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Best project runway episode of the season so far [21 Aug 2008|12:14am] jedisakora Tonight's Project Runway was the BEST EPISODE OF THE SEASON so far!! I never thought i would have so much fun watching drag queens. Ya!! for Joe! I thought his outfit was the best and it won. Funny that the only straight man won the drag queen challenge.He really nailed this one and i thought he was going to have trouble with it. Did anyone else catch Terri's eye of death to Joe when he came in. This woman is making me really hate her. She can make nice clothes but her attitude is horrible. Shes an adult and needs to grow up. So what if you didn't win. Suck it up and congratulate the winner. Not secretly plan his demise in front of him. I thought that Leanne should have been the other 3rd top finalist. Her outfit was remarkable. She's slowly becoming my favorite contestant on the show. Suade is also starting to warm up on me. Suade and Leanne. Quite the odd couple. lol Also, i thought Blaine should have been in the bottom three instead of Jerrell. Tim Gun got it right when he said it was a " Pteradactile in a Gay Jurassic Park." Finally, DANIEL IS GONE! WHOOT! Finally!! He needed to leave challenges ago. Now he can go out and buy shampoo and wash his hair. thump!

Olympic Boobage ; Bikinis Over Beijing [20 Aug 2008|11:13pm] jenchantress [ mood | aggravated ] Currently, Hubs is watching the Bikini Bounce Finals on the Olympics.  This disturbs me. Not because Hub is ogling females (he does that anyway; has to do with the Y chromesome, methinks), but because it seems to me that there is less and less Olympic Eyecandy for us Femmes, while the guys get more and more. Remember Mark Spitz? Now, when he was doing his seven-gold thing, I was a little mite, and not yet scoping out the man-candy. However, I do remember that over the years, starting about then, all the male swimmers were wearing the Speedo Bannana hammocks. I grant you, a bannana hammock is not usually a good thing: about the only place where I think they belong is on well-physiqued swimmer dudes. But now notice; the men's swimwear is actually getting bigger. (I guess it couldn't get any smaller.) The Speedo LZR suit is from neck to foot. Ok, so you can still see the silhouette; but the involuted graphics on the thing disguise the finer muscular lines. I noticed that the divers still wear the itty bitty suits, but who knows? Maybe they're slowly going the way of the dinosaur and in 2012 we'll be seeing the divers in wetsuits. Contrary-wise, all, and I mean ALL the track & field women I saw were wearing what amounts to a bikini on the field. Pole vault, racers, you name it. The bikini's not just for volleyball anymore. I saw a retrospective of women's track and field from 4 years ago; you can definitely see the shrinkage trend. Back then, they were wearing mid-thigh shorts and t-back tanks. Now, the ubiquitous bikini. Granted, it's probably some sort of ergonomically designed Uber-bikini, but that makes NO difference to the males of this world, I'm sure. thump!

Almond Cake [20 Aug 2008|10:02pm] whalefruit INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup (58 g) almonds (I used almond flour) 1 tsp (5 g) cornstarch 8 tbsp (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/3 cups (62g) sugar 1 tbsp (16 g) almond paste 2 eggs, room temperature 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup minus 1 tbsp (136 g) flour 1/2 cup (117 g) crème frâiche DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter/grease your desired cake pans. 2. Combine the almonds and cornstarch in a food processor and grind until fine - do not let it turn into a paste. 3. Put the butter in a stand mixer bowl and beat for about a minute to soften. Add the sugar and almond paste and beat on medium-high for about 6-8 minutes until it is very light and fluffy - this is important for the final texture of the cake. 4. Add the eggs one at a time to the mixer, letting each one mix in before adding in the other. 5. Beat for another 2 minutes until the batter is completely smooth. 6. In another bowl, combine the remaining dry ingredients and ground almonds. 7. Turn the mixer fown to low, and add half of the dry ingredients. Let it mix just until combined. Add in the crème frâiche and mix until combined. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until batter is completely combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Briefly turn the speed up to medium and beat for about 20 seconds. 8. Scrape the batter into prepared pans - it will be fairly sticky and heavy. If you are filling multiple small pans, do not fill more than 3/4 of the way up - this cake will rise quite a bit in the oven so you don't want spillage! 9. Smooth down the tops of the batter with a spatula. Bake about 50 minutes for a large single cake or 30 minutes for smaller cakes, until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean and the top is still a little springy. 10. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 20 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and let finish cooling to room temperature. You can store the cakes for up to 4 days at room temperature, but wrap them tightly in plastic or they will dry out. source thump!

White Chocolate Blueberry Tart [20 Aug 2008|09:57pm] whalefruit CRUST INGREDIENTS 2/3 cup cashews, finely chopped 1 egg, slightly beaten 1/4 cup butter 2/3 cup flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. orange zest FILLING INGREDIENTS 1 cup white chocolate 2 tbsp. butter 2/3 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup fresh blueberries 1. For the crust, preheat oven to 375 degrees degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch tart pan or 4 small tarts pans. Place all ingredients for the crust into a food processor, and mix until combined well. Press the mixture into prepared tart pan (or 4 small tart pans), using the back of a small spoon (the mixture will have a crumbly texture). Refrigerate crust for 15 minutes. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Let crust cool. 2. Break the chocolate into pieces in a large glass bowl placed over a saucepan of boiling water. Stir occasionally until melted. Remove from heat, and stir in the 2 tbsp. butter until melted. Mix in the heavy cream, and whisk until smooth. 3. Spread the blueberries over the tart crust, then pour the chocolate mixture evenly over the top. Chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours, so that the chocolate sets. Garnish with walnut halves. source thump!

