These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

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.


Cashmere - Mar 08, 2012 3:57:11 pm PST #25875 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Pampered Chef is going to start selling this AWESOMELY incredible baking pan that makes perfect brownies. They are individual squares inside a larger pan, sort of like square muffins. I got to test drive one and made three pans of brownies with three different mixes. They were incredible every single time.


sj - Mar 08, 2012 3:58:45 pm PST #25876 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Pampered Chef is going to start selling this AWESOMELY incredible baking pan that makes perfect brownies. They are individual squares inside a larger pan, sort of like square muffins. I got to test drive one and made three pans of brownies with three different mixes. They were incredible every single time.

I'll have to remember that next year when my friend has her PC party.


Jesse - Mar 08, 2012 4:12:12 pm PST #25877 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think it's funny how there are so many different pans to make the most edges -- I don't like the edges!


-t - Mar 08, 2012 4:16:04 pm PST #25878 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't like the edges either. Those pans bewilder me. It's always been a struggle to see who gets the center, edgeless piece at my house.


Sue - Mar 08, 2012 4:21:56 pm PST #25879 of 30001
hip deep in pie

I think it's funny how there are so many different pans to make the most edges -- I don't like the edges!

Me too. My mom makes very cakey, dry brownies. I don't really like them but the rest of my family is mad for them, and they fight over the edges, especially the corners.


Kat - Mar 08, 2012 4:26:54 pm PST #25880 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Parent teacher conferences. Yay?


brenda m - Mar 08, 2012 4:27:43 pm PST #25881 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I love the edges, but those pans seem like cheating.

In other food news: WE HAVE CHOW EATAGE! Once yesterday, and again just now, the food level in the bowl is significantly reduced. Much more than the cat could have done.

I don't think the problem is gone, but I am so relieved.


Liese S. - Mar 08, 2012 4:33:33 pm PST #25882 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Those pans are helpful out here where the altitude makes it hard for it to cook all the way through. One of the mountain women taught me to use cupcake tins, though, which work fine, and I can't really see the advantage of those pans over cupcakes.


javachik - Mar 08, 2012 4:35:17 pm PST #25883 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

brenda, I got a fancy doggy door installed yesterday (it was really expensive, but made in the USA and it's really completely draft free). Anyway, teaching the dogs to use it? Yikes. It's going to take a few days. I have the flap completely wide open and Chile still refuses to go through it (tried even CHEESE to coax her). So she's out on the porch, completely bewildered. Cayenne on the other hand? The one who makes me sleep with my bedroom lamp on because she's afraid of the dark? Bounded through the flap in less than 15 minutes.

And I've been reading of your troubles with getting Darby to eat and completely sympathizing because I deal with that with Cayenne. I am glad she ate tonight!

In short: oh, our animals.


-t - Mar 08, 2012 4:38:25 pm PST #25884 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yay Darby with the eating! Good dog.