Awesome things and stuff!
Since it is that there in where she lives - Happiest of happy birthdays and such to fox1013. ::twirls you lots:: In their men's section, Target has a t-shirt that has Sesame Street characters on it and it reads "Merry Christmas from the Street". GROVER is front and center. As he should be.
Back to the Future/Dr. Who - a T-shirt for the truly geeky that you love.
Zombie Candycorn I will not buy this for myself, no matter how much I want it. At least, not tonight.
Also, there are good writers in every fandom, and they're the kind of people who write stories that make you make noises. I've been very privileged to find some of them and get to know them, but the thing is that no matter who they are, their words are *gorgeous*. So, I've found two in bandom so far that create these *stories*, these *worlds* that aren't so much about bandom as people (and yes, bandom people, but that's sort of secondary), so go and read stuff by airgiodslv (especially her newest - Timê) and cupiscent (especially The Notorious Sorcerer's Penultimate Work). World-building like you wouldn't believe. ::hearts::
Since people were asking in my last poll:
Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread
Makes 2 dozen
Ingredients
· 7 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate
· 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
· 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
· 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
· 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
· 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
· 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
· 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
· 1/2 cup dark-brown sugar, packed
· 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/4 cup granulated sugar
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1. Chop chocolate into 1/4-inch chunks; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and grated ginger until whitened, about 4 minutes. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Add molasses; beat until combined.
3. In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in 1 1/2 teaspoons boiling water. Beat half of flour mixture into butter mixture. Beat in baking-soda mixture, then remaining half of flour mixture. Mix in chocolate; turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Pat dough out to about 1 inch thick; seal with plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats. Roll dough into 2-inch balls; place 2 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Roll dough balls in granulated sugar and return to baking sheets. Transfer to oven and bake until surfaces crack slightly, about 18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 ½ tsp ground ginger
¾ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup molasses
1 large egg
1 2/3 cup (one package) butterscotch morsels
Tomorrow is work and PTA and not killing people. It's actually on my to do list: Do not kill people. Number one (with a bullet - hee!)
Back to the Future/Dr. Who - a T-shirt for the truly geeky that you love.
Zombie Candycorn I will not buy this for myself, no matter how much I want it. At least, not tonight.
Also, there are good writers in every fandom, and they're the kind of people who write stories that make you make noises. I've been very privileged to find some of them and get to know them, but the thing is that no matter who they are, their words are *gorgeous*. So, I've found two in bandom so far that create these *stories*, these *worlds* that aren't so much about bandom as people (and yes, bandom people, but that's sort of secondary), so go and read stuff by airgiodslv (especially her newest - Timê) and cupiscent (especially The Notorious Sorcerer's Penultimate Work). World-building like you wouldn't believe. ::hearts::
Since people were asking in my last poll:
Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread
Makes 2 dozen
Ingredients
· 7 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate
· 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
· 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
· 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
· 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
· 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
· 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
· 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
· 1/2 cup dark-brown sugar, packed
· 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/4 cup granulated sugar
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1. Chop chocolate into 1/4-inch chunks; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and grated ginger until whitened, about 4 minutes. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Add molasses; beat until combined.
3. In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in 1 1/2 teaspoons boiling water. Beat half of flour mixture into butter mixture. Beat in baking-soda mixture, then remaining half of flour mixture. Mix in chocolate; turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Pat dough out to about 1 inch thick; seal with plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats. Roll dough into 2-inch balls; place 2 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Roll dough balls in granulated sugar and return to baking sheets. Transfer to oven and bake until surfaces crack slightly, about 18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 ½ tsp ground ginger
¾ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup molasses
1 large egg
1 2/3 cup (one package) butterscotch morsels
- Preheat oven to 350
- Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt in small bowl
- Beat sugar, butter, molasses and egg in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheets
- Bake 9-11 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely
Tomorrow is work and PTA and not killing people. It's actually on my to do list: Do not kill people. Number one (with a bullet - hee!)