The LIW Small Talk Thread

[Bia]

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

interrrresting...

 

[vc10um]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:02 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

Ummm... i prefer to eat the entire pan at once.

Ummmm...mine don''t make it to the oven if I make regular brownies, lol. Or the No-Pudge, for that matter...lol.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:29 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

interrrresting...

TJs, right?

 

[vc10um]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:02:35 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:29 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

interrrresting...

TJs, right?

Yup yup!

They also carry them at Harris Teeter...dont'' know if you guys have them that far north...

 

[Bia]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:02 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

Ummm... i prefer to eat the entire pan at once.

I know. We''re sick.

I could eat 1/2 a batch on my own I think. Today has been a whopper of a day, I might just be able to eat the whole damn thing!

Maybe Biggest Loser will curb my cravings??? (TO BE CONTINUED...)

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:02:01 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:02 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

Ummm... i prefer to eat the entire pan at once.

Ummmm...mine don''t make it to the oven if I make regular brownies, lol. Or the No-Pudge, for that matter...lol.

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[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:03:24 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:02:35 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:29 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

interrrresting...

TJs, right?

Yup yup!

They also carry them at Harris Teeter...dont'' know if you guys have them that far north...

No, and that sounds dirty!

 

[TooPatient]

Date: 1/19/2010 3:55:33 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

Amen, B!

J and I always have a box of brownie mix in the pantry for emergencies.

EASY cupcakes, TP!! I''m a newbie!!

Very easy. Make your basic chocolate cup cake. Pour into pan but STOP at about 1/3 full and stick a blob of ganach in each one before finishing pouring the batter.

Ganache is really easy too. I usually use soy milk. Basically just heat the milk up and stir in the chocolate. If you let it cool for several hours, it is easier to work with (forms a thick chocolate thing that you can spoon out and pat into little blobs).
Just don''t leave it sitting too long in the refrigerator -- it has a way of vanishing.


A recipe:

ganache:
•12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (up to 60 percent cacao), finely chopped
•1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Place the chocolate in the medium bowl. Heat the cream in the small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to boil. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate. Let the mixture sit for 1 minute, then gently whisk until the ganache is completely smooth and blended. If you are using a high-percentage chocolate and the mixture looks broken or curdled at this point, stir in an extra tablespoon or two of cream, just until the mixture smooths out again.

 

[Bia]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:04:22 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:03:24 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:02:35 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:29 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

interrrresting...

TJs, right?

Yup yup!

They also carry them at Harris Teeter...dont'' know if you guys have them that far north...

No, and that sounds dirty!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:03:40 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:02 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

Ummm... i prefer to eat the entire pan at once.

I know. We''re sick.

I could eat 1/2 a batch on my own I think. Today has been a whopper of a day, I might just be able to eat the whole damn thing!

Maybe Biggest Loser will curb my cravings??? (TO BE CONTINUED...)

Bahaha! Biggest Loser makes it worse for me!

 

[vc10um]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:04:22 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:03:24 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:02:35 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:29 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

interrrresting...

TJs, right?

Yup yup!

They also carry them at Harris Teeter...dont'' know if you guys have them that far north...

No, and that sounds dirty!

No joke, lol. BTW, elle, you''re over 8,000 posts now. Well done!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:04:55 PM
Author: TooPatient

Date: 1/19/2010 3:55:33 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

Amen, B!

J and I always have a box of brownie mix in the pantry for emergencies.

EASY cupcakes, TP!! I''m a newbie!!

Very easy. Make your basic chocolate cup cake. Pour into pan but STOP at about 1/3 full and stick a blob of ganach in each one before finishing pouring the batter.

Ganache is really easy too. I usually use soy milk. Basically just heat the milk up and stir in the chocolate. If you let it cool for several hours, it is easier to work with (forms a thick chocolate thing that you can spoon out and pat into little blobs).
Just don''t leave it sitting too long in the refrigerator -- it has a way of vanishing.


