baking is the new studying.

i've decided. it's an invaluable substitution!


basically i had a major paper due today,
(the second draft of my senior seminar paper)
as well as two exams, tomorrow and the next day

BUT

tomorrow also happens to be my friend kate's
BIRTHDAY!

(not to mention that my other friend kate
just brought me a 30-lb bag of carrots
from a lovely vermont farm where she works)

what to do? (was this really a question?)

i made carrot cupcakes.


(image and recipe courtesy the cupcake project)

and,
more importantly.

candied carrot spirals (!)

who cares about my exam tomorrow?!

carrot cake is brain food!
...i'm totally not worried.