Griddle Whiz
Batter Blaster is organic pancake and waffle batter... in a can. Sounds dicey, but the ingredients check out:
Filtered water
Organic wheat flour (unbleached)
Organic cane sugar
Organic whole egg solids
Organic soybean powder
Sodium lactate (lactic acid from beet sugar)
Dicalcium phosphate and Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) (leavening agents)
Organic rice bran extract propellant
Interesting. It looks like our Whole Foods carries it -- my curiosity will probably end up getting the better of me. The mind reels at the pancake design possibilities...
Via Lilsugar.
05/15/08 13:00 in Food | Comments (4)
Cooking for an Audience
Our kitchen window sits low above the sink and countertop, and looks out on the entry corridor. Earlier (being alone), I decided to make myself a tuna melt (did have plans for Indian, but it was just too hot to futz that much).
So I open the can of tuna, next to the sink. I glance out the window, and see the neighbor's McFly doppelganger, staring up at me from our porch, head cocked and eyes wide. Soon the little grey tiger is right behind him, watching and sniffing the air. And then of course it didn't take long for Elli and Elmo to trot in, licking lips and chattering hopefully.
Aside from making me giggle, it raised two questions. One: how do I generate that kind of interest in piscine product in the resident human population? And two: if fish is brain food, and our cats get some in their food daily... well.
05/14/08 21:38 in Cats | Comments (2)
Purely Coincidental, No Obsession Here.
Harry Potter Sock Yarns, by German company Opal. Out in Fall (I'm assuming in conjuction with the release of Half-Blood Prince).
Cute, but no Hermione? Hedwig is my favorite.
05/13/08 22:00 in Crafts | Comments (2)
Happy Mother's Day!
To all moms -- current, future, or surrogate ☺
Photo courtesy Oclumência.
05/11/08 12:20 in Misc | Comments (3)
20 Disposable Things...
...to use twice before throwing out. Some of the same-old, but at least a couple new ideas. There'll probably be some good comments, too. Via Lifehacker.
04/30/08 12:29 in Link | Comments (0)
Die! Die!
I don't scrapbook, really, but I love craft diecuts and diecutters. Back when I was still gainfully employed, in a fit of extreme paper rapture, I whipped out the latest "40% off any one regularly priced item" from Michael's and plunked down for a Sizzix. It reminds me of the heavy-duty Ellison dies I used constantly, both at the middle school, and at both the NMU and Oakland libraries, often for displays; once it even cut felt shapes for a DIY feltboard. And it does come in handy from time to time. I've got mostly basic shapes that I use for cardmaking. And now that the bub is getting a little craftier, I imagine we'll have it out even more often.
So today we were wandering aimlessly around Michael's (which can be a dangerous proposition, fiscally, if we're not vigilant), and we stumbled upon a whole clearance aisle that hadn't been there before. And bliss! A couple of Sizzix alphabet sets. Normally retailing for $99, they were marked $9. My 50% off coupon -- a necessary habit -- made it $4.50. I didn't think it was supposed to be applied to clearance/sale items, but, really, who was I to argue? The font isn't one that I'd choose if I had a hundred bucks to throw away, but for what I paid I'm of course more than happy. And I must say that it's growing on me as I look at it.
04/18/08 16:16 in Crafts | Comments (1)
My Pupils, They Are Dilated to Funky Freakdom
It's been 2.5 hours, and it's making me woozy, and I don't want to write about the consultation (meh).
So here's a fun post about DIY Magic Shell, which I'm sure is a hundred times less unhealthy than the store stuff. For D, because I generally prefer my ice cream sans crust. Via Parent Hacks.
04/17/08 13:32 in Food , Link | Comments (0)
Zap! Zap!
Tomorrow is my LASIK consultation. I feel all multiple personality about it: "Oh noes! What if you aren't a candidate?" and "Won't it be a relief if they can't do it? No knife! Woo!"
I was going to go to a practice that offers blade-free IntraLASIK, but their home page also touts "aesthetics" like injectable wrinkle-eating poisons, laser hair removal... that kind of thing. So, obviously, they understand the fact that vision correction is serious, LIFE-ALTERING SURGERY on your EYEBALLS.
Clearly in the same class as skin peels.
04/16/08 23:26 in Babble | Comments (2)
Some Signs the Day Might Be All Right
-The artisan garlic bread arrives just as you have at the grocery store, all warm and fragrant. Too bad you have to restrain yourself from eating it with your coffee right away!
-The bub is only contrary for the sake of contrariness once or twice before school. Aaaand, it's gorgeous outside, so you know they'll be running off a lot of steam in the park today (woot!).
-Following this Roy Lichtenstein-y tutorial has been pleasant and fun.
-It's not Monday!
ETA: Oh, how could I forget? No horks! We're on Day 4 now!
04/15/08 11:04 in Babble , Link | Comments (0)
For the Compliant Cat
This clamp-on desktop kitty perch is cute and all, but I can't see Elli using it. Unlike Elmo, she's not content to sleep in the kitty beds -- she's happier in a more out-of-bounds spot. So it would probably sit empty, with her claws slashing my shoulders and the back of my neck from her chairtop perch.
Or with her butt in the air right in front of my face.
04/14/08 23:13 in Cats , Stuff | Comments (0)
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