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Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:20:22 -0500

this is a useful resource for readers

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:03:23 -0500

this is a useful resource for readers

this is something i need to make very soon

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:57:01 -0500

this is something i need to make very soon:

Frozen Lemon Cake
adapted from Nanny’s recipe

1 cup crushed graham crackers, divided
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 eggs, separated
1 lemon (all juice and all zest)
½ cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream
4 tablespoons sugar, divided

Combine 3/4 cup of the crushed graham crackers with the melted butter, stirring until a crumbly loose mixture forms. Line the bottom of an 8×8-inch pan with the mixture.

In a bowl set over hot water (not boiling) mix egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon zest, and sugar.Stir constantly until the mixture thickens. At this point Nanny’s instructions say “Keep cool.” – this is because it will take about 10 minutes for the mixture to thicken. Cute. Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool.

Beat egg whites until light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 tablespoons sugar and continue to beat until glossy, stiff peaks form. Next, beat whipped cream until fluffy, and gradually add 2 tablespoons sugar. Then, gently fold all three mixtures together.

Spread the mixture in the pan over the prepared crust. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of crushed crackers. Place in freezer for at least 3 hours. When you’re ready to serve, remove from the freezer, and cut into squares and plate them. Then allow to melt ever so slightly – about 4-5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Second Chance - Peter Bjorn and John been hearing this song a...

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:49:15 -0500

Second Chance - Peter Bjorn and John

been hearing this song a lot lately, but that’s not entirely a bad thing.

Ain’t That Right - G. Love

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:19:40 -0500

Ain’t That Right - G. Love

this is definitely why i'm glad its summer.

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:06:51 -0500

this is definitely why i'm glad its summer.

gah.

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:18:20 -0500

gah.

stfuparents: I’ll be the first to say that I did not pass the...

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:30:57 -0500

stfuparents:

I’ll be the first to say that I did not pass the “gifted” program test on the first try. Or the second. You’d think that by the third opportunity my teachers would have realized that I was not, in fact, gifted, but somehow another one recommended me for the program (called “Discovery”, very fancy!) and I passed. Such began my life of understanding that being in a gifted program only means that you have more shit to do.

That said, I can’t comment on little Anna-Grace. I haven’t spent 5 minutes with her, which is apparently the cut-off for determining that she’s gifted, so I can’t ascertain whether or not she’d meet a school’s ‘gifted and talented requirements.’ But I can confirm that Brennan sort of reminds me of a puppy in this thread. First she’s ~~upset~~ irate because her child didn’t meet the school system requirements, but then she’s quickly assuaged by Jackie and just kind of gives up and rolls over. I imagine her gnawing on a chew toy and completely forgetting what she was talking about, which would probably be all for the best. Ignorance is bliss, Brennan. Just go with it.

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I love stfu parents so freaking much.

That awkward moment

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:22:15 -0500

when Dora the Explorer discovers Google Maps.

some fuckin' pillow cookies

Mon, 30 May 2011 22:08:04 -0500

i made these yesterday and brought them to work, everyone loved them. i didn’t take pictures, but you can look at http://www.bakerella.com/pillow-cookies/ if you want to see photos. I used pretty much the same recipe, with some minor adjustments.

Pillow Cookies (OM NOM NOM)

1 package brownie mix

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12 oz. bag miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

Make brownies according to package and let cool. I made my brownies a little bit underdone, so the centers of the cookies would be extra gooey.

For the chocolate chip cookie dough, beat butter with a mixer until creamy.

Add brown sugar and beat until smooth.

Add eggs, yolk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt in a medium bowl and stir together with a wire whisk.

Add flour to butter mixture and beat until combined. Stir in mini chips.

Let dough chill covered in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

So then, I cut little squares of brownie, maybe 1/2 inch to an inch on each side. I took segments of the chilled cookie dough, around 1/4 cup at a time, and flattened it in my palms, putting the brownie in the middle. I then folded the dough around the brownie, and rolled it all into a ball and placed on a cookie sheet. I cooked them for around 18 minutes at a time, and they were slightly golden brown on the outside and tender and gooey on the inside. They were perfect for a day like today at work.

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Wed, 25 May 2011 22:16:24 -0500

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Thu, 19 May 2011 13:19:16 -0500

Eyescape by Rankin

Thu, 19 May 2011 13:17:40 -0500

Eyescape by Rankin

i'm not dead

Tue, 03 May 2011 22:34:42 -0500

i promise. its just the busiest week of school i have had yet. so i’ll only be posting periodically, but at least once a day.

peace.

Video

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:27:03 -0500

you’ve probably seen this, but its beautiful

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:42:21 -0500

you’ve probably seen this, but its beautiful

books i need to read, from a class i'll never be able to take

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:49:35 -0500

Cox, Robert. Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks,
Calif.: Sage, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-4129-7211-6. $48.35.

Matson, Suzanne. The Tree-Sitter: A Novel. New York: Norton, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-393-32944-5.
$13.95.

Steingraber, Sandra. Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the
Environment. 2nd ed. Cambridge, Mass: Da Capo Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-375-70099-6. $15.95.

Kolbert, Elizabeth. Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change. New
York: Bloomsbury, 2006. ISBN: 978-1-59691-130-7. $13.95.

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Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:38:58 -0500

you make me smilllleeeeeeeee

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:40:00 -0500

you make me smilllleeeeeeeee

the ultimate maldives gallery

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:54:29 -0500

the ultimate maldives gallery:

this is like porn to me.