The guys around me were talking about food, and one talked about a roommate who would peer over his shoulder while he was cooking: "I see you're making eggs. Some 'yak and garlic on that would be great." 'yak is teriyaki sauce. So the guys started riffing on that. "I see you're making stroganoff. Some 'yak and garlic on that would be great." "I see you're making a cake. Some 'yak and garlic on that would be great." Then one said, "I see you're making a baby. Some 'yak and garlic on that would be great."
Cue the twelve-year-old-boy giggles. A couple of them glanced at me. I was giggling too. They all relaxed.
I gave Hazel a Very Stern Talking-To about never dying. Her response was a lot of "whatever," but that's her response to most
Listen for once, Hazel.
I got my new cat furniture and a delivered-earlier-than-expected case of wine into the house, dining on Lean Cuisine enchiladas and a Weight Watcher margarita. Embracing my cliche, I suppose. Unfortunately, a column broke off of the new cat tree while Miss Kitty was on it, dumping her into Lucy's enclosure. No harm done, but they were both pretty freaked out. Lucy has gotten over it entirely and is lounging against her fence as usual, Miss Kitty is hiding in the back of the linen closet, but that might have more to do with Jadzia taking over Miss Kitty's cat carrier. MK has already leapt over Walter while he was sprawled in the hallway a couple of times, so their acquaintanceship is progressing nicely.
Steph and Theo, I'm so sorry about your cats. They comfort us so much while they're alive that their absense leaves a large hole.
So, I have a recipe that calls for 1/3 cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips. I want to make half a recipe. Can I just get a Hershey bar and cut it up small? A whole package for 1/6 cup seems ridiculous.
Sure! The main difference is that the bar may be more melty than the chips.
The "Special Dark" Hershey bar tastes more like semi-sweet to me. But I think the only place I ever see those is in the mixed bags of mini chocolate bars.
