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Nov. 24th, 2009


[info]nanny_ashtoreth

Holiday

Happy early Thanksgiving to the USA citizens on the f-list. Will be leaving for my mother's house in just about 2 hours. Will have the techno toys, etc. but as always, my good intentions seem to be bulldozed out of the way when I'm up there.

In any case... safe travels to those venturing forth and see you soon.

[info]drkcherry

Whatevs...

  • 17:34 Started adn finished Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs last night. I really like Anna and Charles. #
  • 17:35 Was going to start Betrayed by PC Cast, but The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston came in, and I will read her snarky stuff before everyone. #
  • 18:05 @AmazonAssociate IS there something wrong with the source for the banner? It won't show on my site. #
  • 18:10 @emmapetersen I'm late, but hello 8 year old person. #
  • 18:44 Shelly Laurenston's characters are all on crack. OMG, I can't stop laughing. #
  • 20:17 @DakotaCassidy No he wouldn't because then THAT would be porn. #
  • 20:22 @DakotaCassidy I only saw their last performance, and thought Adam was so much better than Chris. #
  • 20:24 @emmapetersen I use to wonder if I would ever want to meet any of Shelly's characters, then I remembered I wasn't insane, so no. #
  • 09:20 Started and finished The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston last night. Man I love that woman! #
  • 10:05 @AmazonAssociate Its the black friday banners to put in our website. I'm thinking my website doesn't like iframes. #
  • 10:16 @AmazonAssociate Definitely an iframe issue. I can't use any of your banner coding on my website. I have to do a link to my store. #
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Nov. 23rd, 2009


[info]lore

BloMo23: Doggies....


We're watching my sister's dogs while the lucky biatch is in Italy.

They're Schnauzers, but one is 14 and on her last legs. She takes a ton of medicine, is all skin and bones, has to be walked on peril of accidents in the house and coughs like an old man. But she's kind of the family dog, because she started with my sister and father, then was just with my father, then went to my mother after he died, and is now back with my sister because she was too much for mom.

It's a little heartbreaking, and a lot smelly. ^_^ But it's nice to have this time with her before she goes.

*****
I meant to write about something else, but I ran out of time. *laugh*

love, lore

[info]drkcherry

Whatevs...

  • 13:07 Finished reading Must Love Hellbounds. As per usual, liked half of the stories. #
  • 13:08 I'm not a fan of anthologies because I will normally like less than half the stories. This book I only liked 2 of the 4. #
  • 13:09 I find that for me, stories in anthologies are too short and seemed rushed to compelte the beginning, middle and end. #
  • 14:41 @KatplusMonkeys Go You!! #the3day #
  • 21:16 @RandomLanda I will find you....... #danieldaylewis #
  • 21:17 @NaliniSingh Loved loved loved your story in Must Love Hellhounds. But then again, I love your angel 'verse so much. #
  • 21:57 @emmapetersen Since you are watching this and I'm not, ONTD (LJ comm) posted a vid....did J-Lo fall on her ass? #
  • 21:57 @KatplusMonkeys I am so proud of you. #the3day #
  • 09:56 @emmapetersen: @DrkCherry ROFLMAO. No J-Lo didn't fall on her butt. [Really? The news outlets are saying she misjudged and hit the ass.] #
  • 10:24 Just saw this on Amazon: 'Archangel's Kiss' by Nalini Singh (Paperback - F... for $7.99 bit.ly/661E0U #
  • 10:27 Great deal on 'Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, Book 5)' by Patricia Briggs (Hardcover ... bit.ly/5Yo7Qo #
  • 10:28 Check out this Amazon deal: 'Beast Behaving Badly' by Shelly Laurenston (Paperbac... bit.ly/82l6am #
  • 10:39 Check out 'Heart of Darkness: The Darkest Angel\Love Me to Death\Lady of the Nile' by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shay... bit.ly/7yVmvp #
  • 10:49 Just saw this on Amazon: 'Blood Magic (World of the Lupi, Book 6)' by Eileen Wilks (Paperback - F... for $7.99 bit.ly/8UBjDK #
  • 11:11 Great deal on 'Eternal Hunter' by Cynthia Eden (Paperback - J... bit.ly/7u6EUs #
  • 11:16 Check out 'Street Game (Game/Ghostwalker)' by Christine Feehan (Paperback... bit.ly/7FFlCB #
  • 11:19 @cynthiaeden The Street Game book? I love this series. My oldest won't read her vamps, but she will read these. #
  • 11:25 @cynthiaeden Everytime I think I have a favorite Ghostwalker, she writes a new one, and my favorite changes. Althought, I love Gator. #
  • 11:25 Just saw this on Amazon: 'Shades of Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel' by Lara Adrian (Mass Market Pa... for $7.99 bit.ly/73tGzV #
  • 11:31 Check out 'Lion's Heat (Breeds)' by Lora Leigh (Paperback - Apr... bit.ly/5CgMfE #
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Ferrara Belgian Milk Chocolate