It's almost the last week of Strays Birthday fundraising! [21 Aug 2008|12:57pm] lawlzx [ mood | hopeful ] ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) thump!

Homemade Pita Bread [20 Aug 2008|09:47pm] whalefruit INGREDIENTS 225g / 8oz / 2 cups white bread flour 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp of dried/easy/instant/fast action yeast 140 ml / 1/4 pint / 2/3 cup lukewarm water 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil DIRECTIONS 1. Sift the flour, salt and dried yeast together. 2. Mix the water with olive oil and mix into the dried ingredients. 3. Knead the mixture to make a soft dough for around 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in a large bowl covered with cling film and leave to rise in a warm spot for around an hour, or until doubled in size. 4. Knock the dough back, split into 6 even portions and shape each piece into a ball. Cover with cling film and leave to rest for 5 minutes. 5. Roll out each ball into an oval shape of around 5mm / 1/4 in thick. Place on a floured dishtowel (I used unfloured kitchen roll) and cover with cling film. Leave to rise at room temperature for 30 minutes. 6. Preheat the oven to 230 degrees C / 220 degrees C fan assisted / 450 degrees F. Place three baking sheets in the oven to heat at the same time. 7. Once the oven is at temperature place two pitta breads on each baking sheet and bake for 4-6 minutes or until puffed up. They do not need to brown. If the oven isn't at temperature, they may not puff up. 8. Transfer the pittas to a wire rack to cool until warm, then cover with a dishtowel/tea cloth/tea towel to keep them soft. NOTE!Way to serve: Stuffed with Grilled Tomato Pesto Chicken, Grilled Bacon and Grilled Yellow Pepper on a bed of Little Gem Lettuce with a blob of mayo! source thump!

I read this entire archive in 2 sittings [21 Aug 2008|12:38pm] auralfixations It would have been 1 sitting, except that first sitting began at around midnight and ended around 3 AM and tired just took over. My bf is really into webcomics.  Most of them aren't that chick-oriented.  This one is. http://www.pennyandaggie.com/ What's cool about it is that the characters aren't just flat stereotypes.  The 'hot popular bitch' is actually a pretty nice person who is in love with a biker guy, and the 'quirky rebel' is sort of a cruel bitch.  The 'fat chick turned hot' is a spiteful cunt has moments where she realises its due to insecurity, and out of the two 'Christian chicks' only one is a raging hypocrite. The other is actually, well, a good Christian. Love it. thump!

*Grumble* [20 Aug 2008|10:41pm] polygonia [ music | me squeeing ] Am I the only person who LOOOOVES the diversity of Dir en grey? This new track so far sounds neet and kind of poppy, but Dir en grey is good at suprising people thump!

Roasted Peaches [20 Aug 2008|09:33pm] whalefruit INGREDIENTS Peaches, as many as you need (I only used two seeing as I only had two left) Cinnamon sugar, roughly 1 tablespoon for every 2 peaches Vanilla bean ice cream DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F. 2. Halve peaches by cutting around the circumference, then twisting. Remove pit. Prepare cinnamon sugar to your taste, or if you're crafty like me, use a nice store-bought brand. Toss peaches in cinnamon sugar. 3. Line a baking form with parchment paper and arrange peaches cut-side up. 4. Bake for 20-30 minutes, until sugar begins to bubble and peach sides crinkle. 5. Serve with ice cream. thump!

Strawberry-Thyme Cupcakes [20 Aug 2008|09:20pm] whalefruit CAKE INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1/3 cup milk 3 large strawberries, mashed (with juices) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg, at room temperature 3 sprigs thyme leaves, lightly crushed zest of 1 small lemon CAKE DIRECTIONS 1. Allow the thyme to seep in the milk for at least 15 minutes. 2. Preheat oven to 350. Line or grease and flour 6 wells in a cupcake pan. 3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg and zest then mix thoroughly. 4. Add flour, baking powder and salt to the butter mixture. 5. Strain the milk into a small bowl and mix it into the strawberries. 6. Add the mixture the rest of the batter and mix until well combined. 7. Fill each well 2/3 of the way full. Bake 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted the center of a cupcake comes out clean or with just one or two dry crumbs. 8. Cool briefly in the pan, then remove cupcakes to wire racks to cool completely before icing with lemon thyme frosting. FROSTING INGREDIENTS 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 2 egg whites 5 sprigs thyme 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice zest of one lemon pinch salt FROSTING DIRECTIONS 1. Beat the egg whites and salt to soft peaks using an electric mixer. 2. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring sugar, thyme, zest and water to a boil, stirring occasionally. 3. Continue to boil until it reaches soft ball stage (when a drop of the syrup forms a soft ball when dropped in cool water)while continuing to stir occasionally. 4. Strain and discard the zest and thyme. Keep the mixer running (you need a stand mixer or a friend to complete this next step safely) while you pour a continues stream of the molten syrup into the egg whites. 5. Continue to beat for about 5 minutes, adding lemon juice after about two minutes, or until the frosting is fluffy, glossy and cool. 6. Frost cooled cupcakes or cake. thump!

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