second hand smack · Nov 16, 03:24 PM
Wow. Amy Winehouse’s tour manager quit after finding drugs in HIS system. Hmm, maybe Pete Doherty’s kitty-kat wasn’t on the pipe after all. Also, I think “shambolic” is my new favorite word. (Even though it sounds like something Austin Powers would say.) So if Amy and Pete hook up, should we call them Babyshambolic?
spooky food · Nov 1, 03:18 PM
Bleeding Vampire Bite cupcakes, courtesy of Baking Bites. I used buttercream rather than cooked frosting, seems like too much work and too much room for error. Also beware cherry pits! Next time I will strain the filling after puree-ing, to make sure none of those buggers get through. Unless you want a real trick-or-treat.
MWAAAAHHAAAAHHAAAA
but it's not all sunshine and rainbow sprinkles in the laloque kitchen · Oct 7, 01:11 PM
I follow a perfect sandwich loaf with these carbohydrate disasters. I present to you:
Deformed, Burnt, BrittleI left 4 baguettes to rest on the same pan. Great at first, not so much 30 minutes later after doubling in size. I tried to lift 2 onto a separate pan but they clung desperately to the parchment and I ended up stretching them to lengths that didn’t fit the pan.
Oh, and baked them for the same amount of time as if they were twice as thick, so they burned on the bottom.
Siamese Twins
The other 2 loaves on the sheet grew into each other and there was no separating them, nor making them into 1 congruous loaf. I just baked ‘em as is to see what would happen.
Unsightly, sure, but would it be edible? Eh, probably.
Plain Ol’ Wrong
Couldn’t help it, the joke was there. It was merely my duty to pass it along.
sandwich bread · Oct 7, 12:45 PM
courtesy of America’s Test Kitchen recipe. I almost always sub in 1-2 cups whole wheat flour for white when making bread, and it works fine.
Baked this in a glass pan; the top got nice, crispy brown and the bottom was soft and lightly brown. Pretty much perfect. Especially a warm slice topped with slowly melting Challenge butter [warning: this stuff is so good you may never visit the Land o’ the Lakes again!]
hello, old friend · Oct 3, 07:43 AM
Long time no see, man! Look at you, you look exactly the same. Well, sure the top’s a little thinner and lighter, the squiggles aren’t as uniform as they used to be but, hey, I’d recognize you in a crowded room at the Dolly Madison reunion.
You been working out? There’s not a trans fat on you. Oh, that’s organic sugar? And flour? It shows, good for you. You still hanging out with Avocado Corningware, huh. That’s so funny, I think last time I saw you, you were together then too.
Hey great to see you. Sorry we can’t get together more often, gotta watch the girlish figure, right? I don’t have to tell you, you’re wearing the same size wrapper you did in grade school! Say hi to Twinkie for me, will ya?
scary delicious · Sep 28, 07:28 AM
Heirloom tomatoes, taste like heaven, look like hell.
this haircut is not for everyone · Sep 24, 09:55 PM
So why is everyone getting it?
how cold is it in sweden? · Sep 24, 05:21 PM
Even the priests are cool!
I’ve always felt this way about the “dad passing off daughter to husband” thing. I know it’s a tradition, and can be a poignant gesture for many daughters and daddies alike, but it totally symbolizes the transfer of property from hombre to hombre. It’s just never sat well with me; who knew I would ever be in agreement with a priest of all peeps on this one.
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herb focaccia · Sep 22, 10:21 PM
Before:
After:
Inside:
Yum! Salty, herby, soft and chewy inside, with a crispy, crunchy outside. Can’t wait for breakfast! And lunch. And dinner.
homemade baked tortilla chips · Sep 22, 03:14 PM
in 7 easy steps:
1. Buy some fresh organic tortillas (Marczyk’s are awesome, Whole Paycheck sometimes has them too).
2. Separate and brush both sides with canola oil.
3. Re-stack and cut into 4 wedges.
4. Line as many baking sheets as you have with foil and lightly brush some oil on it.
5. Lay out the chips in a single layer on the pan, and sprinkle with course salt. You can experiment with different flavors like chili powder, garlic powder, paprika, etc. You can also squeeze some lime over them before seasoning.
6. Bake in preheated 400° oven for approx. 10 minutes. You need to watch them carefully at the end; they go from golden to burnt in seconds. I switch the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through for even cooking.
7. Dump in an airtight container, let cool a bit, and munch away.
Note: Not all the chips will be perfectly crisp. You may get some that are like chewing corn-flavored shoe leather (I happen to like these ones). Letting them sit on the pan a few seconds will help crisp them up but can also overcook them if you aren’t watchful.
Salsaaaaaa!!!