october 25

We spent the morning planting MORE sornia, but in a different spot this time. The location is slightly easier than the last spot because this one isn’t on such a steep hill, and it isn’t quite so muddy. That took all morning, and when we got home we had a cucumber/onion/cream cheese sandwich with rice and beans on the side. For dessert Grant had chunks of raw brown sugar and I had cheetos. We aren’t good at depriving ourselves of our vices. In the afternoon we gave a few tours, and when we got home Grant, Kendra and I planted the seeds in the garden, and I finished up some laundry. Dinner was leftovers, so we spent most of the time making cookies. The batter didn’t quite get thick enough for cookies, so we ended up making a cake with cookie ingredients. It turned out so good, and the flour/margarine we used to grease the pan turned into a really good crust. Here’s our recipe:

2 eggs

1 tbsp vanilla

1-2 cups raw brown sugar, melted in the microwave with a little water so it doesn’t burn

1 cup white sugar

2 pinches baking soda

Splash of pumpkin pie spice

1 stick margarine

¾ coffee mug of milk

1 cup chocolate milk powder, since we don’t have chocolate chips

~4cups flour, or until you feel like the batter is thick enough

2 pinches of salt

Bake for about an hour, or until you think it’s done. The temperature is hard to say, since our oven sucks; it doesn’t regulate heat well because the door doesn’t close all the way. Best thing to do is babysit the cake while it cooks, that way it doesn’t overcook, then make note of the time so you don’t have to watch it so closely next time. We gave a slice each to Kendra and Leche, and a big one to Bismarc and the woman he lives with (we aren’t sure who she is).