Sunday, November 26, 2006
chowda.
Tonight I made the corn chowder recipe from Don't Have a Cow issue #3. I've made it once before, and it is mmm mmm good. Perfect for a chilly fall evening. Even better with my veganized version of Paula Deen's biscuits.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Brownie Bites
What to do with leftover vegan cream cheese frosting? Make Holly's kick-ass brownie recipe, cut the brownies into little circles using a biscuit cutter, then top with leftover frosting and some sprinkles.
Then take an out-of-focus picture of the brownie bites with a point and shoot camera, while mumbling to yourself about how you used to be able to actually take a decent picture back in the day.
Finally, eat two of them for breakfast on Thanksgiving day, followed by a piece of leftover pizza from the night before. Once the sugar headache comes, be sure to place your hand to your forehead and complain to your self about what a stupid breakfast choice you made.
Then take an out-of-focus picture of the brownie bites with a point and shoot camera, while mumbling to yourself about how you used to be able to actually take a decent picture back in the day.
Finally, eat two of them for breakfast on Thanksgiving day, followed by a piece of leftover pizza from the night before. Once the sugar headache comes, be sure to place your hand to your forehead and complain to your self about what a stupid breakfast choice you made.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
holi daze (generic title!)
First, here's a little El Gato Diablo.
Just before he tears your face off.
And! There was a breakthrough recently! Moe actually let Miles sleep near him! Eventually, Miles put his back feet on Moe, and....Moe let him do it! Here's proof:
It only lasted for a few minutes, but hey. It's one step closer to the two of them sleeping together in a ball. Hooray!
So, remember the personal chef I mentioned? He asked me to bake two dozen cupcakes and two dozen cookies for one of his clients to go along with the Thanksgiving dinner he is going to prepare for them. He has so much else going on with the dinner that he didn't want to mess with the baking that they wanted. So he hired a pastry chef to do the traditional pies, and me to to the others. How crazy is that?! I was extremely excited. Last night after dinner, I baked like the wind. Three solid hours of baking. I was a little stressed out, but the stuff turned out very well. I made double chocolate chip cherry cookies, pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream "cheese" frosting, and more of those S'mores cupcakes. Here are the S'mores:
and the Pumpkin Spice:
It was fun, but I was so tired after all of that baking. It wouldn't have been as bad had it not been for the three hours of traffic I sat in on the way home, and the sprained ankle I gave myself while rushing downstairs to feed the crying kitties. My ankle still hurts like a bitch. How long do these things take to go away? I don't think I have ever had a sprained ankle before.
I dropped off the baked goods this morning to the chef, and his van happened to break down at our meeting place, so I gave him a lift with all of his Thanksgiving accoutrements to his client's house. I had to pee when we arrived there, and I'm glad that I did because I got to use a beautiful bathroom! Rich people have the best decor, don't they? The mirror was this super thick framed dealie with hand painted birds on it, victorian style. and the walls were a coffee brown, and there were tree branches painted on the wall with wooden birds affixed on the branches. So neat.
I'm easily entertained, yes.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, eh? I hope everyone enjoys their day. I know I will, although I wish Ken didn't have to work. Poor Ken.
Just before he tears your face off.
And! There was a breakthrough recently! Moe actually let Miles sleep near him! Eventually, Miles put his back feet on Moe, and....Moe let him do it! Here's proof:
It only lasted for a few minutes, but hey. It's one step closer to the two of them sleeping together in a ball. Hooray!
So, remember the personal chef I mentioned? He asked me to bake two dozen cupcakes and two dozen cookies for one of his clients to go along with the Thanksgiving dinner he is going to prepare for them. He has so much else going on with the dinner that he didn't want to mess with the baking that they wanted. So he hired a pastry chef to do the traditional pies, and me to to the others. How crazy is that?! I was extremely excited. Last night after dinner, I baked like the wind. Three solid hours of baking. I was a little stressed out, but the stuff turned out very well. I made double chocolate chip cherry cookies, pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream "cheese" frosting, and more of those S'mores cupcakes. Here are the S'mores:
and the Pumpkin Spice:
It was fun, but I was so tired after all of that baking. It wouldn't have been as bad had it not been for the three hours of traffic I sat in on the way home, and the sprained ankle I gave myself while rushing downstairs to feed the crying kitties. My ankle still hurts like a bitch. How long do these things take to go away? I don't think I have ever had a sprained ankle before.
I dropped off the baked goods this morning to the chef, and his van happened to break down at our meeting place, so I gave him a lift with all of his Thanksgiving accoutrements to his client's house. I had to pee when we arrived there, and I'm glad that I did because I got to use a beautiful bathroom! Rich people have the best decor, don't they? The mirror was this super thick framed dealie with hand painted birds on it, victorian style. and the walls were a coffee brown, and there were tree branches painted on the wall with wooden birds affixed on the branches. So neat.
I'm easily entertained, yes.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, eh? I hope everyone enjoys their day. I know I will, although I wish Ken didn't have to work. Poor Ken.
Monday, November 06, 2006
So, my Halloween costume this year was quite possibly the lamest costume I've ever done. But I'm pretty broke, and I was required to wear a costume to work. Did you catch that? I HAD to wear it to work. Now, you know I love me some Halloween, but I don't like being forced into morale-boosting exercises. Especially since our company laid off 15% of its lab employees on Friday. Well, at least those people will have fond memories of apple bobbing a few days before they had to file for unemployment.
But we were talking about my costume. I was a bat. Actually, I was a jackass with a bat ear headband and sparkly purple wings.
In other interesting news, I might have a possibly regular gig co-teaching a cooking class once per month. I'm not sure how qualified I am for the job, but we shall see. More on that as it develops.
But we were talking about my costume. I was a bat. Actually, I was a jackass with a bat ear headband and sparkly purple wings.
In other interesting news, I might have a possibly regular gig co-teaching a cooking class once per month. I'm not sure how qualified I am for the job, but we shall see. More on that as it develops.
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