The LIW Small Talk Thread

[misskitty]

Date: 7/31/2009 11:34:56 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 7/31/2009 11:33:11 AM

Author: vip0802

sunnyd, you''re going to LOVE your kitchen aid!!! It''s my favorite! Have fun at your shower!!!

I''m so excited. I''ll have to make something Sunday! Hehehe!

+1! I lovelovelove my KA. I have the recipe for the chocolate cake that the Four Seasons uses, if you''d like it

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 7/31/2009 11:42:14 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 7/31/2009 11:40:16 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 7/31/2009 11:35:53 AM
Author: elledizzy5
FI and I got in a *really* stupid fight last night that got way out of control and in no way related to the original topic.

I''m still all pissy because of it. I''m not mad anymore, just in a foul mood. i want to go to bed.

That sucks. Can we cheer you up?

Well I can''t check out your B pics at work, so I don''t have those to cheer me up.

Don''t you flirt with me missy!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 7/31/2009 11:47:31 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 7/31/2009 11:42:14 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 7/31/2009 11:40:16 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 7/31/2009 11:35:53 AM
Author: elledizzy5
FI and I got in a *really* stupid fight last night that got way out of control and in no way related to the original topic.

I''m still all pissy because of it. I''m not mad anymore, just in a foul mood. i want to go to bed.

That sucks. Can we cheer you up?

Well I can''t check out your B pics at work, so I don''t have those to cheer me up.

Don''t you flirt with me missy!

Keepin it clean, keepin it clean!

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 7/31/2009 11:45:14 AM
Author: misskitty

Date: 7/31/2009 11:34:56 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 7/31/2009 11:33:11 AM

Author: vip0802

sunnyd, you''re going to LOVE your kitchen aid!!! It''s my favorite! Have fun at your shower!!!

I''m so excited. I''ll have to make something Sunday! Hehehe!

+1! I lovelovelove my KA. I have the recipe for the chocolate cake that the Four Seasons uses, if you''d like it

Yes please!

 

[jcarlylew]

i am totally registring for a cuisinart!! ours broke, and i sorely miss it

 

[princesss]

Boo for fights, elle. Especially stupid ones.

VIP, I''m not from NOVA, but I went to college in Fredericksburg so most of my friends are from Centreville, Chantilly, Manassas, etc. BF is from Charlottesville. I miss VA so much. NC''s got nothin'' on VA.

 

[Miscka]

sunnyd, what color did you get?

I am obsessed with mine as well. So. Amazing.

elle, bleah. For some reason DH and I get in fights on Fridays. And it is always something little and stupid. No idea why Friday, lol.

Bia--woooo! Have fun!

 

[jcarlylew]

today is a +. couldnt find the jeans i wanted to wear, but the skinny ones (haha..er..skinny fo rme) fit. FTW!

 

[misskitty]

Cake recipe! Plus a few notes that I added in for myself, you can disregard those if you like.

(I''m not sure if this is the cake served at the Four Seasons or if it''s just from her recipe stash, but the girl who passed this on to me was a pastry chef there, and this is the best chocolate cake I''ve ever ever had)

Ingredients

Cake:
1 cup water
1/2 cup cocoa ("Dutched" or Alkalized gets a better rise)
1 cup buttermilk (or kefir)
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Frosting:
1/2 lb butter (2 sticks)
4 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 oz bittersweet chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lb confectioner’s sugar
8 oz (regular) sour cream
1 pinch of salt

Cake:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2) Boil water, add cocoa. Stir until smooth and thick, about 1 minute. Allow to cool. It will strongly resemble chocolate pudding.
3) Combine buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
4) Mix together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in large bowl. Add buttermilk mixture and mix together (using a paddle attachment) at medium speed for 7 minutes. Why 7 minutes? Your cocoa is still hot. Also, because that''s what my friend told me to do, and I''m afraid to change this step. Add COOLED cocoa mixture, and mix for additional 4 minutes. Don''t forget to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
5) Pour into prepared (sprayed/parchment-lined/buttered and floured) cake pan and bake in center of the oven for 30-40 minutes. 8" round pans work perfectly. Make the icing while the cakes bake. Check doneness with toothpick. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

