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<\/a>Mike's Famous 21st Flaming Birthday Cake<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
Each day I look in the pantry hoping for more ingredients to magically appear. I want my crew to be happy. A few days ago, I found an unopend can of pumpkin pie puree (hiding behind some nasty science experiment in the refridgerator) and whipped up a cake, throwing in some raisins and a box of graham flour that I found behind all the spices in our cabinet. Edible, and boy did the cinnamon pumpkin spices make the Hab smell almost like Thanksgiving time at home. Such a nice change from the smell of stinky toilet water that repulsed us the first day, but we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gradually become accustomed to. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Oatmeal Craisin Cookies<\/p><\/div> Monday was my toughest challenge. How to make oatmeal cookies without butter or applesauce, with only 1\/3 cup sugar and \u00c2\u00bd cup flour. I decided to rehydrate some chopped up pears and do a makeshift \u00e2\u20ac\u0153applesauce\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to help pull the batter into a recognizable form. And, after a few hours of baking in this very tiny, easy-bake oven, we had edible oatmeal craisin cookies. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Pantry cleanup for the next crew<\/p><\/div> Today, I took on the daunting task of cleaning out and organizing our pantry and spice shelves in the kitchen, and also the attic catch-all for our larger pantry type items.
<\/a>Pantry cleanup in the loft<\/p><\/div> Crouching low under the loft ceiling, I rearranged boxes and labeled them as Kiri took note of the inventory. We hope this will help the next crew, and it certainly looks a lot cleaner! Although this was a dirty task, I was rewarded with a large treasure\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.. a can of condensed milk! What a find! After the sorting and cleaning was done, I whipped up Fudgy Mocha Brownies with the highly valuable condensed milk and some coconut thrown on top. I hope the team likes it, as it will be tonight\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dessert.