 'thank you' and then hoarding the rest for my own pleasure! (OK, maybe not all of them...)

Anyways.. I think these came out pretty good! they are minty, but not like 'OMG MINT!' As I said, they are a little dense, but that's how kiss cookies always come out, so the actual kiss can be inserted (that's what she said? LOL).

Yes, so I would give these a 7/10, I think I'll definitely make them again, probably when I go to my parent's house for winter break!

Well, I have to get ready for a library/study/food/presenting day! Have a fantastic start to your December! Stay warm!

Why hello, there!

Vi Ses,

Holly