I follow recipes rigorously when baking, but I'm far more lax when it comes to entrees and soups.
oh yeah, cause baking is science and shit.
Angel: You know, I killed my actual dad. It was one of the first things I did when I became a vampire. Wesley: I hardly see how that's the same situation. Angel: Yeah. I didn't really think that one through.
'Lineage'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Mar 21, 2007 5:12:26 am PDT #8163 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Ouise - Mar 21, 2007 5:13:51 am PDT #8164 of 10001
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
me too. I mean, I usually try to make it exactly the first time, but I'm usually like "hmm, I don't like mint, I'll use parsley instead" or whatever.
Hee. The one thing I always change in recipes is parsley - I leave it out or substitute something else. It doesn't even taste like a food to me. Unlike cilantro, which is yum.
Jessica - Mar 21, 2007 5:17:03 am PDT #8165 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
oh yeah, cause baking is science and shit.
Eh, to a point. The cake I made for E's birthday had all the ingredients measured out by weight, so I had to estimate the volumes (since I don't have a kitchen scale), and it turned out perfectly well. As long as you know what a cake batter is supposed to look like (or bread dough, or whatever), you can tweak a baked good just as easily as an entree.
Gudanov - Mar 21, 2007 5:25:38 am PDT #8166 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I'm not real exact about baking and things seem to mostly turn out okay. We will not speak of the sourdough wheat bread experiment though.
I sometimes get updates from home about goings on, this was the latest amusing conversation.
Leif: Can I go ask Rachel if she can come over?
Me: No.
Leif: Why not?
Me: I said no.
Leif: Why?
Me: Leif, I said no.
Leif: I don't recognize that as an answer.
Me: Leif, I don't have to explain everything to you. The answer is "no."
Emaryn: Well, she does have a point, Leif.
Leif: Emaryn, you don't have to explain everything to me!!!
Emaryn: Sheesh!
Jesse - Mar 21, 2007 5:25:42 am PDT #8167 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Arrrrgh -- I'm on hold with the IRS. For work! I would totally hang up to deal with all the other shit I have to do OMG RIGHT THIS MINUTE, but I know I'll forget to call back, and then I'll be screwed. Bah.
Gudanov - Mar 21, 2007 5:26:53 am PDT #8168 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
What possible trouble could there be from blowing off the IRS?
DavidS - Mar 21, 2007 5:29:08 am PDT #8169 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jesse - Mar 21, 2007 5:31:36 am PDT #8170 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What possible trouble could there be from blowing off the IRS?
Ha! This might be worse, because it's me who wants something from them this time. So I wait.
shrift - Mar 21, 2007 5:34:58 am PDT #8171 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I still haven't done my taxes. I probably should get on that.
Laura - Mar 21, 2007 5:42:15 am PDT #8172 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
My usual method of following recipes is to sit down and read a few of my books, scroll through some of my favorite sites, then put together what sounded good as a combination of several recipes. Sometimes it doesn't work out, but most times, yum.
This morning I made broccoli, cauliflower, and bacon quiche. There were no complaints.
I'm on hold with the IRS. For work! I would totally hang up to deal with all the other shit I have to do OMG RIGHT THIS MINUTE, but I know I'll forget to call back, and then I'll be screwed.
Speakerphone?