About
Welcome to my food blog, The Spiffy Cookie!
My name is Erin. I’m a 28-year-old graduate student, working towards my PhD in Microbiology and I love everything about food. I cook/bake almost every day as an outlet from everyday life. My labmates also complain that I am making them fat with leftover baked goods which I bring in to share! I do try to put a slightly healthier edge to everything I make when possible. But sometimes I just have to listen to my inner fat-kid and stuff delicious things into cookies, cupcakes, burgers, pizza crusts, etc.
In November 2010, I created this blog in order to better share my food-life with friends and family.
My favorite food group is dessert. Even after a extremely filling dinner I will suddenly have room for dessert once it appears. Although sometimes I purposely plan what I eat for dinner around what I want for dessert.
Peanut Butter + Chocolate = one of the best combinations ever.
I was born in Plano, TX. Moved to Rochester, NY when I was 3 and lived there until 18 when I went to The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH for my B.S. in Molecular Genetics. Since I apparently felt as though I hadn’t had enough education, I went straight to graduate school at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. Five years into my program and I’m still coffee-free and cooking/baking-obsessed!
I also love to work out, shop and do crafty things. Spin, Core Blast and Pi-Yo (Pilates-Yoga fusion) are my favorite classes provided at my gym. I do a lot of online shopping (the UPS/FedEx people know me by name). And I love to paint pretty things to hang on my walls, or paint ceramic plates/bowls/mugs/etc (hello food props).
Feel free to contact me at spiffycookie@gmail.com. I’d love to hear your comments and questions!
LIKES:
- Peanut Butter
- Cream Cheese
- Fruit
- Cake Batter (especially Funfetti)
- Cookie Dough
- Sprinkles
- Cheese
- Garlic
- Bacon
- Root beer
DISLIKES:
- Mushrooms
- Big chunks of slimy onions
- Scones
Meringue(I have recently come to enjoy this)- Seafood
- Meatloaf
- Mint that is not in gum, toothpaste of mouthwash
- Pickles
- Coffee anything
This is one of the cutest blogs I have seen! Happy to have found you via Foodbuzz.
Thank you! I’m glad you found me too
Wait, I didn’t know you grew up in upstate NY! I am from Oswego.
Cool I didn’t know you were from Oswego! I miss upstate a lot, especially during spring/summer/fall. Summers here in Memphis are too long and hot, and spring/falls are too short.
The cookie is soooo cute! How did you make something like that? I want to decorate my website a lot….
I am always amazed when I go thru your website. You really did a great job!
Thanks, Dad!
You’ve got so many deliciously tasty looking eats
Great blog, happy I stumbled upon it!
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My heart goes out to you….hurry so you can get out of Memphis!!!
. I am now stuck living in Canyon right by Amarillo. Some of my very happiest days are in Columbus !!! I miss it so much. Cannot wait to try your recipes. I will be a cheerleader to finish your PhD in Biomedical Sciences!!
Just come across your blog and LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! Have bookmarked and will be visiting often
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Nice to meet you. I, too, am a scientist who loves baking. I paid much of my medical school tuition at USC (the university of spoiled children—in CALIFORNIA, not south carolina) baking cheesecakes and other goodies. Cheesecakes gave me the best return on my investment of time and resources (ok, over-educated geek with degrees in biochemistry/molecular bio, economics, and….music as well as medicine.) My hubs was a science geek, too, getting his PhD at CalTech while I was at USC Med. We lived less than 3 miles from the original Trader Joe’s in South Pasadena and always came back with obscure items that turned out uniformly delicious. What seemed odd at the time is almost pedestrian. Even TJ’s are almost a national brand.
Now retired (early, yippee!) most of my baked goodies go to neighbors and the health club. Believe it or not, if I place a tray of whatever size near the coffee machine, the plate is totally empty before a one hour class is over. Many have learned to grab a piece and put it aside before their workout which seems to totally justify eating empty calories after working out their heart and other muscles, lol. My grown sons are engineers for NASCAR teams near Charlotte and also appreciate any care packages despite being married to lovely southern gals.
Thanks for letting me prattle on. I’m off to make the candied walnuts this afternoon despite the 100 degree northern CA heat. Then tomorrow back to canning berry pie filling, peaches, and raspberry freezer jam.
super awesome Erin
. I’ve added you to my RSS!
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I think you are my new favorite blog! I love the energy you put into every post. I wish I had that in my very fresh/green/young blog.
I also read that you don’t like Meatloaf. I think you should try my recipe I have posted on my blog. It’s the only meatloaf I will eat!
Aw thank you! I will definitely check out that meatloaf of yours
I love your blog! I just found it through your comment on another blog I visited and I’ve since been following you. Mainly because after I read your ‘About’ page I could relate. I am a 4th year Phd Student in Biomedical sciences as well and I started my blog this year after spending lots of time cooking and baking the past year. Again, I love your blog and can totally relate!
PS: My labmates have a love/hate relationship with my left over goods too lol!