Update sort of thing

It's almost been a year since I've posted something. To be completely honest I do miss it. Some time earlier this month I was at a birthday party and I got to know people, that I have been in my class with for about 3 years now, on a whole new and more personal level. A friend of mine actually told me how much my blog helped her.
I still cannot believe it.

Looking back at the posts makes me realise yes things have changed but most things stay the same. Sharing and writing experiences and thoughts is definitely something that I want to do. The wanting to do that hasn't changed.

But why didn't I post?

Basically I hate writing all about me. I just think it sounds like I'm so full of myself (which I am not!)
However I loved sharing my experiences and stuff. It was all a bit of a mess really, I didn't know what to do. So I did nothing.

I am going to write whatever the hell I feel like writing about and try not to care what others may be thinking about me.

My Therapy

Today I once again am getting personal!

I have been baking ever so regularly for almost 2 years now and have come to find that I use it as my own therapy. 

It takes my time of things, it makes others happy, I relax. If it wasn't for biscuits, I would probably lie in bed in a cold and dark room feeling sorry for myself.

What I am trying to say is, there are many different coping strategies, finding the right hobby is by far the most important! The problem won't go away if you sleep all day! Take the day and make it yours! When you open your eyes to new things anything can happen! 

Double Choc Chip Cookies

Heyy every1,

So when I came home from school today I ran straight up to my room, tidied it, got changed, grabbed my electronics and dashed back downstairs!

I was going to bake something that I must say is one of my definite weaknesses, an apple crumble!! I can remember getting all excited when I smelt that apple-cinnamon smell this delicacy brings to the house as my mum took it out of the oven. Eating it with some tubby custard in front of the tv. ooh those were my favourite evenings :)

Anyway you're probably thinking, "Hold on Anna I wanted to see a cookie recipe and instead your talking about apple crumble?"
Yeah I know, I did bake a crumble today, however, you know those recipes you get at the supermarket for free? well I think this was one of them :D It turned out all right but too crummy.

So I decided to make another one of my specialities, double choc chip cookies :D

This one is from a recipe book called "secrets of aga cakes".
I hope that the next time I'll be posting a baking post, it'll be one of my own creations, I don't know if I'll manage it but we'll just have to see then won't we ;)

So let's get on with the recipe then shall we!!

Ingredients:

• 100 g butter, softend
• 75 g caster sugar
• 75 g light muscovado sugar
• 150 g plain flour
• 1 egg
• 25 g cocoa powder
• 100 g white chocolate chips (or chocolate of your choice)

You'll need two baking sheets, greased.

Cream together the butter and both sugars in a bowl with a wooden spoon, until soft and fluffy. Add the flour, egg and cocoa powder and mix for a few moments until a dough ball.

Stir in the chocolate chips. Then form into small balls and place on the baking sheets.

Conventional oven:

Bake in preheated oven 180°C for 10-12 minutes.

Remember: Any recipe with egg in will not keep for too long, so eat within a couple of days or freeze.

And after a long hard work of 15 mins they were ready to go into the hot steaming oven. 

They came out like this:

and then popped them into this cute cookie tin: