So tonight
No words;) Today I finally started back up on a project for work that involves a tricky bit of technical writing. It deals with some fairly complex topics that I need to write about for an audience with little to no prior exposure. Fun! Actually I don't mind the challenge, it takes the juice from thee same side of my brain as novel writing so end result of no words on the novel.
Instead, I baked tonight. One of my friend's birthdays is coming up and I promised her a dessert. I had found this recipe recently for a chocolate cake that looked amazing online. Aside: the perfect chocolate cake recipe is one of my grail quests for me right. I have found for my taste buds the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe, and now I need the complement of the chocolate cake and my chocolate addiction will be complete.
So I started down the list of making this. I have to say, and maybe this is just sheer laziness, that I begin to resent a recipe that calls for more than three mixing bowls to complete. Because truly good chocolate doesn't need much to make it shine. A little bit of sugar, a little bit of salt, some vanilla, and butter and you have nectar from the gods.
I wonder sometimes if the people who make these recipes are more interested in showing off fancy techniques than actually making something delicious. I mean, yes, I can whisk the eggs to fine satiny sheen, and then slowly fold in the dry ingredients in thirds until it runs smooth, but if the end result is a middling tasting cake with a frosting that is only slightly better than store bought, what's the point?
Sometimes simplicity is the key. And with that, I'm off to bed.
Instead, I baked tonight. One of my friend's birthdays is coming up and I promised her a dessert. I had found this recipe recently for a chocolate cake that looked amazing online. Aside: the perfect chocolate cake recipe is one of my grail quests for me right. I have found for my taste buds the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe, and now I need the complement of the chocolate cake and my chocolate addiction will be complete.
So I started down the list of making this. I have to say, and maybe this is just sheer laziness, that I begin to resent a recipe that calls for more than three mixing bowls to complete. Because truly good chocolate doesn't need much to make it shine. A little bit of sugar, a little bit of salt, some vanilla, and butter and you have nectar from the gods.
I wonder sometimes if the people who make these recipes are more interested in showing off fancy techniques than actually making something delicious. I mean, yes, I can whisk the eggs to fine satiny sheen, and then slowly fold in the dry ingredients in thirds until it runs smooth, but if the end result is a middling tasting cake with a frosting that is only slightly better than store bought, what's the point?
Sometimes simplicity is the key. And with that, I'm off to bed.