Ferrera Belgian Milk ChocolateLast month I reviewed the new Ferrara Milk Chocolate with Almond Nougat, today I have the companion bar without the nuts and nougat bits. The new Ferrera chocolate line is to take the place of the chocolate products from Kraft that the company used to distribute from their Terry’s Chocolate Orange and Toblerone brands. They can be found at drug stores and discount retailers.

The Ferrara Belgian Milk Chocolate Bar is the same format as the faux-Toblerone, a long and domed trapezoidal shape with deep sections. The snap is good, though sometimes I had trouble cracking off just one segment and if I had a double I found it impossible to break that into two pieces. (So I had to eat two sections.)

Ferrara Belgian Milk Chocolate

The texture is quite smooth and creamy. It reminded me a little bit of Dove Milk Chocolate, but slightly sweeter. The silky melt and light caramel notes are pleasant. It’s a little sticky feeling in the mouth, but not overly thick. I prefer a less sugary bar but the fat in this one was a delightful mix of cocoa butter and whole milk.

The ingredients are all natural and the bar is Kosher. The package says the chocolate was made in Belgium but molded & packaged in the United States.

I was hoping for something a little deeper and richer, but for two dollars and the nice packaging I think it’s a good deal. I like the thick pieces compared to the flat tablet chocolate bars that are usually 100 grams, it makes the melt a little more interesting to have a chunky nugget. Since Toblerone doesn’t even make a nougat-less bar, it’s hard to even compare it. It’s not quite as satisfying as a Ritter-Sport which is in the same price category, but might make a prettier stocking stuffer in some instances.

Related Candies

  1. Ferrara Dark Chocolate Covered Biscotti
  2. Elmer’s Toasted Marshmallow Eggs
  3. Ferrero Raffaello & Rondnoir
  4. Pralines Leonidas
  5. Ritter Darks
  6. Ritter Sport Capuccino and Rum Trauben Nuss

[info]cookanything

Weekend Herb Blogging #211 Hosting



This week our host is Lynne from Cafe LynnyLu

If you're new to WHB or you haven't taken part in a while, here's a quick summary of the rules.

You have the week to post about any herb, fruit, vegetable, flower or plant. Your post can be informative, spotlight a particular ingredient and/or include a recipe where your chosen ingredient is one of the primary ingredients in the recipe.

Post should include the phrase Weekend Herb Blogging and a link to the rules and to your host.

You can post anytime during the week but remember to email your host by the deadline which is:
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Send your entries to
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Nov. 22nd, 2009


[info]drkcherry

Whatevs...

  • 19:44 @BittenbyBooks OMG!! You have got issues woman...lol. You and your jokes! #
  • 19:58 @kryptonsite But Demons was so campy...lol #
  • 20:25 @KatplusMonkeys How far have you guys gone so far? And how many of you are there? #the3day #
  • 22:10 Liquid love? Really? I, um, ok then. I would have said cum, but if liquid love works in your world.... #
  • 23:17 @lexalicious Yeah it was an NCIS fanfic, and Tony wanted to taste Gibbs liquid love. The mind boggles. #
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Natterings....


