WHOOPIE PIE HEARTS WITH RASPBERRY BUTTERCREAM
Wow. It’s been exactly 10 months since the last The Gourmet Gourmand post. I could offer up apologies and say things like “I promise to be better in the future,” but as of right now I’m not entirely sure I will be better in the future. So instead, I will give you a peace offering in the form of a recipe entitled: Whoopie Pie Hearts with Raspberry Buttercream and pray to the Flying Spaghetti Monster for forgiveness.
Whoopie Pie Hearts with Raspberry Buttercream
You see, we bought a house. A fixer upper house. And I’ve been DIY-ing the heck out of it. (Naturally).
As many of you know, we live in Southern California, so houses out here are outrageously expensive. Thus, in order to find something in our budget, we needed to buy something that was not in tip-top condition. It wasn’t thaaaaaat bad, considering the options (I actually had to tell our realtor no drug dens after one of our viewings), but to give you an idea… we had a flood on the day we moved in, we needed to get our floors almost entirely redone from top to bottom, one of the bathrooms came completed gutted, and it needs an entire landscape overhaul.
Whoopie Pie Hearts with Raspberry Buttercream
Even though it’s been incredibly stressful and time consuming, I have to say, the house is perfect for us. It’s our little starter house that we are sinking our blood, sweat, and tears into. (Literally – I inherited an extremely thorny bougainvillea that is determined to murder me). And we’re learning so much about general life skills (hello new miter saw expert!), our relationship, and pride of ownership.
Whoopie Pie Hearts with Raspberry Buttercream
Plus we now have a kitchen that can accommodate two adults, instead of just one, which means now Dave has no excuses for avoiding me when I demand sous chef services. And we actually have a *yard* where we can have parties and bonfires.
However, the most important part of the house is my new ART STUDIO! So now I actually have some space to be creative, and am not dodging a bed in the guest room, or lugging all my paints and supplies to my very part-time art class/sort-of studio.
Whoopie Pie Hearts with Raspberry Buttercream
Painting has always been my number 1 creative love, and what I’ve realized during the last 10 month hiatus is that while cooking, blogging, and photography are important to me – when push comes to shove, I am going to choose painting. (But the house takes entire priority because humans are actually required to have shelter… Maslow’s and all that…).
So, this is my story and I’m sticking to it. I *hope* to have more time now to dedicate to both blogging and painting, but the proof will be in the pudding (or whoopie pies).
Whoopie Pie Hearts with Raspberry Buttercream
Enjoy this one, guys! And if you are so inclined – you can take a look at some of my art over at my Art Website. I’ve been busy!
