Sunday, March 23, 2008

Bunny Buns for Easter


I decided to make a special breakfast to celebrate Easter. Since I am a devoted subscriber to JustHungry.com, I went with a new take on the traditional hot cross buns. I made Bunny Buns. The little darlings were so cute, I ate all eight of them. I then spent the next three hours on the couch with a painfully full stomach lamenting my weakness for cute food. I am certain that I will be able to eat again sometime next week. If you want to see the recipe (and better pictures of what the end result should look like, go here.)
Once I was able to roll off of the couch, I decided to go forth and have my roll of film developed. Yes, I said roll of film. The cheapest film developer in town is W**-***t, so off I went. (The name is changed to protect the innocent from the not-so-innocent...) Arrgh. At the time, waiting one hour didn't seem unreasonable. I'm an experienced window shopper who can wander aisles with the deliberate I'm-pretending-to-contemplate-buying-these-ceiling-fans-look. I can play the befuddled buyer with the best of them, but today someone must have put the soul sucking machine on high because I found my previous bubbly mood fizzing out. Maybe it was the techno music that was set on a loop playing from every hidden speaker in the store or the fact that everyone inside the store was frowning (even the greeters!), but I think the store's trademark smiley face got squashed when a price rolled back over it.
After my hour in purgatory, (and only seven pictures to show for it, darn roll of film!) I stepped outside into the fresh air and immediately felt better. Birds were singing, the highway was roaring, and I was away from the endless techno.
Lessons learned: Cute foods are wonderful, but come with a price, soul sucking machines work through the soles of your shoes, and I'm switching to a digital camera in the near future. Happy Easter, folks!