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Thwarted!
I went to my parents’ house yesterday to help get decorations down from the garage, get the tree set up, and put out the Stair Bears. I was also planning on making this cake which didn’t quite make the cut … Continue reading
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Christmas Dinner Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
Oof, it’s been a busy week and took me a long time to get the rest of our Christmas dinner written up, but now that we’re all settled in front of the Rose Bowl and I don’t really care too … Continue reading
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Why, oh, why am I unable to properly cook linguine?!
Soooo, I came home from work today, fully prepared to get back to my treadmilling (Attn: Murderers, now’s your chance.). What did I do instead? I ate a cupcake and took a nap. And then I woke up, dragged myself … Continue reading
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Yes, I’m angsty. Yes, I’ll get over it.
The Short Version tl;dr? I suck at world building but can’t seem to imagine on a smaller scale and it’s really depressing. And I don’t usually abbreviate things here, but I’m going to in an attempt to save you from … Continue reading
Oi! Subconscious! Pick an idea and stick with it!
Uh, I had actually divulged my ideas for my new writing project to some of you and I have to say that, in the wave of a revelation about Henry, Ephraim, and Jack (who were previously on a timeout for … Continue reading
Well, fuck. Or,…
…WHY THE BLOODY FUCKING HELL DOES MY OVEN HATE ME SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!RAWRRRRRR!!!!!!!! I made the lovely plum cake over on Smitten Kitchen this evening. After the alotted time, I tested it with a toothpick and, since only the merest crumb … Continue reading
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August Daring Bakers Challenge!
I was starting to think that my Daring Bakers challenges might be like the Star Trek movies or Madonna albums,* but that theory was, unfortunately, not proved to be correct. I give you…my eclairs: Now the first thing you’ll notice … Continue reading
Playing catch-up…
I am very far behind in my posting. Shamefully so! My department at work had a potluck-type party on Thursday and my contribution was Strawberry-Balsamic Cupcakes. It all went swimmingly until the first step of the recipe when I misread … Continue reading
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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
I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO BAKE!
Apparently. Right now, in my trash can are one batch of macarons and not one, but TWO failed orange cakes. Argh! I have only ingredients and time enough to make one more cake (no, I’m not wasting time by typing … Continue reading
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Those of you with delicate constitutions…
…should avert your eyes now. This was supposed to be a Meyer lemon and ginger pie (a variation on the Shaker lemon pie). What it turned out to be was my first complete baking disaster. There have been things in … Continue reading
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