I don't know if I've mentioned this once, or twice now but I studied abroad in London this summer. I can practically see your eyes rolling to the back of your head - "we know you have, Caitlin, you've only mentioned it five million times." Well, sorry I'm not sorry - I'll probably be mentioning it five million more times. Anyhoo, today I had a bad cases of the London nostalgias. I woke up to rain, wore my Portobello Market scarf, and by the time I got to Brit Lit to hear my teacher talk about Auburn Abroad in London all bets were off. The rest of the day soon dissolved into my eyes turned to the blackboard but my head wandering back down Glouster Road. By the time I made my way home I was all but ready to drive to Hartsfield Atlanta and catch the next Heathrow bound plane. Unfortunately, neither my parents nor my wallet could withstand a rash move like that so instead I figured that if I couldn't go to London, I would make London come to me. Jumping into my ghetto-beater car, I made a quick visit to my second home - Kroger (yes, total fatty move, I know). Picking up my essentials, I rushed home and threw on my apron. Now, an hour later I sit with a delicious little piece of England - a warm, freshly made scone and a cup of English Breakfast tea. How European am I??

the whole shebang 

my little culinary masterpieces 

Now, I don't want to brag or anything, but my scones are pretty darn good. Nowhere near as good as the ones we ate at Le Pain, of course, but tasty nonetheless.
The recipe is actually quite simple so in case anyone is jonesing for a little European confection, I thought I'd share it:

Traditional English Scones

Ingredients

                     3 cups all-purpose flour

                     1/2 cup white sugar

                     5 teaspoons baking powder

                     1/2 teaspoon salt

                     3/4 cup butter

                     1 egg, beaten

                     1 cup milk

Directions

      Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

      In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter. Mix the egg and milk in a small bowl, and stir into flour mixture until moistened.

      Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round. Cut into 8 wedges, and place on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Actually I only cooked them for 10 minutes and they were still pretty brown. It's really a judgement call there. But see? Nothing to it.
There's my little adventure of the day. Cheers mates!