So this happened a few weeks ago. Well, ish, it was March 31st. I decided to do the slightly crazy thing of making rainbow cupcakes with my two-year-olds. It was an adventure for the taste-buds, that's for sure. I decided to use the soda method, and also color them with kool-aid, instead of food coloring. I thought the different flavor for each color would be fun. My kids thought it was a blast, so here's the recipe:
1 box white cake mix
1 bottle Jones cream soda
6 packets of kool-aid (strawberry, orange, lemonade, lemon-lime, blue raspberry, and grape)

Mix the soda and the cake mix, and stir until mixed. Divide the batter into six bowls, add one packet of kool-aid to each, except grape, and you only need about half of that, and mix to color. Spoon into cupcake liners, and bake at 350F for 20 minutes or so. They will be sour (kind of like sweet tart candies actually), brightly colored, and sort of sticky, in a very moist way, not an undercooked way. They also smell amazing when baking (according to the 3yo teachers anyways, the kitchen is on their half of the preschool).

I'm totally thinking about making some rainbow cupcakes or a whole rainbow cake maybe, for Pride, or some other such gay occasion. Or for the next party I have for kids, as they seem to like the sour thing. I also think that if I diluted the koolaid over large batches of cake mix, that you could taste more of the flavors. It would totally be awesomeness.


In the rest of my life, I'm rethinking the single thing. And also have set a goal for at least two hours outside everyday in nice weather. This includes both at work, and going to the park and reading or walking or some such activity, so that I'm not such an indoorsy girl, so that when major outdoor events do happen, the sun doesn't get me quite as badly. Events like the Salt Lake Arts Festival, Living Traditions, Farmers' Market, and Pride, among others. I'm also aiming for a solid B in my class this summer. I would aim for an A, but I like to have realistic goals.