  • Holy crap, these dogs are gassing me out! Air freshener, stat!

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BloMo22: lore and Snupin, part II....


As I ended yesterday, I was preparing for my Epic Campaign to encourage more Snape/Lupin.

By Epic Campaign, I really mean that I decided to comment on every Snape/Lupin I came across, and that anytime I saw anyone offering drabbles or art, I would ask for Snape/Lupin. Now, you have to understand, the RPG was my first attempt at interacting with fandom. I don't think I had even commented on many journals then. So, when I say I started commenting and asking for drabbles/art, this was a big deal for me.

I made myself one ground rule: Don't say anything to anyone that I wouldn't want to hear myself as a creator. That meant not asking when the next chapter of a Work in Progress might be out or asking for a sequel, or commenting to someone else without actually commenting on the fic or art itself. Two years of lurking will at least teach you what not to do. There were times when I worried that some regular Snape/Lupin writers (*cough* McKay, Arion *cough*), were going to think I was a stalker, but I toughed it out in the name of more Snape/Lupin. ^_^

I'd like to think that my enthusiastic squee and encouragement helped inspire more Snape/Lupin in some small way, but I suspect Arion and McKay's April Showers challenge had more to do with it. Actually, what happened during that same month is that I had been thinking of asking to help out at [info - community] lupin_snape for quite a while, too shy and under-confident to act. But the renewed interest in the community and the mods' busy real lives made several other Snape/Lupin fans muse "aloud" in their journals about asking to mod at the community.

And yes, my ego has come far enough along now to admit that I thought I was the best person for the job at the time and that I'd better get on the stick before the others went from musing to asking. I was wrapping up the RPG, and I'd gained some experience managing a group of people with varying desires and needs from the game. I'd made plenty of mistakes, which helped to an extent, although I feel I've made plenty of mistakes at [info - community] lupin_snape, too. I guess I learned that I could make mistakes and only hold on to them quietly, rather than actively beating myself up over them. ~_^

But I had ideas, too, and, again, those two years of lurking showed me which communities thrived and which died out after the initial excitement waned. For just about 5 years, the ship has been running strong, mainly because there are mods obviously on-duty there. People want to know that other people are paying attention. What kind of a "community" runs steadily without a sense of togetherness?

My modding philosophy has been simple: It's Our community, not my community. A community is nothing without its members, and I've tried to run [info - community] lupin_snape as openly and all-inclusive as possible while maintaining that final "say" only because sometimes someone has to make the decision. I can't think of any time I've actually put my foot down, other than to protect the community from spammers, and to this day, I've never banned anyone except known "problem" accounts from back in the Russian Invasion LJ days. Anyone who tells you that they're not welcome at [info - community] lupin_snape is imposing her/his own exile.

I remember one of the people who wanted to mod (long gone from fandom now), talking about how she wanted to take over and then she could demand Marauders-era fic because that was her favourite era, which scared me to the bone. Snarry, even back then, had more than one "basic" community, and I knew the Snape/Lupin ship wasn't big enough to survive with a lot of splinter communities, which is what would have happened if LS (Lupin_Snape from now on) had become Marauders-focused. Eventually, someone unhappy with that focus would have gone and started Snape_Lupin_Adults or something, and the fans would have been scattered. The ship might have never grown.

Hum. I've meandered away from the question. It's because I love LS and its members so very much; I could go on about it all day. So, after being frightened into action, I consulted with a few friends for some final hand-holding and wrote the mods, offering to be the active mod. I was completely surprised when both women responded within the week with easy Yes'es, and my account was given mod status. Surprised, only because I thought it would be harder to convince anyone to take me on. ~_^

My first month was kind of rocky because I'd barely introduced myself when there was a major death in the family. But you know, in case anyone has the wrong impression, the original LS mod, [info - personal] makishef, has always been interested in the community and pairing, she just didn't have time to maintain a hands-on approach to the community. That month, she stepped right up and made sure the monthly challenge was issued and on-track while I was away. The other mod that was on board when I came on has since moved on, but she was always friendly and supportive as well. They're great gals, and I hope no one thinks anything but the best of them. We wouldn't have LS without them.

