These are my inside shoes: [link] And my outside shoes during the summer when I wear the flip flops inside most of the time. When I remember.

the Chocolate Earl Grey cake is delicious and easy

Very few steps was nice--I skipped past the recipe entirely the first time I looked.

Some Indian chicken situation?

This is also on my list.

Not only have I switched up the banana bread recipe from loaf pan to muffin pan, I don't remember when I put them in. So it's guesswork. Can't get too absorbed into tennis or the internet.

I guess it's fair that the commentators are making some noise about Serena's tirade from the US Open. But if they carry it over into the next round (assuming she makes it that far...) it's too much. She did say that boys could get away with more profanity than girls--dangerous without a citation, dangerous to call someone out by name. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. She don't.

Onion, diced and sauteed! Fake meet, sauteed! Beans and tomatoes, dumped in! Concoction tasted, deemed lacking: entire packet of chili seasoning, dumped in! Now it's cooking.

I bought way too much plain yoghurt in an attempt to get the .25c I needed for this banana bread recipe. I should have tried sour cream and milk instead.

For the record, my banana bread recipe uses sour cream, and it is fan-godamned-tastic.

Onion, diced and sauteed! Fake meet, sauteed! Beans and tomatoes, dumped in! Concoction tasted, deemed lacking: entire packet of chili seasoning, dumped in! Now it's cooking.

Right on!

Jilli, if you listen closely, another babybat just got its wings. Owen asked me for black fingernails (nothing new) but he also asked for a skull necklace. The nails, I could do tonight. The rest may have to wait until I can find the right one.

I find Flylady very helpful. It's also annoying as shit. Like I said before, I do a lot of translating in my head. I also appreciate that her products tend to cut down on disposables and are therefore good for the environment, even if she does insist on calling it "going purple lol." I'd jump on a Buffista version in a heartbeat.

oh, I forgot Castle tonight. That will be good for tomorrow night. time for bed for me.

Does your recipe for banana bread have spices in it, Steph? The CI one doesn't have anything other than vanilla. I added nutmeg, because I love nutmeg.

Turned out pretty well. Cut the sugar by 1/3, but I still think it's on the sweet side.

I find Flylady very helpful. It's also annoying as shit.

The ideas (a lot, though not all) are definitely helpful. But her terminology is just Ever So Too TOO Fucking Precious for me to handle. The "27 Fling Boogie"? Seriously? The "Weekly Home Blessing Hour"??? SERIOUSLY???

Does your recipe for banana bread have spices in it, Steph?

Just cinnamon, although nutmeg sounds good, and I tend to play fast and loose with spices when I bake. Let me rummage up the recipe....

Banana Bread (makes 2 loaves)

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups sugar (though you could adjust it down -- or up -- to your preferences)
2 eggs, well-beaten
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour**
1/3 cup sour cream
2-3 bananas, mashed
1 tsp. cinnamon

Blend oil and sugar. Add eggs and mix. Add flour and sour cream and mix. Add cinnamon and bananas and mix. Pour into 2 oiled loaf pans. Sprinkle cinnamon on top if that makes you happy.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

**If you don't have self-rising flour, then use regular (all-purpose, whatever) flour, and add baking powder and salt, at a ratio of 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt for each cup of all-purpose flour.