fudge crinkles

i have been moving into my new apt, so i haven't had time to post for awhile! now that i am back on my own in the city, trying to save money and what not, i figured i would feature a cheap (and easy) recipe! but no matter how easy these truly are, people will still devour them!

1 box devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla soy milk
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar (to coat the dough)

preheat oven to 375 degrees. line a cookie sheet with either a silpat or, for those of you without that in your possession, parchment paper.

stir together the cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs together. add soy milk. stir in chocolate chips.

roll into 1 inch-round balls, and roll those balls in powdered sugar, so that the ball is completely coated.

place on cookie sheet, 2 inches apart, and bake for 8-10 minutes.

enjoy!




tiësto ft. christian burns- in the dark *could possibly be my favorite song ever. i love the beat and christian burns' vocals are really great. i know, i know. he's from BBMak... DONT JUDGE. tiësto owns.
röyksopp- only this moment *first off, i really like the lyrics to this song. also, i'm really into electronic music that is chill enough that you don't need to be in a club in order to listen to it.
florence and the machine- my boy builds coffins *as opposed to the other beats, this song is more rock, but i love the female voice, its so strong yet smooth.
armin van buuren & dj shah ft. chris jones- going wrong *this beat is amazing. it goes from kind of ominous, but then the chorus comes and it's super upbeat and it just keeps going back and forth. bomb.
crystal castles- lovers who uncover *the kind of song you can work out to, sit and nod your head to, or whatever. still has an electronic beat, yet not too off the hook- a little more mellow.
empire of the sun- walking on a dream *mix between pop, indie, and dance. good lyrics, and good beat. also good to sing along to. i almost feel like a hippie listening to this song, but i don't know why.
calvin harris- i'm not alone (deadmau5 remix) *i know i already posted this original song, but deadmau5, genius that he is, did the most amazing remix, and i am just so in love with it that i have to post it again. it's almost like a different song, so LOVE IT!

zucchini bread!

mmm mmm mmmmmm... who knew zucchini could be so tasty? i like it as a vegetable, but was very surprised with how much i enjoyed it in a quick bread the first time i ever tried it. a family friend gave me a HUGE zucchini from her garden, so i figured that it was the perfect chance to create my own recipe! i wanted my bread to be super moist and have the perfect amount of sweetness. mission accomplished!
look at the size of this zucchini!


3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup sour cream
¼ cup greek yogurt
2 ¼ cups white sugar
½ teaspoons almond extract
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts

grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. preheat oven to 325 degrees.

sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.

grate the zucchini.


beat eggs, oil, sour cream, yogurt, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well.


stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. pour batter into prepared pans.
bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes.


remove bread from pan, and completely cool.


j dilla- won't do *at first i felt like this song got kind of repetitive, but it sort of puts me in a focus/trance mode, which i dig sometimes. plus i really like his voice.
peter bjorn & john- nothing to worry about *to me, this is a feel good song. i can't have enough of those. plus, the music video is priceless with the asian greasers and all.
darcy clay- jesus i was evil *so, i heard this song, somehow, indirectly, on jenna sauers' blog, and i kind of looked up the background and apparently this guy made this song by himself doing all the instruments and vocals and everything, and it got kind of popular, and then he committed suicide. sad. but sort of punk and super catchy.
norwegian recycling- timb raider *i really like the song (the way you are- timbaland/keri hilson) but i love this mellow, adventurous spin on it.
the meligrove band- everyone's a winner *alternative, sort of indie/punk, but i love the lead singer's voice, and it's upbeat.