The recipe for this delicious Apple-Spice Layer Cake comes from the pages of Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook, one of my new favorite additions to my cookbook collection. This is one of the few cookbooks where I genuinely want to try every recipe, and it is full of helpful techniques that even a novice baker can handle….
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Playing in the Kitchen: Chocolate Turtle Cake
I very much enjoy baking… namely cakes and cookies. One great thing about college (or working in an office) was the ample amount of people willing to accept free food! A great way to test new recipes… even the ones that turned out not-so-hot would be devoured in minutes when left alone in the break…
What’s in a (Domain) Name?
Is it narcissistic to have your name in your domain name? No No No, I say! And I’m not the only one… here’s another viral blog list of people like me who creatively (or not) incorporate their name into their domain. I found this list on a random site while searching for a way to…
Author Kurt Vonnegut Dies- A Response to Tragedy
Author Kurt Vonnegut Dies At 84, Kurt Vonnegut, Influential Author Of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ And ‘Cat’s Cradle,’ Dies At 84 – CBS News Sadly, I found out that Kurt Vonnegut died through an email newsletter from BORDERS titled “Remembering Kurt Vonnegut.” There was a link to a nice reflection piece about the life and writings of Vonnegut……
Bunny Tails
A lady opened her refrigerator and saw a rabbit sitting on one of the shelves. “What are you doing in there?” she asked. The rabbit replied: “This is a Westinghouse, isn’t it?”, to which the lady replied “Yes.” “Well,” the rabbit said, “I’m westing.” Happy Easter! Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series Taking 40…
Harry Potter Art RELEASED TODAY!
For those who haven’t already seen it… or just can’t get enough of it… Have you ordered your copy yet?? I had such good luck with Amazon for Harry Potter 6. They delivered it right to my door on the day it was released. A LOT of commuters were reading Potter on NYC public transportation…
Smile Monkey, it’s GMAIL Chat
Barnali originally got me using Gmail Chat… what is nice is that there is nothing to download or install on your computer to use it, you just need to be logged into your Gmail account… sooo it is nice to use when on a work/public computer. Zan and Laura are good at catching me on…
eBay Thrills
Yes I realize I have not been posting as many craft ideas as I had originally planned to this month. Most of my online time in the past few weeks has been dedicated to eBay. Yes eBay, the lovely online marketplace where just about anything and everything is for sale. One of my family’s first…
Rear Window Caption, Open Caption, and 300
Since moving to Texas, I rarely go to a theatre to see a movie. There aren’t many theatres too close by, ticket prices are high (especially to the unemployed) and my family has MVP Unlimited Movie Rentals from Hollywood Video. The local McDonalds also have the RED BOX where movies are a dollar (a strange…
Funny T-Shirt Sale
One of my favorite Funny T shirt sites is having a sale! Woo Hoo. If you have not come across Busted Tees in your cyberspace wanderings, I highly recommend you check it out! The jokes align just right with my age group (old enough to remember the ’80s). Even if you don’t order a shirt,…