Busy day yesterday.
I had to work almost all day. I haven't been able to go to church every Sunday because of it, though. So after work, my husband went golfing with a friend, and I got a little bored. So I made a bundt cake!
Yellow Frosted Bundt Cake
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I had cake mix and frosting in the pantry, and ya know how they have the directions for different sized pans on the box? This one happened to also have cooking directions for the bundt form, so it inspired me to bust out the bundt pan.
Cake mix
(ingredients that your cake mix wants)
Frosting
Sprinkles
1. Preheat the oven to whatever. Spray all around the inside of the form. MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CENTER THING!
2. Mix everything up according to the box and pour it in your form.
3. Bake it as long as directed (mine was around 40 minutes)
4. Let it cool. If you greased it properly, it should just fall out when you tip it over. Put it on a plate.
5. Heat up your frosting for 30 seconds (yes, the frosting says not to do this, but if it's more liquidy, then it will keep the form of the cake, and if I was going to make a bundt cake, I wanted it to look like a bundt cake)
6. Pour that all over the cake. You might have to keep spooning stuff off the bottom and putting it on bare spots.
7. Smother it with sprinkles. (my son's suggestion)
8. Pop it in the fridge to re-harden the frosting.
9. Display on a pretty cake plate! (I have a 3-way one from Younkers! A LivingQuarters brand. Pick one up!)
One of these days I'm going to do that from scratch, but I love to keep the boxed stuff around for those times when you just get off of a REALLY long day at work and don't feel like putting in all the extra work.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Get-rid-of-your-old-veggies-soup, instant cream of potato
ok ok, I know I've been neglected the recipes. But I have some "interesting" ones for ya tonight.
Soooo....I had to work all day, so I'm really lazy with the supper. But I still wanted to cook.
Then....I noticed that my veggies will be going bad soon. And I have NO MEAT in my house. Nothing. Nadda. So, here's the recipe that I made:
GET RID OF YOUR OLD VEGGIES SOUP
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Now, you need to use things that compliment each other. If you want to get rid of potatoes, pair it with green beans and corn.
But that wasn't the case.
Broccoli
Cauiliflower
Parsely
Celery
Carrots
chicken bouillon cubes
crap-load of water
egg noodles
Chop everthing up, dump everything in. It actually tasted really good! So now I made room in my fridge and didn't waste anything =)
Now here's a kicker:
I was making cream of potato soup. You can buy these cute little packets and just add milk and butter. I had it all set up, ready to get ride of my "almost bad" red potatos and..........crap, they're already spudding. K, we aren't eating those.
So I dumped a bunch of original potato flakes in, and BAM! turned it into yummy instant potatos! (After being around Emeril pots/pans I am now speaking like him)
Soooo....I had to work all day, so I'm really lazy with the supper. But I still wanted to cook.
Then....I noticed that my veggies will be going bad soon. And I have NO MEAT in my house. Nothing. Nadda. So, here's the recipe that I made:
GET RID OF YOUR OLD VEGGIES SOUP
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Now, you need to use things that compliment each other. If you want to get rid of potatoes, pair it with green beans and corn.
But that wasn't the case.
Broccoli
Cauiliflower
Parsely
Celery
Carrots
chicken bouillon cubes
crap-load of water
egg noodles
Chop everthing up, dump everything in. It actually tasted really good! So now I made room in my fridge and didn't waste anything =)
Now here's a kicker:
I was making cream of potato soup. You can buy these cute little packets and just add milk and butter. I had it all set up, ready to get ride of my "almost bad" red potatos and..........crap, they're already spudding. K, we aren't eating those.
So I dumped a bunch of original potato flakes in, and BAM! turned it into yummy instant potatos! (After being around Emeril pots/pans I am now speaking like him)
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Store etiquette
You ever read those articles where waiters/waitresses get to complain about how people treat them and tips on how to be a better customer? Well, after a long day at work, I'm making my own list on how to behave at a retail store.
1. When you get done trying on clothes, please hang the article back up properly and put it in the designated area if you aren't going to purchase it. If you can't do this, then please don't complain if you had to wait at the checkout for 15 minutes. We just spent 15 minutes putting those clothes back on hangers.
2. Only 1 person per dressing room. Unless they are your kids, of course. That makes us feel like you are trying to steal.
3. DO NOT put your purse behind my counter and ask me to watch it for you as you do the rest of your shopping. It is NOT my job to watch it, and if I need to walk away, I WILL. Complain to my manager all you want. We are not liable.
4. I love being personal with all my customers, but if there are 5 people behind you, I really can't listen to the cute thing your kid did today.
5. If you aren't really planning on buying something, don't "thumb" through everything. We spend most of our day straightening the things that you didn't really want.
6. Be nice to an associate, and they will be nice back. Kindness goes a long way.
7. Don't ask for coupons. It isn't our fault that you forgot them and you live 50 miles away. Plan ahead. We aren't being mean, but it's against store policy. If we give them to you, we are risking our job. You're not THAT important.
8. Get off your stupid phone when you are at checkout. Vital info is being passed.
9. Show me that you have coupons right away. It's a waste of everyone's time when we have to re-do everything.
10. If we forget to take off an ink-tag, it wasn't personal. We see over 100 of them a day (each person) so if we accidentally miss one, we are deeply sorry.
11. I get 15-45 minutes for a break. If I'm on break, please ask another associate for assistance. We do a lot on our breaks, and that time is vital for us.