I was back by June with a new monthly challenge and there's been something new every month or two since then. I think people cross-posting their challenge-inspired works to their journals and other communities helped let people know that LS was an active, interesting place to be, as well as a treasure-trove of great Snape/Lupin content if they were interested in finding more. I think we hit 750 members by the end of the year and 1000 members a little over a year after the April Showers challenge. Somewhere along the line, "Snupin" became the preferred moniker for the pairing, and I stopped trying not to use it about a year after that. ~_^ I still use Snape/Lupin, though, when I go outside the community, if only because now that fandom is waning, new people coming in don't always get the squished nickname phenomenon.

So, that's it. That's how I came to be mod at LS. And while I answered why I shipped Snape and Lupin together before, in my normal fandoming I always point people here when they ask me why I ship Snupin. It's short and to the point, and I couldn't have said it better myself.

love, lore

Nov. 21st, 2009


[info]lore

BloMo21: lore and Snape/Lupin, part I....


[info] geri_chan asked how I got into Snupin and ended up as a mod for [info - community] lupin_snape.

I think I've sort of told this story in bits and pieces in different places over the years, but to have it all in one place....

Once upon a time, I was a fandom lurker. I'd drifted into HP from XF and after a couple years of lurking, some LJ friends were pimping a new RPG on their journals...over and over again. I started to wonder if I shouldn't give an RPG a try. I wanted to write again and I'd been reading an RPG avidly, so why not try it myself? From my reading experience at my fave RPG and checking out a few others, I was sure putting in an application so late in the casting period would net me a super-minor, low-maintenance character like Hannah Abbott or Stephen Cornfoot (remember him?); a student character not close to the main action. I said I'd take anyone. I received back: Snape.

Severus Snape? Are you kidding me? I don't care about the adult characters?! Arrgh!

But I said I'd take anyone, so I went on a research bender for Severus Snape. O....k. You know, when you bother to look beyond the surface, there's something up with Snape. He's not just the year-long red-herring; he's Albus' right-hand, he's powerful, he sees through Harry and when Voldemort comes back, Albus sent him off to re-join the Death Eaters (this RPG started in the weeks before OotP was released). I came to respect Severus Snape while looking at the facts. I fell in love with him when I started reading the fan fic.

RPGs are all about the shipping, did you know that? (*snicker*) I started to wonder with whom I could possibly ship Snape (even in a longing, unrequited way in the RPG). I ruled out the kids right away (I didn't even know what "cross-gen" was back then, but I don't like unequal relationships), and I realised there were no developed women in HP that were Severus' age either. I'd just had the slash light turned on by Aragorn/Boromir -- surely I could slash Snape! There were at least a few candidates around his age. With those limitations in mind, I hit the Snape FQF archive.

I read several pairings for Snape, but the character that I kept going back to was Remus. I read some great stories in many pairings, don't get me wrong. But much of the Sirius fic was hatesex or I didn't recognize Snape or Sirius in them, and Harry fics bothered me as much as I thought they would. Albus usually involved power games, the Weasleys weren't really in play back then, Kingsley wasn't on the horizon, James was dead, Lucius was a married bad guy and I wanted my Snape to secretly be good, etc.

Severus had real history with Remus. They were the same age, had held the same job, had gone to school together, had darkness tinging their souls. Snape had followed Remus' gang around school, Remus had almost killed him and Snape still made him Wolfsbane. Severus and Harry have history, but it's convoluted and uneven at best. Same with Albus. And Sirius, not so much. In fact, I've always found it hard to believe that Snape/Lupin wasn't a popular ship right off the bat. Maybe it seemed too easy to some people, I don't know.

