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[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
I think the cake may be a failure anyhow. I was trying the How to Cook Everything recipe for a "Death by Chocolate Torte" and I think I didn't beat the eggs enough, or something. There are weird dents in the underside of the cake, the whole thing feels rubbery, and the very top of it was brittle and shattered and mostly fell off as I put the cake on a rack to cool. I'll let it cool an hour before deciding whether it's even worth frosting.
Mostly, I'm annoyed that I wasted the chocolate on it.
Insent, cookbookistas.
I'm waiting for Aimee to check in about the Shower from Hell.
And I noticed today my dream house in my neighborhood sold recently. Compared to some in this part of town, it's perfectly reasonably priced. Too much for us, however.
Cashmere, I can see why that's your dream house!
Ginger, off to check!
What's the deadline on the cookbook?
Hi, everyone, by the way. I don't think I've posted in a while.
Hmm. I should send my recipe for banana pudding. It's modified from the How to Cook Everything vanilla pudding recipe, and is yummy.
Who do I send it to? And are there formatting requirements? I forgot I knew how to cook until just now...
In other news, tofu slices marinated in soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, garlic, and pepper, then pan-fried, egg-style, taste excellent on wheat bagels.
I've got more slices, using the same marinade, baking. I'm hoping those will be good, too, though I imagine they will be since I liked the marinade.
I think Val originally asked for recipes to be submitted by Sept 12, but earlier is better. Send them to buffistascookbook@gmail.com. Don't worry too much about the formatting - just include whatever info you have (nutrition if you have it, any history you want to share, number of servings, all the usual stuff). If we need more info, you can be sure we'll come knocking.
Oh, and FTR? This is going to be soooo cool.
eta: Ginger, I don't have anything from you. Can you resend?
And, brenda's there to catch all the questions.
Compared to some in this part of town, it's perfectly reasonably priced.
So cheap! I've been angsting (WOE! WOE! Handstapleforehead! WOE!) about the cost of housing in Seattle again, on account of OMFG, TOO MUCH CRAP, NO SPACE monsters eating my BRAIN.
To upgrade both house (900 sqft fixer w/basement) and 'hood to something reasonable (by which I mean, 1200 finished sqft, not a fixer), that's about what we'd have to pay.
I must be kept away from the salary/mortgage calculators. (Hint, the mortgage will always top your salary and make it its bitch with no safeword.)
In my dream, some investor decides to buy all the houses on our block at about Fair Market Value for the sake of knocking down and building zero lot line townhomes. And we, umm, rent or something. I haven't figured that part out yet.