counting down

four more days till A-Kon. One of my costumes requires a facial tattoo. So I drew it up I'm going to be these guys.

Well not both of them, I'm being just the girl of course. But I drew up my facial tattoos. I think I'm being to bold tho, My tats are complicated and will take some time to draw on myself. It was suggested that I cut the pattern out of some thin plastic and use it as a template. Then I could just sponge the makeup on my face.I'll have to find some plastic and a knife to cut the plastic with. In the end I think that it will look good.

A-Kon

I've been getting ready for A-Kon. It's next weekend and I'm very excited. I plan on actually going to panels this year. And doing stuff! Other then buying crap I don't need. I'm not going to have that much money so I really can't buy a whole lot of stuff anyway. I'm after japanese erasers. Those cute little erasers that are shaped like things, I just started collecting them. So far I have six lucky cats and a hamster. They are so cute!

I can't wait to get more!

five more days and counting!

Cheesecake Brownie Bites

Ingredients

For the brownie batter:

4 large eggs

1¼ cups baking cocoa

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon instant espresso powder, mixed with 2 teaspoons water

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2¼ cups sugar

1 cup unsalted butter, melted

1½ cups all-purpose flour

For the cheesecake filling:

1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoons sugar

1 large egg yolk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, baking cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso mixed with water, and vanilla until well combined. Stir in the sugar and melted butter until well combined, then stir in flour. Set brownie batter aside.

In a separate bowl, prepare the cheesecake filling by stirring together the cream cheese, sugar and egg yolk until well combined. Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag or plastic bag.

Grease a non-stick mini-muffin pan with cooking spray or butter then spoon a tablespoon of brownie batter into the greased cups. Pipe a generous amount of cheesecake filling atop the brownie batter, and then top off each cup with and additional teaspoon of brownie batter.

Bake for 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the brownie bites cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then transfer them to the refrigerator to continue cooling, or enjoy warm!

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Squares

1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 large mashed banana
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Mix together the quick cooking oats, light brown sugar, baking powder, kosher salt and ground cinnamon.

Add in the vanilla extract, milk and egg. Mix the ingredients together.

Then add in the mashed banana and peanut butter. Combine all of the ingredients.

Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 8 by 8 inch metal baking pan. Bake at 350 F degrees for 20 minutes.

Cut into squares and enjoy!

Five minute chocolate avocado pudding

Ingredients: 

• 1 ripe small or medium avocado
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup raw agave nectar
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk

directions:

1. Blend all ingredients into a blender until smooth and creamy. You may need to add more agave nectar depending on the size of your avocado. It’s ready to eat immediately or you can also refrigerate.

Pretzel Turtles

Ingredients

• 20 small mini pretzels
• 20 chocolate covered caramel candies
• 20 pecan halves

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Arrange the pretzels in a single layer on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Place one chocolate covered caramel candy on each pretzel.
3. Bake for 4 minutes. While the candy is warm, press a pecan half onto each candy covered pretzel. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

updates

I ate my fill of cupcakes today. The sad thing is, i'm still hungry. I need some real food. But I'm too lazy to gook anything. Today is another weight loss wed. And I honestly have no idea how I'm doing, the scale is still broke. Well it's not broke it just needs batteries. I'll be going to get said batteries Friday.

Tomorrow I'll be working on my cosplay costumes for A-Kon. Still need to buy a mask and paint it. I tried to paint one today but it didn't come out right, so I have to try again.