ANYWAY, the more I explored Snape/Lupin, the more in love with the idea I fell, until Snape/Lupin was all I wanted to read. The problem I had was that there wasn't a whole lot of Snupin out there. After I went through the FQF, I found [info - community] lupin_snape, which, at the time, did not have much activity, and I scoured the journals and archives from there. Once I'd exhausted all the resources I could think of, I knew there was only one thing to do:

Go on an Epic Campaign to encourage more Snape/Lupin.

To Be Continued in the next post. I started this late for a reason....

love, lore

[info]cookanything

Poached Donut Peaches

Winnie from Healthy Green Kitchen is hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I've found something new to me at the local Farmers' Market - Donut Peaches!

donut peaches© by Haalo


Depending on where you are you might know these by any one of the following names - Doughnut, Saturn, Mountain, UFO or Tobacco. While they look like something that has come out of a lab they are actually an heirloom variety that dates back to 1800's China.

They are characterised by a sweet, white flesh and an easy to remove stone and most notably by their flattened appearance.

Stone fruit are one of the few things that make summer even slightly tolerable but even so, the stone fruit found at the beginning of the season doesn't quite have that depth of flavour that comes as the season progresses. For that reason, I tend to poach the fruit as a way of bringing out that missing flavour.

For the recipe I've made today, I've made a change to my usual method and am incorporating another unusual ingredient - Wild Willow Water

wild willow water© by Haalo

It is distilled from Salix Alba - the white willow - and has a rose like flavour. You can use it as a replacement for rosewater and for this recipe, just a few drops adds another point of interest to the dish.

Poached Peaches© by Haalo

Poached Donut Peaches

Whole Donut Peaches
Light Sugar Syrup
Wild Willow Water, optional


Make the Light Sugar Syrup:

A light sugar syrup follows the formula of 2 parts water to 1 part sugar - you need to bring these two ingredients together in a pan and simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Once dissolved, increase the heat so it's just under boiling point and let it bubble away for 5 minutes so it reduces slightly.

You can now store this syrup in the fridge until you are ready to use it.

Poach the peaches:

Place the peaches in a single layer in a pot that is large enough to snuggly hold them. Pour in enough sugar syrup to cover the peaches. Bring this slowly to a simmer, add a few drops of willow water or rose water if desired and continue to gently cook the peaches until softened.

The peaches will float so the best way to keep them submerged is to cover the pot with an oversized round of baking paper that you press so it just touches the liquid - you then place a weight on the paper to keep the peaches under the liquid.

Poaching time will depend on the size of the peaches - don't rush it as they can quickly turn from under-poached to mush. As they cook, the syrup will turn a beautiful rose colour and the gentler the process of poaching the more depth of colour you'll find.

Once poached, let the peaches cool in the liquid. Store the cold poached peaches in their syrup in the fridge.

You can eat the peaches with their skin on but if you prefer a smoother look, you can peel them when they are still warm. If you have poached them enough, the skin will easily peel away.

One other thing I like to do is to reduce the syrup for serving. Pour some of the excess syrup into a small pan and bring to a rapid boil - boil for a few minutes until the syrup thickens and the colour intensifies. Cool it slightly before serving - drizzled over the peaches it gives them a luxurious shine.

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IJ Holiday Sale

We are starting this years InsaneJournal holiday sale. From now until the end of the day Friday, November 27 we are going to be holding a sale on Self-Committed[paid] accounts and Extra Userpics.

The prices are be as follows

Self-Committed[paid]
1 Month -> $5
6 Month -> $15 $10
12 Month -> $25 $18

Extra Userpicx
6 Month -> $10 $5
12 Month -> $20 $15

Then on Friday November 27th from 8am until 4pm (Eastern US time) we will be running a very special sale on Permanently Insane accounts.

[info]drkcherry

Whatevs...

  • 18:16 December 8, I get my braces off. Luckily I only had them on the top. #
  • 10:34 @EthanSuplee As one of the fat people, I oppose the trimming. And its not fat, its extra stuffing. #
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Nov. 20th, 2009


[info]lore

BloMo20: Halloween....


