Adventures in Baking

The other day, Debbie (Simpson) made these AWESOME chewey ginger cookies, and when I tried them, I flipped out because they were amazingly good. So I got on this baking kick, where I wanted to bake. So I caught up with Jessica online last night and we decided she would come over after she got off work so we could make some stuff. We decided on the ginger (and molasses) cookies, which I called Deb for the recipie - and chocolate peanut butter fudge (which we found a recipe for off the net). So I went to the grocery store and got the goods needed to make the goodies.

I started the cookie batter, because it was supposed to be refridgerated for an hour, and we wanted to be able to get a move on as soon as JJ came over from work. Let me tell you. I have never gotten so many phone calls as I did while I was trying to mix the ingredients to the cookies. I accidently confused the measurements for ginger and cloves, but don't worry, i was able to get the extra cloves out of the bowl. whew. Anyway. while I was cooking, I got a phone call from bubby, telling me Olivia and him had went ring shopping yesterday, and they found an engagement ring they fell in love with at Helzburgs. And while they were looking at the diamond in some side room under a microscope, he got down on one knee and proposed. He said he hadn't planned on doing it there or right then, but it seemed like perfect timing all of the sudden. hm. He said he was really nervous. And the worker took two poloroids of them and they are now in the official book that they keep there of people who have gotten engaged in the store. So yay. The wedding is Feb. 26. 2005

Anyway. back to cooking.

Jessica came over just as I was getting done mixing the dough. And I got the see her engagement ring. :) It is beautiful.

So I stuck the dough in the frezer and we started the PB/choc fudge. hehe... that was fun. It involves heating/boiling the ingredents on the stove. So when it came time to pour the batter into the pan, it was quite a feat. I held the pan while she scooped the mix out. lol. but the choc kept hardening while she was trying to scoop it out. Like it was getting hard really fast. So...the top of the fudge ended up looking kinda crusty. hehe. and we were supposed to use a knife to "give it a marbelized effect," swirling the pb through the choc...and lets just say...we more like "stirred" instead of "marbelized". lol. but i tried it this morning and its GOOD. the top just looks funny. not smooth. oh well. tastes great.

then we made the cookie dough balls for the ginger cookies. and that invoved dipping them in ice water, then into sugar. and we just had a lot of fun with it. the first batch, the cookies ended up HUGE. lol. so freaking funny. we just cracked up. but the cookies turned out good, i think. in fact, i'm eating some now. :)

anyway. thats about all, I think.

Some things that make me laugh -- heartily:

*Michaela's writings

*rewatching Kendon or Jerry do "the special dance" (from video clips) ( I can't wait till Kendon comes home SOON so I can see him do this live.)

*thinking about the time I was at Deb's, and we were cleaning out her fridge, and she was trying to "fashion a tool", which i think consisted of a spatula covered in a rag, to get between the shelves in the fridge, and her husband, David, starts CRACKING UP, and says, "its so funny to watch a woman try to do something mechanical." and so i looked over at Debbie, and realized just how truly rediculous she really did appear. so i just started cracking up. and i could not stop. i was still laughing about it like...half an hour later. and it still cracks me up when i think about it.

*my friend ana baida. i met her when i traveled to TX for an honorchoir, one time in HS. She. is. hiwawious. Especially the memories of the "lollygagging" language. oh, and this was also videotaped for posterity.

*bumperchairs. there is no explanation. but you could see the video someday if you would like.

*kate. for so many reasons.

...stay tuned

1. What color pants are you wearing? Dark Jeans

2.What are you listening to right now? computer noises

4. Last thing you ate? sweet rolls with butter

5. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? purple

6. What is the weather right now? Coldish, not bad tho

7. Last person you talked to on the phone? Bubby

8. Do you like the person who sent you this? yes, kat is fun

9. How are you today? ok. kinda in lounge-mode

12. Favorite Soda? coke

13. Favorite Sport? dance

16. Do you wear contact lenses? Yes

18.FavoriteDay of the Year? easter?

25. Occupation? nanny and personal assistant. hehe. house cleaner.

26. What books are you reading? oh boy. the Bible. thats always ongoing. and sometimes i read a bit of The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. and also the fruit of her hands, nany wilson

27. What's on your mouse pad? ducks

28. Favorite board game? scrabble

29. What did you do last night? wrapped christmas presents, ate, went to kohls and target. hehe. adventures in a shopping cart.

31. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Not even close

33. Buttered, Plain, or salted popcorn? i'm not much for popcorn

34. Favorite Car? i really don't care about cars. if it weren't for the bad gas mileage and general expenses, i like SUVs.

35. Favorite Flower? hm. i really do like roses. but i don't know.

36. Favorite Hobby? playing an instrument or singing or photo-ing.