Yvette's Inner Geek Blog

Food played a deliciously important part of my weekend. Here’s the photo evidence.

A hamburger stacked tall with delicious vegetables and condiments and cheeeeeese,

Boutique cupcakes with probably the best frosting I have EVER tasted,

and Bacon Salted Caramel Brownies homemade by my friend Jodie. Surprisingly good, and I even thought they could handle more bacon flavor! They’re the perfect breakfast-dessert treat because both bacon and chocolate go well with coffee.

After all that, I made to sure to break a sweat while riding my bike around the neighborhood this evening. (And then I made cookies.)

Not really a Norwegian invasion. My little Norwegian sister (who was four years old when I lived with her family as an exchange student) arrived this evening. We have all had a long week, but at least I’ve slept a little more than she has in the last 24 hours. This is what she looked like this past summer when we made and attempted to decorate cupcakes. It was hot and the frosting was melty! They tasted delicious.

I need to share some other braintastic stuff I’ve come across recently. First, there’s the Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art in Oregon. Its images stimulate my crafty nerd synapses and make me squee! My favorite is the Knitted Brain, which took one year for Dr. Karen Norberg to knit. There’s an article about her project here. It reminds me of the knitted digestive tract I came across last year but looks a lot more labor-intensive.

And then there’s the recipe for chocolate ganache-filed brain cupcakes by notsohumblepie in Seattle. “Because it is a well known fact that human brains are filled with chocolate ganache,” she says. Tee hee! They look delicious, and could be easily translated to a zombie-themed fest if the decorative icing were placed on a red velvet cupcake.

If you are in any way geeky, nerdy, or offbeat, you really need to check out her recipes… especially the ones labeled science and weird. They’re all complete with mouthwatering photos. Well, all of the photos are mouthwatering except the petri dish cookies. Having been a biology major at one point in my life, and having a vivid smell memory of petri dishes in the lab, the execution of her design with all their isolated colonies kinda makes me want to hurl. But you go ahead and enjoy!