Chocolate Cinnamon Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing

Yesterday, I had a completely new experience: a random guy biked past me and told me I could draft off his bike.  Perhaps I was going pathetically slow, or maybe he was just being nice.  I’m going to go with nice because in my mind I’m practically velodrome material.  If you’ve ever drafted off of someone, you already know that it makes the ride significantly easier.  I ended up going faster than I’ve probably ever gone on that stretch of the trail with what felt like minimal effort.  It was exhilarating.  If I knew who that guy was, I would say thanks by giving him a piece of this cake.
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Rye Flour!)

I'm going to be straight with you here:  Scott and I recently "cleansed" for 19 days.  We were supposed to do it for 21 days, but by the time we reached 19 days, we decided to call it quits.  On day 19, reason set in, and we had a little conversation about whether or not those last two days mattered and decided that they didn't.  There are only so many days a person can take of vegetables and shakes.  Do you know how many hours you have to spend eating just to get enough calories if vegetables are pretty much all that you are eating?  We barely had time for anything else!  Despite its difficulties, the cleanse was an enjoyable experience.  I felt amazing while we were on it, slept better than I have slept in years, and got to eat some amazing veggie dishes that Scott created for us.  It's just that I was ready to eat more than vegetables and be back in my apron, playing with flour. 
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