Frosting:
1) Melt butter and chocolates together in a double boiler (or microwave). Keep warm.
2) Alternate adding sour cream and confectioner''s sugar into the icing, mixing thoroughly and scraping down after each addition. The key here is to mix, but NOT overmix. The key is to just combine the sour cream and the chocolate mixture without adding too much air, which will make the icing hard to spread without visible air bubbles. Icing should be very dark, not light. If it becomes a light brown, let it sit, then stir it a bit by hand to get some of the air out.
3) Add vanilla and salt. Allow to cool completely before using.

Cool the cakes completely on parchment paper before frosting. If you slice off the rounded tops so the layers stack neatly, you''ll probably notice an uneven crumb/some tunneling. My friend says that she''s never had this one come out with an even crumb, but the flavor is so good that she''s willing to let that go.

Enjoy your stand mixer!

 

[jcarlylew]

excuse me, but cake recipes while its that time, IS NOT FAIR
*pouts and stomps*

 

[Bia]

ladies, question:

in my title should I write

A Reflective Journal: ''Title of my Essay''

OR

''Title of my essay'': A Reflective Journal

??? I can''t think anymore

 

[hisdiamondgirl]

Afternoon ladies...TGIF (even though I''m going to have to work from home this weekend...boooo!)

(((((hugs))))) for elle...ugh, fights are sucky. Just think about making up

Bia...yay for almost finishing your paper and going to MV. Too bad you''re not going at the end of the month, I will be getting there on 8/23!!! Love love love it....so relaxing. Where do you stay? We always stay in Oak Bluffs.

 

[hisdiamondgirl]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:27:09 PM
Author: Bia
ladies, question:

in my title should I write

A Reflective Journal: ''Title of my Essay''

OR

''Title of my essay'': A Reflective Journal

??? I can''t think anymore

I would go with "Title": A Reflective Journal

 

[misskitty]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:31:08 PM
Author: hisdiamondgirl

Date: 7/31/2009 12:27:09 PM

Author: Bia

ladies, question:


in my title should I write


A Reflective Journal: ''Title of my Essay''


OR


''Title of my essay'': A Reflective Journal


??? I can''t think anymore

I would go with ''Title'': A Reflective Journal

Ditto this.

 

[sunnyd]

Hooray!!! Thanks misskitty! Good lord how big is this cake to require an entire pound of confectioners sugar?!?!?!

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:22:40 PM
Author: jcarlylew
excuse me, but cake recipes while its that time, IS NOT FAIR
*pouts and stomps*

Sawwy.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:27:09 PM
Author: Bia
ladies, question:

in my title should I write

A Reflective Journal: ''Title of my Essay''

OR

''Title of my essay'': A Reflective Journal

??? I can''t think anymore

Option 2, pleeeeeease!

 

[Miscka]

ugh ladies I feel siiiiick.

My BFF and I had a huge fight/break up a few months ago, and I miss her like crazy. I sent her an email, a general hi and wanted to invite her to the re-wedding.

I am so nervous she still hates me

this has been way worse than any break up with a male I ever had.

Ugh. I sent it like 30 min. ago and my tummy hurts now.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:46:13 PM
Author: Miscka
ugh ladies I feel siiiiick.

My BFF and I had a huge fight/break up a few months ago, and I miss her like crazy. I sent her an email, a general hi and wanted to invite her to the re-wedding.

I am so nervous she still hates me

this has been way worse than any break up with a male I ever had.

Ugh. I sent it like 30 min. ago and my tummy hurts now.

Uggghhh Miscka thats such a crappy feeling.

I bet she''ll be receptive to your email! A good friend is a good friend regardless of whether you''re mad or not!

 

[misskitty]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:22:40 PM
Author: jcarlylew
excuse me, but cake recipes while its that time, IS NOT FAIR

*pouts and stomps*

Sorry! But...you can always go home and follow the recipe and have some cake (and eat it too!)?

