Tastebuds: Food, food, food..... GREAT food. YUM.

The thing about school is this:

You don't get much time to do anything else but READ and READ and READ.

And then when you're done with reading, you WRITE and WRITE and WRITE.

Whether it be typing out a 2,500-word essay on the laptop or writing out tutorial answers on a notepad, the result is the same:- school, and especially law school, is time-consuming.

Which explains why I have't updated in E.O.N.S.

Apologies.

Nevertheless, I am BACK. And guess what? With a post about none other than food - good food for that matter. Let's cut to the chase, shall we?

After 3 gruelling weeks of having sold my soul to the workaholic-devil, I have emerged from beneath the workpile and went on a grocery splurge on baking products. All I knew was that I woke up one morning and my mind was screaming, "BAKE BAKE BAKE!!!"

It was a scary mantra and one that repeated itself all the way to Sainsbury's, down the aisles and all the way to the checkpoint, where it turned from "BAKE BAKE BAKE" to "YES YES YES! PAY NOW."

As you can see, I NEEDED a creative outlet - I needed to create/make something and I needed to do it QUICK.

You might think I overexaggerate when I say that I need creative expression. But let me assure you, it is not. I do thrive on creative expression. When I do not get my 'fix'(gosh, sounds like an addiction doesn't it?) I feel empty and frustrated. The cognitive dissonance can be quite hard to bear as I am left feeling unnurtured and uninspired.

The inspiration for this recipe was Noel. Everything that went into this cookie, and even things that were omitted, are Noel's favourites - coconut, macadamia, white chocolate with NO cinnamon added. Valentine's day, which also coincidentally is our 3rd year anniversary, is round the corner and I have him pretty much fixed in my thoughts.

I'm really quite proud of these cookies.

Firstly, the recipe was ENTIRELY self-constructed. No prior recipes referred to, no existing recipes tweaked. I literally did it from scratch and by instinct! Extremely proud of that achievement!

Secondly, considering that I haven't baked in almost a full year now, I am exeptionally proud that I didn't set my kitchen on fire..... Let's just say that I've managed to set my TOASTER on fire... So that should give you an indication of my level of *ahem* 'expertise' in the kitchen for the moment.

Thirdly, I did all of it my hand! That's right peeps, the old-fashioned way - no techonology. Just a fork. (sore arm yes)

Okay! Enough rambling. Let's move onto food porn (you know that's why you're reading this):

The Dough

Yep, I need a bigger bowl. It was bursting with goodness! Gaaaahhhhh

The Line-up

Convicts: It's a crime to be sinfully delicious.

The Close-up

A cookie-shot ain't complete until you have one of these!

*Blissful sigh*

Aren't they gorgeous!? I'm so happy!!!

Which reminds me, Cat and I went to QED Bistro down by St. Michael's Hill the other day for some yummy crepe. They were so good though I must say, I kinda expected/wanted my crepe to be thinner and crisper. Nevertheless, it was amazing for its price and size (massive!).