Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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[note: I usually keep a list of what I've been up to in the side bar, over there to the right, however enough people leave comments about what's there that I've decided to move them to the main posts. I have archived past weeks since I rather like having the record of things.]
loving:
Online Communities Poster from xkcd
This will hang on the wall of the room we call the office, but can more accurately be described as the Internet Room.
eating:
Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Calzones
Recipe from Baking Illustrated, and I'm attempting to figure out the best way to cook them after freezing. Yes, the same calzones that were the scene of me burning the bejeezus out of my thumb.
finding useful:
blue paint tape corners
Painting the trim around many small windows? Me too. This saved me a lot of fussiness.
reading:
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
Fascinating and funny.
sneaking spoonfuls of:
Ben & Jerry's Karamel Sutra ice cream
Mmmm.
loving:
Online Communities Poster from xkcd
This will hang on the wall of the room we call the office, but can more accurately be described as the Internet Room.
eating:
Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Calzones
Recipe from Baking Illustrated, and I'm attempting to figure out the best way to cook them after freezing. Yes, the same calzones that were the scene of me burning the bejeezus out of my thumb.
finding useful:
blue paint tape corners
Painting the trim around many small windows? Me too. This saved me a lot of fussiness.
reading:
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
Fascinating and funny.
sneaking spoonfuls of:
Ben & Jerry's Karamel Sutra ice cream
Mmmm.
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OOOOOOOOhhh I have to try that icecream although it would not be good for my heart. i will do it anyways. thanks for sharing.
Comment by zobars — May 29, 2007 @ 2:49 pm
The Online Communities Map looks like the Ultima Online map. Interesting!
Comment by pam — May 29, 2007 @ 3:05 pm
Heat is a must for any recreational foodie.
Comment by Kristine — May 29, 2007 @ 5:48 pm
is the caramel oooeey and gooeey? i emailed them once to ask them how the keep it from not hardening. apparently its lots of corn syrup. MUST TRY!
Comment by tracy — May 29, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
The caramel is ooey, but not oozy in the container. It's is a nice smooth texture on the tongue though, lots of fun.
Comment by megan — May 29, 2007 @ 7:58 pm
i made calzones recently and froze some -- so faced the same question about how to cook them. first, i popped a frozen one in the oven at 350 degrees, but it took *forever* to cook through (40-50 min). yesterday, i put one on defrost in the microwave for 5 min then cooked in the oven at 400 degrees and it was perfect in 15-20 min. worked for me!
Comment by erin — May 29, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
Erin - Thanks. I don't have a microwave and don't have anywhere to put one (as much as I'd like to be able to make microwave popcorn).
Comment by megan — May 29, 2007 @ 8:48 pm
You must try Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns ice cream at once. It's amazing.
Comment by Kristin — May 30, 2007 @ 6:48 am
I am also reading Heat right now and I can't put it down! Its fascinating.
Comment by Megann — May 30, 2007 @ 8:41 am
That ice cream looks so good, I'll have to run out tonight and see if I can find it!
I'll soon be up to my arms in blue painters tape, the house needs an up-date!
Comment by Clover — May 30, 2007 @ 12:31 pm
Ice cream- try hagan daaz' dulce de leche & the new cinnamon dulce de leche.
mmmmmm gooey pockets of caramel!
Comment by Deanna — June 13, 2007 @ 8:00 am