A recipe:

ganache:
•12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (up to 60 percent cacao), finely chopped
•1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Place the chocolate in the medium bowl. Heat the cream in the small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to boil. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate. Let the mixture sit for 1 minute, then gently whisk until the ganache is completely smooth and blended. If you are using a high-percentage chocolate and the mixture looks broken or curdled at this point, stir in an extra tablespoon or two of cream, just until the mixture smooths out again.

I''m saving this recipe until my confidence builds. Sounds fantastic though!!

 

[Bia]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:05:27 PM
Author: vc10um

No joke, lol. BTW, elle, you''re over 8,000 posts now. Well done!

woo hoo!!!!!!!!

You''re not a newbie anymore!!!

I still feel like a newbie though

 

[TooPatient]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:06 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:09 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:56:49 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:55:33 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

Amen, B!

J and I always have a box of brownie mix in the pantry for emergencies.

EASY cupcakes, TP!! I''m a newbie!!

Tuesdays that feel like Mondays? That, imvho, sounds like e.m.e.r.g.e.n.c.y. status!

Hahah! Amen!!

Also, seems like there is a chocolate emergency like once a month. Strange, no?

Haha. There totally is. A made this chocolate cream pie thing last night. So yummy. Oddly, base ingredient of the filling was silken tofu. Couldn''t taste it. It was just yummy and smooth!

RECIPE!!!

That sounds YUMMY.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:05:27 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:04:22 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:03:24 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:02:35 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:29 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:37 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

No-Pudge Brownies. You can make them one at a time. Fat free! You just take like 2 tablespoons of mix and 1 tablespoon of vanilla yogurt. Mix and microwave. DELISH!!! Or get some of those single-serving Betty Crocker Warm Delights. So so so yummy!!!

interrrresting...

TJs, right?

Yup yup!

They also carry them at Harris Teeter...dont'' know if you guys have them that far north...

No, and that sounds dirty!

No joke, lol. BTW, elle, you''re over 8,000 posts now. Well done!

Wow! That didn''t take long at all! Seems like just yesterday I hit 4000 (right?) with Bia!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:08:45 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 4:05:27 PM
Author: vc10um

No joke, lol. BTW, elle, you''re over 8,000 posts now. Well done!

woo hoo!!!!!!!!

You''re not a newbie anymore!!!

I still feel like a newbie though

Hahahah.. That''s just because we''re not in the "in crowd" B!

 

[vc10um]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:09:16 PM
Author: TooPatient

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:06 PM
Author: vc10um


Haha. There totally is. A made this chocolate cream pie thing last night. So yummy. Oddly, base ingredient of the filling was silken tofu. Couldn''t taste it. It was just yummy and smooth!

RECIPE!!!

That sounds YUMMY.

It was. I''ll see if I can get that from him tonight.

It''s Alton Brown.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:14:05 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:09:16 PM
Author: TooPatient

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:06 PM
Author: vc10um


Haha. There totally is. A made this chocolate cream pie thing last night. So yummy. Oddly, base ingredient of the filling was silken tofu. Couldn''t taste it. It was just yummy and smooth!

RECIPE!!!

That sounds YUMMY.

It was. I''ll see if I can get that from him tonight.

It''s Alton Brown.

J has a man crush on AB!

 

[TooPatient]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:06 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 3:59:09 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:56:49 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/19/2010 3:55:33 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 3:54:06 PM
Author: Bia
I need to bake brownies 2NITE!!!


I really don''t give a flying **** if they''re bad for me!!!!!!!!! I need chocolate ...

Amen, B!

J and I always have a box of brownie mix in the pantry for emergencies.

EASY cupcakes, TP!! I''m a newbie!!

Tuesdays that feel like Mondays? That, imvho, sounds like e.m.e.r.g.e.n.c.y. status!

Hahah! Amen!!

Also, seems like there is a chocolate emergency like once a month. Strange, no?

Haha. There totally is. A made this chocolate cream pie thing last night. So yummy. Oddly, base ingredient of the filling was silken tofu. Couldn''t taste it. It was just yummy and smooth!

Recipe PLEASE!!

That sounds yummy.

