| My cake is smiling at me He came out of the oven this way.
I wonder if that's a good sign.
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| Working the Evening Shift is difficult......when I am hungry. Especially when I've been spoiling myself all week.
Heidi Klum: "At stake for the winner, is..."
Me: "mmm... Steak."
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| My First MantouI had a craving for mantou tonight
I found this recipe:
1 tablespoon yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water
4 cups all-purpose flour
Yum.
But I did not have yeast, so I substituted with what I did have:
Baking Soda + Cream of Tartar
Here is how they turned out:
Pretty cool, huh?
They taste a little doughier than I am used to. Also, if you can't tell from the second picture, the mantou are yellow; they are supposed to be paper white.
I will add more sugar and little salt next time... maybe I will actually buy yeast too
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| My Guilty Pleasures... in no particular order ...
Ikea
Freecell
Shin Cup Ramen
Sally Hansen Instant French Manicure White Tip Paint Pen
Alphacolor Char-Kole Sticks
Facebook
Tiger Eye Rolls
Cheap 6-pack Undies from Hanes
Dehydrated Cheese Sauce for Instant Mac and Cheese
Judge Judy
Ultra Chunky Platform Shoes
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| Ori-ennulsI was sitting in the box office after a recital and this old man about four times my age comes up to me to ask for a fall concert schedule.
Old man: "Can you help me find the (makes a piano playing had motion) concerts? I can't find them"
Me: Piano Concerts?
Old man: "No, the ones with pipes.
Me: "Organ Concerts? Sure." *smiles*
I spend about 5 minutes to find a couple of organ concerts and hand him a pen so that he can circle them.
Old man: "Bring $15 dollars. Oh, and this one asks for more money!"
Me: *points* "This one's free."
Old man: "What a good deal. I'm glad."
Old man: *stares harder* "Is this the schedule I got already?"
Me: "Maybe; they just came out this week"
Old man: "Yeah, this is the one I got. I seen that picture before. It's a man with two women! He must be famous"
Me: "I don't know of him"
Old man: "They look like sisters. Do they look ori-ennal to you?"
Me: "Maybe."
Old man: "It's kind of hard to find two ori-ennals."
Me: *fake smiles & nod as I try to correct him* "There are quite a few asian violinists"
Old man: "They must travel a lot. I'd like to travel like that. Maybe he's getting a little som-in som-in, if you know what I mean."
Me: "Maybe they're just friends"
Old man: "You know some of them ori-ennuls go both ways."
Me: *slightly amused & slightly disgusted at the same time* Uh-huh
Old man: "I have a house around Rice Boulevard up here, a piano, and a couple of girlfriends... you can come play with us if you'd like to make some extra money"
Me: "I don't play piano"
Old man: "I'm sure we can find something you'd like to play, if you want a little extra cash."
Me: "I'm fine, thank you. Thanks for coming to the recital!" <fake smiles>
Old man: "...you're not into that?"
Me: *shaking my head* "I am good where I am"
Old man: "Ok. Thanks for the help. You found those concerts real quick. It took me thirty minutes looking at that damn thing."
Me: "Thanks for coming to the recital.. Good bye"
Old man: "Bye."
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