I bet he would too. Tonight is his grandad's birthday and we are having pizza, but no cupcakes. and really cupcakes are afternoon kid food, not night food.

Speaking of Glenn Beck (and I try not to, as often as possible), it seems that the local talk radio is dropping Glenn Beck. My neocon coworker is thinking about boycotting the station altogether, which would mean she wouldn't listen to Rush anymore either.

Throwing the ginormous asshole baby out with the bathwater. I love it!

The specialists are kick ass. When we went in to determine Em's sex, it took him about 10 seconds to find out.

My regular OB was pretty quick with, "ooh, see the teeny taco?" with Liv.

We asked him if he was sure. He said, "Yep. I'm pretty much between her legs right now. Those are labia." Joe said, "Cool. Girl. Now move the wand."

We asked him if he was sure. He said, "Yep. I'm pretty much between her legs right now. Those are labia." Joe said, "Cool. Girl. Now move the wand."

Yeah, I'm betting that's not the last wand he'll be warning off.

Yeah, I'm betting that's not the last wand he'll be warning off.

Joe has plans to buy a rifle and be cleaning it whenever boys come to the house.

Oh dear. The printer just got its monthlies.

The printer just got its monthlies.

Wow. I am trying...really hard not to picture this.

Are those the cupcakes you brought to Denver, Brenda? They were really very good.

And so much prettier in their natural state!

Joe has plans to buy a rifle and be cleaning it whenever boys come to the house.

My dad was a big gun collector. He LOVES his guns. He wanted to show Christopher his gun collection when we first started dating. I SWEAR it was because he liked him--my dad would not have shown his precious guns to some jerkwad he didn't like.

But now Christopher tells EVERYONE that Dad showed him his .45 and said, "Yeah, this is the one I shot her last boyfriend with."

Is this the requested CI cupcake recipe?

For Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (7 1/2 ounces)
1 cup granulated sugar (7 ounces)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg , room temperature
2 large egg yolks , room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For Frosting
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate , chopped
A small flat spatula, sometimes called an icing spatula, is the best tool for spreading the chocolate ganache frosting.

1. For Cupcakes: Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin/cupcake tin with paper or foil liners.

2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl of standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add butter, sour cream, egg and egg yolks, and vanilla; beat at medium speed until smooth and satiny, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula and mix by hand until smooth and no flour pockets remain.

3. Divide batter evenly among cups of prepared tin using 2-ounce ice cream scoop or heaping tablespoon. Bake until cupcake tops are pale gold and toothpick or skewer inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes. Use skewer or paring knife to lift cupcakes from tin and transfer to wire rack; cool cupcakes to room temperature, about 45 minutes.

4.For Frosting: Bring cream to boil in small saucepan or in microwave. Place chocolate in medium bowl and pour boiling cream over. Cover with foil and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cool and slightly firm, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

5. Transfer cooled chocolate mixture to bowl of standing mixer fitted with whisk attachment; whip mixture at medium speed until fluffy and mousse-like and forms medium-stiff peaks, about 2 minutes.

6. Spread 2 to 3 generous tablespoons Chocolate Ganache Frosting on top of each cooled cupcake; serve.

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