 

[vc10um]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:15:13 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:14:05 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:09:16 PM
Author: TooPatient

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:06 PM
Author: vc10um


Haha. There totally is. A made this chocolate cream pie thing last night. So yummy. Oddly, base ingredient of the filling was silken tofu. Couldn''t taste it. It was just yummy and smooth!

RECIPE!!!

That sounds YUMMY.

It was. I''ll see if I can get that from him tonight.

It''s Alton Brown.

J has a man crush on AB!

Ummmm, I''m pretty sure A would leave me for AB if he had the chance. (Just joking...but I''m pretty sure his love for AB goes beyond Mancrush...)

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:18:45 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:15:13 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:14:05 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:09:16 PM
Author: TooPatient

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:06 PM
Author: vc10um


Haha. There totally is. A made this chocolate cream pie thing last night. So yummy. Oddly, base ingredient of the filling was silken tofu. Couldn''t taste it. It was just yummy and smooth!

RECIPE!!!

That sounds YUMMY.

It was. I''ll see if I can get that from him tonight.

It''s Alton Brown.

J has a man crush on AB!

Ummmm, I''m pretty sure A would leave me for AB if he had the chance. (Just joking...but I''m pretty sure his love for AB goes beyond Mancrush...)

Who knows how deep the feelings run? I might be afraid to ask!

 

[TooPatient]

Anyone else having trouble posting?

It is very slow and a couple of times it stopped mid-post so I didn''t think it went through. (so I replied again)
I didn''t think either went through but both of them are showing on this page.

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:01:06 PM
Author: vc10um

Haha. There totally is. A made this chocolate cream pie thing last night. So yummy. Oddly, base ingredient of the filling was silken tofu. Couldn''t taste it. It was just yummy and smooth!

Say what? That sounds good! My favorite food is chocolate pie!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:23:27 PM
Author: TooPatient
Anyone else having trouble posting?

It is very slow and a couple of times it stopped mid-post so I didn''t think it went through. (so I replied again)
I didn''t think either went through but both of them are showing on this page.

I was definitely having some slowness issues for a few minutes there...

 

[TooPatient]

Alton Brown is the best. (& Tyler Florence)

 

[vc10um]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:24:22 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:23:27 PM
Author: TooPatient
Anyone else having trouble posting?

It is very slow and a couple of times it stopped mid-post so I didn''t think it went through. (so I replied again)
I didn''t think either went through but both of them are showing on this page.

I was definitely having some slowness issues for a few minutes there...

Me too.

I was just gonna tell you to hold your horses, TP.

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:04:55 PM
Author: TooPatient

A recipe:

ganache:
•12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (up to 60 percent cacao), finely chopped
•1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Place the chocolate in the medium bowl. Heat the cream in the small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to boil. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate. Let the mixture sit for 1 minute, then gently whisk until the ganache is completely smooth and blended. If you are using a high-percentage chocolate and the mixture looks broken or curdled at this point, stir in an extra tablespoon or two of cream, just until the mixture smooths out again.

I could eat a bowl of ganache!!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:25:39 PM
Author: vc10um

Date: 1/19/2010 4:24:22 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/19/2010 4:23:27 PM
Author: TooPatient
Anyone else having trouble posting?

It is very slow and a couple of times it stopped mid-post so I didn''t think it went through. (so I replied again)
I didn''t think either went through but both of them are showing on this page.

I was definitely having some slowness issues for a few minutes there...

Me too.

I was just gonna tell you to hold your horses, TP.

I have not heard that expression in a long time. Oh, memories!

 

[vc10um]

Date: 1/19/2010 4:26:27 PM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 1/19/2010 4:04:55 PM
Author: TooPatient

A recipe:

ganache:
•12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (up to 60 percent cacao), finely chopped
•1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Place the chocolate in the medium bowl. Heat the cream in the small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to boil. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate. Let the mixture sit for 1 minute, then gently whisk until the ganache is completely smooth and blended. If you are using a high-percentage chocolate and the mixture looks broken or curdled at this point, stir in an extra tablespoon or two of cream, just until the mixture smooths out again.

I could eat a bowl of ganache!!

But all the cool kids eat brownie batter, sunny!

 

[sunnyd]

More ganache for me!!