Day 26

A childhood memory: Let me see...well, I guess one would be:

We used to put on little play for our parents in the living room (This was in Cali) I mean, what kid doesn't do that? A favorite with us was Rapunzel. I was always Rapunzel up in the paper tower on the stairs, and Caitlin was always the wicked old witch. It was Caitlin that usually headed these plays up. I just remember I did not like standing up there, pretending to lean against the paper window. And my hair? Caitlin would do it in a braid and then tie all of our white stockings together until they trialed several feet on the floor, and then attached it to my braid. We have a video of at least one of these Rapunzel plays, but I think I'll just let you laugh at this for now!

In Christ,

Jillian

Day 25

A recipe:I have not actually made this before, but I found it on a new favorite website, 17 and Baking (Sorry I can't give a link, we are having problems with our computer) . And I really want to try this recipe.

Almond Lemon Cake
A 17 and Baking recipe
Makes one 9″ round cake

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup almond meal (make your own by grinding almonds to a fine powder)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup + 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp almond extract
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter a 9″ round pan, line it with a circle of buttered parchment paper and then flour the pan.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar at medium-high speed for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Mix in the extracts and lemon zest, then beat in the egg. Working on low speed, add 1/3 of the flour mixture, then 1/2 the buttermilk mixture, then another 1/3 of the flour, the last of the buttermilk, then the last of the flour. Mix until just combined.

Scrape the batter into the pan and smooth the top. Bake 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then finish cooling on a rack. Cool to room temperature before frosting. If frosting the cake with mascarpone frosting, store the cake in the refrigerator.

In Christ,
Jillian

Day 24

A movie No one would expect me to love: That's a hard one. I think I'll go with Alice in Wonderland. Now I know that's not a big surprise, but it was all I could come up with. I surprised myself. I did not think I would like it, but I actually really do. There are aspects that are just plain weird and bizarre...and thats part of the reason why I like it. There are several things that are just plain not likable, for me anyway.

Day 23

A way in which I want to be remembered: Where ever I go, whatever I do, I want people to remember me as a young woman with grace, with a passionate love for God and the Church, and with the wisdom to know how to act, talk, and live.

In Christ,
Jillian

Day 22

A Website: I just recently joined POLYVORE and I think it is a lot of fun.
In Christ,
Jillian

Day 21

Something i do differently than most people: Well, I had a really hard time with that one. I asked Caitlin and she said that I think differently than most people do...but I don't think that that really counts. So I decided I would just tell you one of my weird little quarks that most people don't do: I eat pie differently. There is a very precise method I have for eating pie. First, you eat just the filling, carefully scraping as much off of the pie crust you can. Then I proceed to slowly eat the pie crust. It's really good. Every body always thinks I hate pie crusts at first. I know, its weird.


Jillian

Day 20

A hobby: You know, when I think about it, I really don't have hobby. So I'm gonna break the rules just a little and tell you something that I would really like to make a serious hobby: Archery.
I don't really know why. Perhaps because I like weaponry and fighting, but my friends have learned all the other cool forms I would like to learn. So, someday I would really like to get into archery. But I don't know if that is going to be anytime soon. We will have to see.




Modern and old fashioned, I'll do either and both!

Jillian