A couple of weeks ago, I baked a double-batch of banana bread. One batch was to be sold at a bake sale on campus, and the other was just for us (though the second loaf eventually was also taken to a Halloween party so that friends could help finish it off). It also was an instance of “baking as stress relief” for me…
The recipe is a family recipe, so behind the jump it goes:
Note: This will be a little out of order chronologically; I wanted to feature the wedding reception first…
Immediately after the wedding, I was still fairly sated from lunch (pictured after the jump), so I didn’t take in so many of the hors d’ouerves during cocktail hour. I definitely ended up having more than a few of the gazpacho shots gazpacho miniatures.
The reception dinner was served buffet-style with a number of stations featuring food from around the world (It’s not often one will eat goulash and sushi in the same sitting)! Unfortunately, the only shots I remembered to take from the main courses were not of the food at all… they were some of the decorative items on the table…
Within the centerpiece were chocolate-covered strawberries…Honestly… I had to resist eating the centerpiece!
The wedding cake, other desserts and lunch from earlier in the day after the jump…
In a matter of hours, my immediate supervisor will no longer be my immediate supervisor (He’s moving on to greener pastures). A few days ago, we threw him a send-off party in honor of his years of service in a number of departments at my workplace. My department — true to form — made sure there was plenty of food to go around. 
Here’s a piece of the cake, courtesy of the Watergate Pastry:
Within one of the academic buildings at work is an establishment called the Uptown, which has many decadent treats for sale. Unfortunately, I inhaled the eclair that I had from them a few weeks ago before ever taking a picture of it. I made sure to savor the chocolate truffle I had last week.
This was pretty much “death by chocolate” in one little package: fudgy chocolate layers, moist chocolate cake, and chocolate sprinkles… Couldn’t find an ounce that wasn’t chocolate, and given I am a major-league chocoholic, it had me in a great mood for hours.
Thank goodness I make a habit of working out… 
I often cook or bake when I’m stressed, so when I needed a major-league study break last week, I baked a few batches of oatmeal raisin cookies using this recipe.
Talk about comfort food… these guys kept on giving! They stayed chewy and soft the entire week (even when enclosed in a Ziploc bag)!
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