gold-laced (really!) caramel topped shortbread
These. These need to be in my life.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Atropa - Dec 18, 2011 5:01:43 pm PST #12160 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
meara - Dec 18, 2011 5:06:30 pm PST #12161 of 30001
Ok, so if my hot water is suddenly more like lukewarm water, do I call a plumber in the morning?
lisah - Dec 18, 2011 5:06:43 pm PST #12162 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
These. These need to be in my life.
Our friend Jules made them! She called them "One Percenters" and they won Best Overall!
Bob won Best Presentation for his windowpanes (colored marshmallows in melted chocolate rolled in crushed pretzels). I'm very proud!
Amy - Dec 18, 2011 5:08:20 pm PST #12163 of 30001
Because books.
meara, could your pilot light be out?
All of those cookies sound amazing. So far I have peppermint mocha, triple chocolate cranberry oatmeal, and butter cookies (cutouts with sugar).
sarameg - Dec 18, 2011 5:13:13 pm PST #12164 of 30001
Recipe:
Oven: 400
1.25 c butter, soft 1 c sugar Juice of 1.5 lemons zest of 1 lemon 3 tsp lemon extract 1 egg
Cream together butter and sugar well. Add lemon juice, zest, extract and egg. Mix well
2 c flour 1/4 each salt and baking soda
Slowly mix in dry ingredients.
Chill at least 3 hours, pref overnight
Make balls basically marble sized, maybe a little bigger. Press flat (I use parchment paper over the top and then smash with a glass. I also bake on parchment, because I'm lazy.)
Bake 10 or so minutes until edges start to brown, barely. Let cool slooooowly, to maximize crispness.
Fill with biscoff spread.
Jesse - Dec 18, 2011 5:13:34 pm PST #12165 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
By impulse shopping the sale items at the supermarket, I now have all the stuff to make vw's pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I want to make them, but don't really have time before I get a crapload of cookies and etc. on Christmas. They will be a January treat, I guess!
meara - Dec 18, 2011 5:15:04 pm PST #12166 of 30001
The pilot light could be out...I have no idea.
le nubian - Dec 18, 2011 5:17:21 pm PST #12167 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So it seems Kim Jong Il has died. This is what the North Korean news agencies are reporting.
sarameg - Dec 18, 2011 5:21:08 pm PST #12168 of 30001
meara, do you have a home warranty? If so, call them to sort it out and learn shit. I totally used mine as a learning tool in the first year. (How do radiators work, dude?)
lisah's cookies are very good as well, even though she eschewed the lard. I might not leave them to the ravening hoards.
The scores on originality for Bob's cracked me up because I've SO TOTALLY had those before (they are good.) Clearly the judges were not from midwestern stock! Staple of farm potlucks in sw MN!
msbelle - Dec 18, 2011 5:21:55 pm PST #12169 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I WANT TO KILL ALL MEMBERS OF LMFAO FER REALZ.