 

[Miscka]

Date: 7/31/2009 12:47:51 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 7/31/2009 12:46:13 PM

Author: Miscka

ugh ladies I feel siiiiick.


My BFF and I had a huge fight/break up a few months ago, and I miss her like crazy. I sent her an email, a general hi and wanted to invite her to the re-wedding.


I am so nervous she still hates me

this has been way worse than any break up with a male I ever had.


Ugh. I sent it like 30 min. ago and my tummy hurts now.

Uggghhh Miscka thats such a crappy feeling.

I bet she''ll be receptive to your email! A good friend is a good friend regardless of whether you''re mad or not!

Thanks Elle. Yeah, I hope so. She was my bestie for years, and we lived together too. This was my last shot at reaching out, so I hope it works out. I mean, if not now for the re-wedding, then when? I want the people who matter to me to be there, and she matters. I just hope she has cooled off enough to be open to it. Bllllarrrgh. Off to lunch with DH to keep my mind off

 

[misskitty]

Miscka, I hope you get a nice email back!

 

[FrekeChild]

Woot for KAs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes my paper is DONE and turned in. And I hope I never have to think about it AGAIN. I HATED writing that paper. I also didn't like the prof (grad student).

Boo for ruts and fights.

Yay for Bia's paper being done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Miscka, I hope she emails you back too....

 

[Dreamgirl]

HEY LADIES!!!!!!!!!

I miss you all! Gosh things are so crazy busy at work which is a good thing but I just don't currently have free time to post. Things will start to calm down in September. It's Friday however so I think I can post from time to time today

Anyway, for those of you who remember to save money we have volunteered to do the gardens around work. Some people and myself from my department maintain one garden. Anway, I was out there weeding this morning when I found this wicked spider like I've never seen. And since I'm an expert at taking photos of things up close thanks to PS.....(you know what I'm talking about).......I took the camera out and got some awesome shots. Thought I'd share with you all.

Ever seen ANYTHING like this in your life?!?!?!?

 

[Dreamgirl]

elle- I hate when that happens! Don''t be in a foul mood. It''s FRIDAY!

Miscka- Try and stay calm. I hate when I get upset my stomach bothers me too...Honestly, for whatever reason you two are no longer speaking, if she can''t get over her issues I wouldn''t want her for a friend anyway. That''s no way to treat someone..

 

[princesss]

Ewwww, DG! It reminds me of the picture wifey2b posted in Hangout a few weeks ago, actually.

Miscka, I hope you get an e-mail back.

 

[jcarlylew]

dg - EW. i just had to deal with a woof spider. iiccky.

 

[Dreamgirl]

Yeah, I'm usually completely freaked out by spiders but I couldn't help but take some photos of this guy. It turned out to be some pretty cool photos on that flower however.

And speaking of flowers......
last week I missed a day at work because we had a massive hail/tornado type storm come through our house last week one night after I went to bed. Had to stay home and help clean up the ruins left behind. The whole house is demolished. The roof, 4 windows out, mulitple window well covers broken, garden tworn to pieces with nothing left, jacked up fence, gutters jacked up, paint messed up on the house, garage door dented in......I can go on and on.

The insurance adjuster finally came out yesterday and said we have $14,000 worth of dammage to the house. So sad

 

[jcarlylew]

Date: 7/31/2009 2:21:22 PM
Author: Dreamgirl
Yeah, I''m usually completely freaked out by spiders but I couldn''t help but take some photos of this guy. It turned out to be some pretty cool photos on that flower however.

And speaking of flowers......
last week I missed a day at work because we had a massive hail/tornado type storm come through our house last week one night after I went to bed. Had to stay home and help clean up the ruins left behind. The whole house is demolished. The roof, 4 windows out, mulitple window well covers broken, garden tworn to pieces with nothing left, jacked up fence, gutters jacked up, paint messed up on the house, garage door dented in......I can go on and on.

The insurance adjuster finally came out yesterday and said we have $14,000 worth of dammage to the house. So sad

OMG!! i glad you are okay though!!

That is just crazy!

 

[Lauren8211]

Yikes DG! Crazy!

Glad no one was hurt, of course!