Take two.

Chris Epplett has done it again.

Another 50 minutes of class with my full attention.

Actually, this time I didn't even attempt to look at the clock. He was lecturing, and then he said, "and to conclude today's class.." and I was like, "Whaaaat?"

And I looked, and the class was over. Apparently I really dig the Persian wars. We are done learning about them now, so perhaps my this will be my last fully attentive class.

I just made applesauce from apples from the apple tree at my parents house. And, the homemade vanilla ice cream is almost done. It is going to be a delicious evening.

I Learned Something New!

Has this ever happened to you:

You are in the middle of baking cookies. You have already started to mix the wet and dry ingredients together, when you open the fridge to get an egg and... THERE ARE NO EGGS THERE!!

Well, if it has, have I got a solution for you. Turns out, that you can substitute for egg in cookie recipes. One tablespoon of ground flax seed mixed with 3 tablespoons of warm water is a substitute for one egg. Let the water and flax seed stand for 1 minute, then add it to the mix and you are good to go.

Now I am not ready to swear by this yet. But I will tell you that my cookies turn out wonderfully. And, I feel like they are a bit healthier. Yeah, my cookies have flax in them. It just sounds healthier, even though its really not.

I may just use flax seed instead of eggs sometimes, even when I have eggs.