What I really loved about this book was the attention to detail. In every different lifetime you experience Luce and Daniel's romance, you can really imagine what it looks and feels like; what the surroundings would be like in Milan, Tibet, Tahiti or London. I liked this particular book in the series because when you read "Fallen" and "Torment" you KNOW that Daniel and Luce love each other so passionately but you don't know why. In "Passion" (which this book is so aptly named), you really fall in love with the romance time and time again, across many different scenarios one could think up, and across millennium for that matter. It's only when you get to the heart of it all that you really see how this romance challenges that of some of the biggest romantic couplings in history. Beautifully written, cannot wait for "Rapture" to read the ending (or perhaps, new beginning!)!!
finished my last final last night (this morning at 12:30am to be exact) so today i had NOTHING to do (of consequence). painted my nails the PERFECT shade of nude/taupe =) afterwards i ended up doing a little shopping and finding TWO dresses for this weekend's festivities and i spent under $30 for them both! WINNING!
anyway, came home, watched some top chef and felt inspired. we had some ridiculously TOO ripe bananas and although they aren't the best to have as a snack, they are PERFECT for baking! found a simple recipe via foodnetwork.com. i found some other recipes but they called for things like shortening and buttermilk, which i don't happen to have on hand. it's always a good thing to make sure you have all the ingredients before you start baking because you don't want your ingredients to go to waste!
here is the recipe:
Ingredients
* 1 cup all-purpose flour * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda * 1/4 teaspoon salt * 1 stick butter, softened * 1/2 cup sugar * 1/4 cup sour cream * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract * 2 large eggs * 2 large ripe bananas, peeled, and mashed * 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, (reserve some for garnish)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 1 (12-cup) muffin pan with paper cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add the butter and the sugar. Beat with a hand-held mixer until combined. Add the sour cream and the vanilla extract. Slowly beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Incorporate the dry mixture and wet mixtures together until thoroughly combined. Add the bananas and walnuts, being careful not to over mix. Using an ice cream scoop, fill each cupcake liner 3/4 way full. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops turn golden-brown and when a toothpick, inserted in the middle of the cupcake, comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the oven to a wire rack and let cool before frosting.
they came out really moist and delish!! the original recipe called for a molasses frosting but i just frosted with a cream cheese frosting and it was fine! :)
This year I decided to post a quote everyday. A lot of people started posting a picture a day for a year so I thought this might be fun since I read a lot and actually catch myself jotting down noteworthy dialogue! You can check my "Quote of the day" tab to see them all but here I have posted all of the quotes from May 2011. It starts with the most recent first so if you want to see February 1st scroll down to the bottom. Also, you can catch all my quotes starting from January 1st on my quote page which you can find HERE. ENJOY! :)
friends with benefits? (05/31/11)
"You can't sleep with your friends! What is wrong with you people?!"
Cyril: "What's a Canuck?" Josko: "Canuck? Hmm... a duck? A Canadian Duck!" (laughter) Josko: "Yeah, C-A-N for Canadian and U-C-K for duck!" Cyril: (looks to Kristine) "You guys really are best friends..."
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sharks vs. canucks (05/29/11)
Mel: "What's a Canuck? Is that a whale?!" Kristine: "It's a duck!" Me: "It's a Native American tribe."
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squares and circles. (05/28/11)
"Am I gonna see you on Saturday? You're gonna be there, and you're gonna be square! But you're not gonna be a square cause you're gonna be a circle!"
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this type love. (05/27/11)
"The kind of love that would make everything you'd ever done, or would do, pale horridly in comparison. It was beyond comprehension, and far beyond words."
"We meet. We always meet, somehow we're always thrown together, no matter where I go, no matter how I try to distance myself from you. It never matters. You always find me."
"Angel! If there were a place that we didn't know of, and there, on some unsay-able carpet, lovers displayed what they could never bring to mastery here--the bold exploits of their high-flying hearts..."
Rory: Well I don't want our first hanging out session to be with my mother either. Lorelai: Stop saying mother like that. Rory: Like what? Lorelai: Like there's supposed to be another word after it.
“I hate it when they say I don’t give a shit, because nobody cares more than I do. I’m telling you I don’t know anybody who does this that gives a shit more than I do.”
"...because i'm obsessed with angry birds and my mom cuts my hair"
-Artie; GLEE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This year I decided to post a quote everyday. A lot of people started posting a picture a day for a year so I thought this might be fun since I read a lot and actually catch myself jotting down noteworthy dialogue! You can check my "Quote of the day" tab to see them all but here I have posted all of the quotes from February 2011. It starts with the most recent first so if you want to see February 1st scroll down to the bottom. Also, you can catch all my quotes starting from January 1st on my quote page which you can find HERE. ENJOY! :)
Kostos: Some people show off their beauty because they want the world to see it. Others try to hide their beauty because they want the world to see something else. Lena: And what do you see? Kostos: Everything.
Passion by Lauren Kate
