this is the week that makes me look forward to april. i've been running not quite balls-out but still pretty fast since tuesday ( Read more... )

The baby shower was this Saturday just past. My objectives for this day ( Read more... )

Watched King of Kong over the weekend. T'was a documentary about guys fighting for dominance in the cut-throat world of arcade games; the prized object in this particular battle was high score on Donkey Kong. Total geek movie. Here's my takeaway:

Billy Mitchell is a douche ( Read more... )

Have now made the layers for the two bottom tiers, so two 12x2" and two 10x2" inch round cakes. I was supposed to complete all four tiers today, but ( Read more... )

Aisha canceled out of dance practice yesterday, so I was able to get home earlier than I might have otherwise. (I was running late as usual getting to Ashley's class, arriving with only 20 minutes to go. I considering skipping it entirely, but am glad I didn't both because I did learn something even in those 20 minutes [and it was nice just to ( Read more... )

I think I successfully made the mousseline. I'm not sure, though, since I'm not sure how it's supposed to look/taste. But, anyway, I seem to have achieved some type of buttercream. I think I also successfully made a simple syrup (one part sugar, one part water, teaspoon each of lemon and rosewater). And, I may have also successfully cooked up a ( Read more... )

This morning, I tried out a different recipe for vanilla (butter) cake. It's called a 1234 Cake (so of course I'm being earwormed by Feist right now). The recipe calls for 1 cup of butter (two sticks), 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, and 4 eggs (and then 1 cup of milk [I used soy as it's what I had on hand], 3 tsp of baking powder, 1 tsp of ( Read more... )

The cake will be a four-tier round ( Read more... )

Last week, or maybe a couple of weeks ago, I saw this post on Smitten Kitchen: Rustic Rhubarb TartsInstantly, I was in love and determined to make them as soon as possible. However, I had no cornmeal, corn flour, rhubarb, vanilla bean, or cream and was pretty much not up for shopping. So, I improvised ( Read more... )

My cocoa butter has arrived
Doo dah doo dah
My cocoa butter has arrived
Oh da doo dah day

I have cocoa butter
I have cocoa butter
My cocoa butter has arrived
Oh da doo dah day

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Now to figure out what to do with it. I think the potential next step may require molds.