[info - personal] osmalic asked how I celebrate Halloween.

As a kid, I generally looked forward to trick-or-treating. I did that through age 14, and then I was officially too old for it. If only I'd have known then that most people ignore the age limit!

As an adult, I've tended to hold my own birthday/Halloween party. This is the first year we've had to cancel because of illness. Sometimes, when my birthday falls in the middle of the week, a party isn't as feasible. If the weather is good, we like to set up the candy in the front yard and make the kids walk through the leaves we refuse to rake. On occasion, we've also blared scary music.

I'm not really a great decorator or costumer. I kind of enjoy clever, low-labor costumes, but I had so many "that's lame" reactions that I stopped even doing those. In my house, it's pretty much Halloween year-round in terms of decoration, and my aunt always gives me something neat that's Halloween-themed, so while I have a huge pile of Halloween stuff in basement, I hardly ever get it all out. But I could deck this place out like the Adams Family mansion if I wanted to. *grin*

I love haunted houses, although I don't get out to them every year, but they're always on my mind each year. And I celebrate Friday the 13ths as kind of adjunct holidays to Halloween. When I'm particularly vexed, I take a hex for myself on Halloween.

Probably my best birthday was last year, turning over a decade and having all my friends and family around. It was a nice night and most of my friends got good and silly in front of a fire, which was different for us, but verrrrry entertaining. Worst that I care to document was definitely this year. ~_^

love, lore

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Tempeh Curry

I'm writing this as I'm eating dinner, which is not something I normally do. But I think this is one of those recipes that a lot of you are going to like, and I'm feeling the need to share it with you now rather than later. It came together as I was riffing off one of Lora Zarubin's recipes from I Am Almost Always Hungry - her Potatoes with Tomato Curry. I love an all-in-one-pot meal, and was cobbling together a hearty, vegetarian version of her recipe with tempeh. It wasn't at all complicated, just an onion sauteed with a short list of spices, diced tomatoes, a splash of cream, and eventually potatoes and tempeh. It all came together in a vibrant red-orange pot of curry. Finished with a bit of cilantro, it's fragrant, filling, and tastes so much more indulgent than it actually is.

Tempeh Curry Recipe

A bit of an aside, I picked up Lora's book while browsing the cooking section at the library down the street from me the other day. I had a bit of a mini-celebration right there on the spot. I had this book years ago, and must have lost it or loaned it to someone. Anyhow, it was like running into an old friend, and I was happy to be reacquainted.

Tempeh Curry Recipe

I should also mention, before we move on to the recipe, Lora's tomato and potato curry recipe is part of one of the most interesting Thanksgiving menus I've come across. Each time I read through it I promise myself I'm going to lobby my family to tackle it one year. There's plenty for a mixed crowd - vegetarians, vegans, the whole lot. The only dish inherently meat-centric is the turkey. Here's the menu: Roasted Turkey with Tandori Spices, Roasted Hubbard Squash Wedges with Garam Masala, Basmati Rice with Saffron and Cloves, Red Lentils with Tamarind and Dates, Potatoes with Tomato Curry, Creamed Spinach with Cardamom and Shiitake Duxelle, Steamed Brussels Sprouts with Ghee and Sea Salt, Cranberry and Ginger Chutney, Mint and Chile Raita, Clover Rolls with Rosemary, Pumpkin and Arborio Rice Pudding, and Shrikand (a creamy yogurt dessert) with Fresh Pomegranate Seeds.

For those of you who are interested, you can keep up with Lora through her Los Angeles Times Magazine blog, I'm Still Hungry, or at her personal site, A Hungry Girl, where she is just starting to document her new life as a baker.

Tempeh Curry Recipe

I hope you give the recipe a try, particularly those of you who aren't so sure about tempeh. I swear, it's just the thing to go along with the sun that has been setting early, and the colder nights as well. Have a glance at the head notes before you jump in though, there are a few things to consider before you start. I should also add, if you're in a pinch time-wise, cauliflower might be a perfect, quick-to-cook alternative to potatoes.

