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Oct 04, 2006 15:01

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sucrelefey October 4 2006, 19:10:54 UTC
What flavour is the cake mix?

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sucrelefey October 4 2006, 20:24:35 UTC
Things one can blend in to make mixes richer(not always the same as moister).
Fruit puree(tree fruits or berries not citrus), nut butter, pudding/custard, yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese, extra eggs, change the fat to heavier oils or melted butter, jams and jellies, melted chocolate, squashes or zucchini.

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gravities October 4 2006, 22:25:59 UTC
I have both yellow and chocolate mixes, and they definitely need to be moister; richer wouldn't hurt. I'm glad I wasn't insane regarding the pudding - I think I'll try it for the chocolate. Thanks!

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sucrelefey October 4 2006, 22:29:49 UTC
The cornstarch of the pudding holds onto water even when heated, just gets thicker. Blending in dry or will you mix in made pudding?

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gravities October 6 2006, 19:03:35 UTC
Made. I'm sorry I dropped this conversation. My schedule's been off, bleah. Here's what I am thinking - I got some premade chocolate pudding, and I also have some vanilla full fat yogurt. What if I stir the pudding into the chocolate mix and the yogurt into the yellow cake mix? Moister and richer? Thanks for all the help so far.

Oh, also - is it ok to mix up the batter tonight and refrigerate it?

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thebunnybin October 4 2006, 21:21:52 UTC
I wanted to watch Heroes with Garrett but was halted a few minutes into the first episode by some web cam woman. Is the show generally kid appropriate?

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gravities October 4 2006, 22:14:11 UTC
I'd say no. The web cam woman ended up getting attacked by thugs, who were then mutilated by her alter ego (and the carnage showed up in a car trunk in this latest ep). There are also now a series of cases of people with the tops of their heads sawed off and their brains missing. Kind of strong imagery (sorry for the semi-spoilers).

So yeah...there are a number of moments that are kind of neat for kids, such as the discovery of the flying superpower, but there are way too many heavy moments even w/o the violence (the guy who may or may not be able to fly had a depressive/suicidal dad, for example, and he and his mom talk about that and the cover-up of the depression).

Sorry. I think you and Steve would enjoy it. (Gosh, I had to turn you away from Battlestar Galactica, too, didn't I?!)

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thebunnybin October 4 2006, 22:17:57 UTC
Yeah, but I *really* appreciate it. :) Garrett is on the verge between little kid and big kid. He has a big kid's interest in stuff, but a little kid's ability to be haunted by it once he gets his eyes on it. We watched "Last Starfighter" with him this weekend, and he averted his gaze from a bunch of that. I'm pretty sure the stuff you described above would send him screaming from the room! (And into the room--mine that is--at night.)

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tedow October 6 2006, 03:04:28 UTC
I remember being somewhat traumatized as a kid by the spy getting his brain laser-drilled in that movie. Ugh.

I'm all interested in watching this week's Heroes now though :). Recorded, but not watched yet.

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