Create your own Fortune

This is the recipe I used for the fortune cookies! Talk about super easy, right? Start out with two at a time until you finally get good at it! I made about twenty four in the end:)

2 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 teaspoons water



Preparation:

1. Write fortunes on pieces of paper that are 3 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 2 9-X-13 inch baking sheets.

2. In a medium bowl, lightly beat the egg white, vanilla extract, almond extract and vegetable oil until frothy, but not stiff.

3. Sift the flour, cornstarch, salt and sugar into a separate bowl. Stir the water into the flour mixture.

4. Add the flour into the egg white mixture and stir until you have a smooth batter. The batter should not be runny, but should drop easily off a wooden spoon.
Note: if you want to dye the fortune cookies, add the food coloring at this point, stirring it into the batter. For example, I used 1/2 teaspoon green food coloring to make green fortune cookies.

5. Place level tablespoons of batter onto the cookie sheet, spacing them at least 3 inches apart. Gently tilt the baking sheet back and forth and from side to side so that each tablespoon of batter forms into a circle 4 inches in diameter.

6. Bake until the outer 1/2-inch of each cookie turns golden brown and they are easy to remove from the baking sheet with a spatula (14 - 15 minutes).

7. Working quickly, remove the cookie with a spatula and flip it over in your hand. Place a fortune in the middle of a cookie. To form the fortune cookie shape, fold the cookie in half, then gently pull the edges downward over the rim of a glass, wooden spoon or the edge of a muffin tin. Place the finished cookie in the cup of the muffin tin so that it keeps its shape. Continue with the rest of the cookies.

Surprise:)

So I am at rehearsal. It was a long rehearsal, and I was having a bad day. I was ready to punch a pillow. So I get home and I'm about to tell my mom I'm going to take a nap. I go into the hallway and see this bright poster on my door :)

There was a shirt and it had a bunch of names on it! I washed it and the name of the guy stayed on. Parker! Dude. Talk about a bad day gone freaking fantastic! So I answered back later on in the night since we were both going to Bryton's surprise party and he lives in the same neighborhood.

I made fortune cookies! They were the regular color, green, turquoise, and blue! I thought I did a good job.  There were three cookies that had the answer. One cookie said: I would be and the other said: fortunate to go and the third said: to homecoming with you! and I left a paper that said: crack open these cookies to see if fortune favors you! Ah man, it was pretty bomb:)

Not only was THIS a surprise, but so was Bryton's party! I kid you not, there were at least thirty people there at one point. We turned off the lights, tuned up the Dubstep, and hit the strobe light and had a dance party in the kitchen. Talk about trippy stuff. Then we got out of hand so we had to go into his living room, and it was a freaking blast. After, Bryton, Madie, and I went into the backyard and had a whipcream and banana smoothie war. Oh my gosh. I am so glad that my bad day went great. Talk about a surprising day! The only not surprising thing of the day was: Highland lost it's first game. Figures! We kinda suck. Anyways, I am soooo freaking stoked for homecoming!!! I love life.

Peachra

I am in a student directed one act. This means that the one act is directed by a student, and is a play that is condensed into forty minutes or less. Ours is abbot thirty minutes. The play is about this guy named Thomas Stockman (my husband) who discovers that this place called Kirsten Springs is contaminated. His brother Peter Stockman, who is the mayor, claims that he is trying to destroy this town by shutting down its number one source of income. The cast is...

Dr. Thomas Stockman: Bryton Smith

Mayor (Peter): Justin Whipple (he goes by Whipple/ Whips)

Catherine Stockman: Shanell Davidsen

Petra Stockman: Madie Thatcher

Mr.Billings: Kendall Olsen

Mr.Hovstad: Cassi Kinnear

Captain: Amy Peterson

Citizens: Victoria Bradford
                some chic (I don't know!)
                some chic (I don't know!)

Drunk: Mandy Something (Love her though!)

So.... Bryton doesn't even know how to pronounce Madie's character's name...which is his daughter. He pronounces it like peach-rah. When it's actually peh-ch- (not the "kuh" sound) rah. Great dad/husband right? So now Madie claims she is out of wedlock. The Whipple says he is the father... Oh gosh. After a week, I finally announce Bryton is the father.. Whipple makes that statement again. Let's just say.. Rehearsal is so much fun. The one act is SO much fun. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with my life right after this is done... One more week left! Next Friday= show time!

Ahhhh! I love the cast:) I hope this is going to be able to go to Festival. It'd be the best!

Theatre kids are always there for you, no matter what. They're my family.