BAD DAYS...

Some days are just horrible; yesterday was one of those days. My professor (mistakenly) told us we ONLY had three weeks before finals, and I think he shaved a year off my life. I burned my arm on the oven making cookies. I spilled red Gatorade on my favorite cream sweater, and tore my toenail off when I tripped and bruised my knee. My boyfriend and I got in a fight about heath care, and I had an enormous project to finish before Noon today. Around 2am the stress and general unease forced me into a mess of tears and sobs on my kitchen floor... Determined to make today better, I decided to share some things that make me happy. 

nights at the beach with Martin, 

the fish tacos at Poes, 

hanging out with my family, 

ice cream sundaes,

champagne with friends, 

New York City at night, 

Old Book Stores, 

and my grandmothers meringue heath bar tort (recipe below) what makes you guys happy? 

Heath Bar Tort 


Ingredients: 6 egg whites, 2 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar, Pinch salt, 2 1/2 c. sugar, 1 pt. whipping cream or lg. 16 oz. Cool Whip, 6 (3/4 oz. size) Heath candy bars, crushed

Directions: Beat egg whites, vanilla, cream of tartar and dash of salt to soft peaks; add 2 cups of sugar. Beat until very stiff. Draw 2 circles approximately 8-9 inch in diameter on brown grocery bags. Place papers on cookie sheet. Spread meringue evenly within circles. Bake for 1 hour at 275. Then turn heat off and leave meringue in oven without opening oven door for at least two hours. Whip cream, adding dash of salt and 1/2 cup of sugar. Reserve 1 tablespoon of crushed candy; fold remaining candy into whipped cream and spread 1/2 of mixture on one meringue circle, place 2nd meringue on top and spread remaining mixture on top and sprinkle reserved candy on top and refrigerate for 8 hours.