It's finally time for something I've had in the works for a while now. I'm leaving LiveJournal ( Read more... )

Sometimes the recipes that seem geared towards kids are the ones that require you to be the most exact. And every time I come upon the next candy recipe, I start to sweat a bit ( Read more... )

I took a quasi-sick day yesterday, also known as a mental health day. I think I'm getting to the point of job hunting, but that story has nothing to do with baking. Needless to say, I did not post this yesterday because I needed a complete break from everything. I'm happy to report that I did almost nothing besides watch episodes of Smallville back ( Read more... )

I should start a new regular entry type called "rantlets" or "high horsery" which will basically consist of me writing in angry fashion about subjects that fall under one of the following 3 categories ( Read more... )

It's not always pleasant to write about the serious or sad things in life, but sometimes those events are inevitable. I learned this morning in an email from Jessica (long-time friend) that her grandmother on her father's side passed away this morning. It wasn't expected, but she was 93. She was admitted to the hospital yesterday, I believe, with ( Read more... )

This week, I chose Dimply Plum Cake for the sheer novelty of its appearance and because I got to use plums in a dessert. Because, honestly, can you think of many (any?) desserts with plums in them? I can’t. Is there such a thing as plum pie? Maybe that’s one.


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I know I don't get a lot of comments here, but I wanted to throw out a question and see what responses I get. So please, if you have an opinion, let me know ( Read more... )

After my entry yesterday, I think I'm about to make another statement contradictory to every sentiment I've espoused for years regarding the weather ( Read more... )

Purple and I haven't gotten along for a while ( Read more... )

I know, gang. I didn't post this yesterday as I should have. It was intentional this time, though. My mom was staying with us since Friday (she just left this morning) and I didn't want to separate myself from the fun-tivities to write a blog post. (These take longer than you may think ( Read more... )