Continue reading Tempeh Curry...



[info]nanny_ashtoreth

This installment brought to you by the letters W, T, & F

aka I need to have my head examined.

The beastiette asked if a school mate could spend the night. I said 'yes'. The beasties are performing for our guest now.

*headdesk*

I think that there's going to be some 'happy juice' in my near future.

[info]drkcherry

Whatevs...

  • 17:48 Now reading: Shadowlight by Lynn Viehl; and Must Love Hellhounds by Charlaine Harris, @NaliniSingh , Ilona Andrews and Meljean Brook. #
  • 17:48 Finished Blue Bloods today. Not sure I'm going to read the second book in the series. I'd give it a 2 1/2 out of 5. #
  • 18:00 YES!! My husband has caved. We, my and my daughters, have wanted to get our pit snipped, but the husband said no. He finally said yes. #
  • 19:38 @lexalicious He'd care because he likes the natural look...lol #
  • 19:59 Why do some people's tweets have underlines? #
  • 23:09 Watching the remake of Pelham 123, the one with John Travolta. Damn he's intense. #
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Nov. 19th, 2009


[info]lore

BloMo19: Screw you, Runway!....


Here are a few thoughts about Project Runway tonight:

Whoever made up Heidi in that pink must be shot. Also, she looked like she had eye work done. But I hope not.

The wrong person won.

There was a costume-heavy line. Rosy was right when she said in chat that the hats made the models look like penises.

Tim Gunn spazzing out was adorable.

I wasn't so pissed off that I won't tune in come January, but it's a close thing.

*****
Good friend had a birthday today. We managed a small gift and short visit, and I'm glad because this friend isn't celebrated enough.

That's all I have for now. Maybe I better keep this up in December, just to get to all the topics I'm not hitting on yet.

love, lore

P.S. See the Bones icon? It needs help, but I'm not sure what....

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Herhey’s Kisses filled with Irish Creme

Hershey's Kisses filled with Irish CremeI love it when the Candy Blog community points me to something new. We have a little conversation going on in the Candy Blog Forums about the 2009 holiday candy offerings. One that ruffy mentioned was Hershey’s Kisses Filled with Irish Creme. I found them at Target as well and I suspect since no one else has seen them anywhere else that they may be a Target exclusive this year.

Irish Cream is a combination of flavors and textures; it’s usually heavy cream, whiskey and coffee. Kisses filled with Irish Creme are less of that. There’s no actual whiskey in there, for starters. It’s a molded chocolate shell filled with a sugar and oil paste with some milk products (nonfat milk and whey) and artificial flavoring. So maybe a more accurate name would be Kisses filled with Sweet Flavored Whey Paste.

Hershey's Kisses filled with Irish Creme

While my confidence level in them was low, I was also plenty curious. The dark green bag and gold wrappers with green fireworks on them were certainly appealing.

The smell, when I pushed my face into the bag, is actually mildly alcoholic. I don’t know how they did that, but it definitely has a bit of a whiskey note.

Out of the foil it’s even more noticeable - more than just bourbon vanilla, this smells like strong stuff. The chocolate flavors of the molded shell aren’t much. It’s smooth enough, with a slight fudgy grain that’s definitely candy-like. The center is a bit of a paste, thicker than the cordial creme in some of the Kisses. It’s not quite grainy and rather like a fondant. The center is a little bit salty so it has an immediate difference from the chocolate shell. The whiskey flavors of woodsy alcohol are there along with a slightly warm and cozy background note.

The liquor flavor though has an odd medicinal quality, especially later on. It’s like the after effects of Cepacol or some other throat anesthetic. Eating another one kind of gets rid of the benzocaine & menthol aftertaste by introducing the primary tastes of sugar, milk and whiskey flavored cheesecake.

I’m not blown away, but they are different than the last few flavors. But a true coffee flavored Kiss might be a nice change one of these days or an Egg Nog for the holidays.

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