to-do list

1) study italian
2) plan international trip of this year
3) send anne a birthday card
4) send david a birthday present
5) shop
6) pack
7) write something meaningful

something meaningful.

I am overwhelmed today, and what else can I do to get past it but cook?

I'm not in the mood for eating, but am going to bring a sweet to my crush.

What am I making? Of all things, cheat and sweet dulce de leche. Cooked stove-top, in the can.

My mom taught me this trick:

You submerge a can of condensed milk in a pot of boiling water, and boil it for 90 minutes. Once the can has cooled, you can open it and spread it on bread, spoon it onto ice cream, or, well, eat it off the spoon. Or something.