It looks so haunted, right?  And if it's not,
this place across the street definitely is...

This is about 50 feet from my door, which I think is really very dangerous... Don't you?
Like what if I go sleep walking and fall in?

Honestly, I think I should be going to school at a place more like this...

Where I can wear these year round...

Ready?

Take out 2 sweet potatoes.  Now, you're going to want to cook these potatoes until they're all soft and mushy.  You can do this in the oven... That's probably what Alice would do.  I, however, would opt for the microwave in this circumstance.  (Sorry.)  Make sure you poke holes in the potatoes, or else.  While those are cooking, you can take out the remaining ingredients.

-Vegetable/Chicken Broth
-1 Can Coconut Milk
-Garlic (Fresh or Powdered)
-Salt & Cayenne Pepper
-Curry
-Garam Masala


Around this time, your potatoes will be done.  Take them out to a place where they can cool.  You'll have some down time after this and you can use it to do something productive... like calling me.

When the potatoes have cooled, you have a few options.  You can place all of the ingredients in your food processor and blend them.  This will expedite the process at which your flavors will marry and is perhaps the best suited option for your busy scientist lifestyle.  If not, you can choose to let the ingredients dissolve while on the stove.  In this case, I wouldn't recommend serving the soup for at least an hour.

This is what I meant about dividing everything into twos.  Measure out these...
-2 cups broth
-2 tsp Curry
-2 tsp Garam Masala
-And use the entire can of coconut milk.


This is just a starting measurement for you.  In my soup, I used much more curry than that, but it's all relative to what you like.  As for the garlic, cayenne, and salt, I suggest doing those to taste.

Also, per usual, whenever my soup isn't quite sweet enough, I like to add a squiggle of honey...

It's so easy.  See?

dearest bubba,

this is a place for me to put things.
for you.

i hope that eventually you'll recognize this as the great idea that it is.

fondly,
lauren

Since we were just talking about Christmas...

i don't think i mentioned that every year i have a graham cracker house building party.  this year, since i was in south carolina, it was pretty tame...

I'm not really sure what I was laughing at or why Steven is growling.  (See: empty whiskey glass; beer bottle.)

Do you like my apron?  Do you want to borrow it?

Every Christmas Eve, a handful of us go over to my Aunt Cheryl's house for an oyster roast.  Do you like oysters?  I dont...

Steven starts looking very Di Nero

Dylan spends the night with us...

And on Christmas morning we wake up early.  My mom makes a 1,000 calorie per serving casserole full of sausage and cheese that taste like equal parts heaven and heart attack.

Then, we go to my grandparent's house.  This is not even half of the crowd...

Then, Steven, Dylan, and I escape ASAP.

Grand Finale... 

I left out pictures of the part where my "very Southern" cousin (not pictured) shot a squirrel and I spent a half hour in the bathroom crying.  You want to come next year, right? 

i lived in this apartment in california

I never could get that window to close.  You should have been there. 

How can you say you dont like Georgia? You are unhuman.