12. Black Friday is hectic. Yes, I understand you are cranky b/c you decided to wait outside our doors for 10 hours. But we don't get to shop at all on that day, and we just spent 3 weeks preparing for that one day, and we had to be there early too, so get off our cases.
13. If your coupon isn't eligible for something you have, tough. Read the fine print.
14. Keep an eye on your kids. Please.
15. DON'T STEAL!
1. When you get done trying on clothes, please hang the article back up properly and put it in the designated area if you aren't going to purchase it. If you can't do this, then please don't complain if you had to wait at the checkout for 15 minutes. We just spent 15 minutes putting those clothes back on hangers.
2. Only 1 person per dressing room. Unless they are your kids, of course. That makes us feel like you are trying to steal.
3. DO NOT put your purse behind my counter and ask me to watch it for you as you do the rest of your shopping. It is NOT my job to watch it, and if I need to walk away, I WILL. Complain to my manager all you want. We are not liable.
4. I love being personal with all my customers, but if there are 5 people behind you, I really can't listen to the cute thing your kid did today.
5. If you aren't really planning on buying something, don't "thumb" through everything. We spend most of our day straightening the things that you didn't really want.
6. Be nice to an associate, and they will be nice back. Kindness goes a long way.
7. Don't ask for coupons. It isn't our fault that you forgot them and you live 50 miles away. Plan ahead. We aren't being mean, but it's against store policy. If we give them to you, we are risking our job. You're not THAT important.
8. Get off your stupid phone when you are at checkout. Vital info is being passed.
9. Show me that you have coupons right away. It's a waste of everyone's time when we have to re-do everything.
10. If we forget to take off an ink-tag, it wasn't personal. We see over 100 of them a day (each person) so if we accidentally miss one, we are deeply sorry.
11. I get 15-45 minutes for a break. If I'm on break, please ask another associate for assistance. We do a lot on our breaks, and that time is vital for us.
12. Black Friday is hectic. Yes, I understand you are cranky b/c you decided to wait outside our doors for 10 hours. But we don't get to shop at all on that day, and we just spent 3 weeks preparing for that one day, and we had to be there early too, so get off our cases.
13. If your coupon isn't eligible for something you have, tough. Read the fine print.
14. Keep an eye on your kids. Please.
15. DON'T STEAL!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Graphics
I have a co-worker that is AWESOME at graphics. Just a high-school kid, but yet I've never seen such work! So it inspired me to try using my software to it's fullest potential. Now, I love photography, and I think too much editing and graphics can really ruin the quality of most photos, but graphics are great for band photos, which I have a plethera of. So here's some examples of some of my first tries:
No new recipes either today. I worked late last night, and when I got home we just put some t.v. dinners in.
Anyways, I think I'm going to start on my garden toadstools now.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Peanut Butter Cookies
Made cookies, muffins, and jerky yesterday! Home-improvements included a patio under my bench and a walkway going to the hose. All cement/bricks came from a pile in the lot next to my house.
An old lady lived in a house next door. The building should have been condemned, but the city felt too bad to kick an old lady out of her house. But once she died and the estate was settled, the next owners plowed it down. All that remains is a cute little pile of rubble that the newest neighbors graciously let me dig through (hoping that I get rid of all of it for them!)
So......I was ON A ROLL yesterday! I accomplished sooooo much! Unfortunately, all the work zapped my energy today. All I did today was start a Junior Savings account for my step-son. He's in desperate need of one. The two little ones unfortunately have WAY more money than he does, since I make weekly deposits into the accounts. So now he has one! Yay!
Anyways, enough of my babble. I want to enjoy this lovely storm coming through. Here's the Peanut Butter Cookie recipe I made last night (scratch....duh!)
Peanut Butter Cookies
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1 stick of butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Peanuts or chocolate chips (or both!)
1. preheat oven to 350
2. blend everything together. you don't really need to worry about mixing the liquids seperately from the solids, but you can if it makes you feel better.
3. Drop spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet
4. Bake 12-14 minutes. Let cool
Super-yummy! I usually make two batches of these. We love cookies in this family!
Anyways, I will maybe post pics of the patio and walkway that I made soon. We'll see. Maybe I'll do a short How-To. We'll see =)
An old lady lived in a house next door. The building should have been condemned, but the city felt too bad to kick an old lady out of her house. But once she died and the estate was settled, the next owners plowed it down. All that remains is a cute little pile of rubble that the newest neighbors graciously let me dig through (hoping that I get rid of all of it for them!)
So......I was ON A ROLL yesterday! I accomplished sooooo much! Unfortunately, all the work zapped my energy today. All I did today was start a Junior Savings account for my step-son. He's in desperate need of one. The two little ones unfortunately have WAY more money than he does, since I make weekly deposits into the accounts. So now he has one! Yay!
Anyways, enough of my babble. I want to enjoy this lovely storm coming through. Here's the Peanut Butter Cookie recipe I made last night (scratch....duh!)
Peanut Butter Cookies
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1 stick of butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Peanuts or chocolate chips (or both!)
1. preheat oven to 350
2. blend everything together. you don't really need to worry about mixing the liquids seperately from the solids, but you can if it makes you feel better.
3. Drop spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet
4. Bake 12-14 minutes. Let cool
Super-yummy! I usually make two batches of these. We love cookies in this family!
Anyways, I will maybe post pics of the patio and walkway that I made soon. We'll see. Maybe I'll do a short How-To. We'll see =)
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