Monthly Archives: July 2008
Success!
Once again, I got a craving for coconut, which is on the top of the Controversial Ingredient list. I decided that I would give the Cherry Macaroon Tart from 101 Cookbooks a try – mostly because macaroons are the one … Continue reading
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WANT!
WANT! WANT! WANT! WANT! WANT! WANT! WANT! Uh, yeah, so…I WANT IT!
Filed under Books, Harry Potter, Kids' books
July Daring Bakers Challenge!
So this month’s Daring Baker challenge was…let me get this correct…a Filbert Gateau With Praline Buttercream. My first question was ‘What the hell is a filbert?’ Unfortunately, the recipe was not much help at all, calling, as it did, for … Continue reading
Summer blockbuster tally, part 8
I haven’t seen an episode of The X-Files in absolutely ages, but I was still looking forward to seeing the new movie. It was fun to catch up with Agents Mulder and Scully (though they’re no longer agents, I think), … Continue reading
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Look who’s back!
It’s not the drones – I haven’t seen them since the wasps showed up (don’t worry, I…took care of them) – I think it must be a female since it’s not all black like the drones are and doesn’t have … Continue reading
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Boldly gardening what no one has gardened before…
I opened the door to my balcony this afternoon to go out and water everybody and promptly stopped and said ‘Holy fuck!’ Apparently, I have discovered a new species of cucumber: Stealth cucumber. I’ve been repeatedly checking on this little … Continue reading
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Talk about a weird craving…
I have no idea where this is coming from, but I keep feeling like I want to read a book about Shackleton and, yet, that is perhaps the one thing I don’t have any books about…
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My new addiction…
So when you’ve had enough of reading books, head over to Hulu.com. IT’S AWESOME! You can watch streaming video of TONS of TV shows (and some movies, too, apparently, but TV!) FOR FREE! Last weekend, I spent, like, all of … Continue reading
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Nonfiction
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks So after finishing Artemis Fowl, I decided that I wanted to read a ghost story. Though not a real ghost story, Ghost Ship … Continue reading
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Guess what I did today!
I GAVE BLOOD TODAY! I know this is not a big deal to many of you, but I’ve always been too scared to do it. Today, though, the blood drive at work was in memory of one of the other … Continue reading
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IR Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer I LOVE Artemis Fowl. I may even love him better than Harry Potter. MAYBE. I can’t believe I just typed that, but it MAY be true. Maybe. At any rate, I’m always … Continue reading
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It’s not only sweets ’round here…
At the same time that I noticed I had three lemons roaming about the fridge, I realised I had a half-full carton of ricotta cheese that desperately needed to be used (I may have had to scoop out a few … Continue reading
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Summer blockbuster tally, part 7
I’ll keep it short and sweet: Yes, it lives up to the hype. Yes, Heath Ledger is amazing. No, I still don’t much like Christian Bale. Yes, I miss the sleek Batmobile. Yes, you should go see it. Summer blockbuster … Continue reading
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Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik This is the fifth Temeraire book and a welcome return to the more action-packed adventures of the first two books. Not that the others weren’t fun and enjoyable, by any means, but I did … Continue reading
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Better than the orange cake!
I discovered three lemons in the fridge yesterday and, since I didn’t know how long they’d been there, decided the best plan of action was to use them immediately. So I made this Lemon Frosted Lemon Cake – oh, so … Continue reading
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