New Booze to Make

I want to make this recipe only I'd probably remove the pith. Supreme dem oranges (as Mister put it) and use a peeler on the peel!

Look at how tasty it looks!

Making Ketchup!

I'm trying this recipe. I'll tell you how it goes!

Verdict? Delicious! I made three 8-oz jars and a bit that I ate with oven fries (french fries baked in oil instead of fried in a pan). But because I don't have a blender type object and used crushed tomatoes, I cooked it down longer -- about 2.5-3 hours. Mister is in awe. :-D

Bah

So I stayed home from class today. I just woke up with nasty cramps, and couldn't convince myself to get out of bed. I really honestly hate this. I have had cramp issues for several months now (luckily not as constant as in that previous post), but it is seriously cramping my style... I had to do it.

Luckily, I'm seeing my doctor for a check-up on the IUD next Thursday, so can bring this up to her then, but I wish it was sooner. And of course, Mister has been bugging me to make an appointment for weeks (as in probably five), so this appointment really should have been sooner.

I just wish I knew why my innards dislike me so.

Bored and Baking

When it gets dark early, I get bored easily. I also get cold as we keep the temp low, which makes me want to crawl into my blanket-cave and sleep. So, to keep the return of hibernation at bay, I'm attempting a new recipe! It's a bit modified.

Almond and Polenta Cake. As the woman who runs that site is Irish, her units are in weight. Being a silly American with a shitty kitchen scale, I had to use the power of the internet to convert to volume. My measurements are not as neat as the original, but they're useable. :-P

-- 3/4 c. (100 gr) flour
-- 5/8 c. (100 gr) fine polenta flour
-- 1/2 c. (100 gr) sugar
-- 1/2 c. (100 gr) butter, softened
-- 1 c. (100 gr) almonds, coarsely ground, not bleached
-- 1 egg yolk
-- grated zest of 1 lemon
-- pinch of salt
-- 1 small glass of grappa (or sambuca)

Preheat oven to 170C or ~350F.

Cut flour, polenta, sugar, salt and butter together (I grated frozen butter rather than work softened butter). Mix in almond meal, egg yolk (subbed in some sweetened condensed milk), zest and grappa (subbed in limoncello for zest and grappa).

Spread crumbly mixture in large pan (I used 13x9) and bake until done, ~30 mins.

Photography

We had intended on asking a coworker of Mister's if he would be interested in shooting our wedding, as he does beautiful work. Well, the talk came yesterday, and he said no! :-( He said that there is so much editing that goes into wedding photos that he doesn't want to have to take the time to do it.

Which I understand. And my first instinct was: but we don't want a lot of processing! He doesn't need to do any! Yet, as he's a professional, if he has a minimum level of quality, I don't want him to compromise that level by putting his name on an "inferior" product.

Looks like we're going with bowls of disposables!

Lack of Photos

Some of my readers (cough R cough) have noticed my decided lack of personal photos lately. R, I seriously have to change the batteries almost every other time I use the durn thing! It's such a pain, I keep avoiding it.

I will work on getting over that, but that's my main source of laziness.

Some Food Stuff

So today in Theory, the lovely girl who sits behind me had a present for me: Cranberry Marmalade! I told her I'd have to bring her some applesauce. Isn't that the sweetest thing? She said she felt like such a goof having it in her bag, and that it was a lame gift. In case you couldn't tell, we've bonded over food. She told me that I should bring her on my honeymoon to King Arthur Flour-land. So I'm currently making a batch of rolls to spread delicious marmalade upon. I have to report back, after all!

Update: verdict? OMG delicious.

Speaking of cranberries, this recipe for pickled cranberries sound intriguing. Just look at how pretty they are!



Also, tasty looking Chicken and Dumplings



Also a few ideas for wedding stuff.

Honey in a cute little jar as a favor! Love it!


Absolutely beautiful calligraphy on those envelopes. Must use...


And a cute looking Scarf Pattern.