SOCIAL DYNAMITE

I am Gabbie Gonzales, a sociologist baker and chef, committed to eradicating inequality in today's male dominated society.

In the future I would like to open a breakfast cafe and bakery where I can pursue my love of food and community organizing.

La Comida

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Apple Cake with Graham Cracker Crust

So tonight I really wanted something sweet but I knew I had a very limited supply of ingredients in Eric's townhouse.
I thought, hey I'll make an apple pie because I can steal apples from commons and I know I have the stuff to make crust.
But then I got to the townhouse and apple pie seemed so boring.
I used the graham crackers that Lauren and I pilfered from commons as well and started, not knowing what I was doing, by making a graham cracker crust.
Then I made this cake like thing to go on top of it and was thinking about adding a glaze after it was done.
In the batter I used up the rest of the granola that my uncle made and the rest of the rolled oats I had. I just threw them in the batter with 1 egg, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, some applesauce, baking soda, salt.
Then I carmelized the apples on the stove and added those in. The batter seemed too runny so I added a bit more flour.
Then I baked the whole thing for 35 minutes at 350 degrees and voila! It was delicious. Oh my god.
I tried putting some freezer burned ice cream on it but that wasn't so good.
I didn't take a picture of them thought, which I wish I did, but oh well.

I also added a lot of cinnamon, I accidentally left that out and it is really important!!!!!!
I also put in some ginger and cloves just for kicks.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

I woke up to go to the bathroom this morning and walked past my neighbor's door.
On her whiteboard was this message:
"Fuck Communism and Jewish Swine."
There was also a drawn swastika.
I went back to my room and grabbed my camera. I took a picture of it.
A couple weeks ago I had a flier on my door that said, "What does Feminism mean to you?"
Someone had written "buncha pussies" on it.

Sometimes I am really embarassed to go to this school.
Everyone always told me it was so open minded here.
But many of my experiences have proven that racism, sexism, and classism still are alive and well on this campus.
We just like to think we are really egalitarian.
This is my first blog post ever.
I am starting this blog before I go abroad to Mexico so that I can keep in contact with my family and friends and they can read what I am up to.
I want to use this blog as a tool to share my successes and failures in the kitchen.
I also want to use this blog to share my views on social issues of today.
I will be home in a little over a week. I plan to begin cooking and baking immediately.
Here is my list of cookies to make to send to my boyfriend Eric in Boulder, Colorado.

Baklava
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cakes
Molasses Crinkles
Almond flavored Candy Canes

Thanks for reading!