The Baking Medic

Last week there was another happy occasion on which my busy life required me to bake.  Not just cause I wanted to and felt like some sugar (I think I’m always up for some sugar. ;) ) but because the Fine Chocolate Society was having a film night and bake sale.

I mentioned before that I thought the Green & Blacks brownies were among the most godly things on earth.  I stand by that statement.  For sweetness, texture, and cocoa flavour I am convinced that these brownies can’t be beat. They are exquisitely moist and are sweet without being too sweet.  And did I mention how I love brownies with a dark chocolate flavour?

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This past week I’ve been lucky enough to bake on three occasions, although lazy enough only to be posting about them now.

In typical British fashion, I feel it is imperative that I discuss the weather before getting on with the recipe.  Not in great length, but in enough words to describe how piss-poor and dreary it is outside.  It’s been a while since we’ve had this steady and long a downpour.  My friend Helen and I got a wee bit lost trying to find the bus station in Dundee, and as a result got extra soaked.  Then there was the trudge home from the St Andrews bus station, although by that point I think I’d accepted that I was soaked through.  Now, though, I have the pleasure of watching the rain come down in sheets from the nice warm indoors.  I’ve slipped on my fleece pyjama bottoms, snuggled into my cosy slippers and I’ve just finished enjoying a cup of hot squash with a few biscuits.  Life is good, apart from the mountain of school work awaiting my attention.  But that’ll wait til after this post.
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For any of you who occasionally stop by my blog, you’ll have noticed a discrete lack of posts in the last few weeks; many apologies for this.  In the past few weeks I’ve moved back to Scotland and begun my first year as a medical student, living in my own flat, with my own kitchen, and a whole new set of responsibilities.  Truly, I was spoiled in hall last year, not having to worry about things like bathroom doors falling off and mould on bedroom blinds. Ach weel, welcome to the real world, I suppose.

I’ve also been quite busy between my studies, my taekwon-do, and my involvement in the Fine Chocolate Society.  All of these I love, but all of these demand my time and attention, leaving me with much less time to blog.  Indeed, I’m embarrassed to admit how much porridge I’ve eaten in the past few weeks (it’s so fast and easy, and you can do it sweet or savoury!) and the other vegetable and bean concoctions I’ve come up with.  Sadly, this leaves me with a very small amount of time with which I can bake, and an even smaller budget. » Read the rest of this entry «