Yes, the Cherry Blossom Season is upon us and I think I need to observe it but not during the weekend.
This may make me absent from something considered more important (winkey winkey)
I am excited as Mickey Mouse, my favorite Mouse in the Whole Wide World, is the Grand Marshall and there is a special treat to boot! There is a Mickey Mouse Exhibition at the Ronald Regan Bldg. showcasing 6ft tall Mickey's!!!! Yay, Life is Grand!!!

In other crazy news, it appears First Cousins are allowed to marry but not gays? WTF

That's disgusting. I could not ever imagine having an intimate relationship with my first cousin or any member of my family for that matter . Maybe my fifth or sixth cousin (Hey I'm still southern you know...) totally j.k![bgcolor]#ff6ca1[/bgcolor]

[inlink]ajay,311[/inlink] the real way to find the peepettes is to produce the following recipe:

Start with overworked and overstudied chicks from the Buffalo area
Pray to the gods for Sunshine & much needed warmer weather (this should yield tank tops & skirts)
Send out evites or use the estrip calendar - Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Come one Come all
Open up the gates to one fly, spacious mansion (possibly on Linwood)
Pump up the beats
Make sure the drinks are flowing
and double check that the mood is H I G H energy!
Next, mix in some super cool dudes and you will have found yourself mixed right into another awesome Estrip Party overfilled with Peepettes!


"copyright pending on recipe" [bgcolor]#6c0000[/bgcolor]

Peeps
Courtesy of Washington Post & J Black

Ingredients:

1/3 cup cold water
1 small envelope ( 1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin (2 1/2 teaspoons)
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup yellow sugar
1 can yellow food coloring spray
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup (such as Hershey's)

Pour cold water into a large bowl and sprinkle in gelatin. Allow to sit and soften for about 5 minutes.

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine 1/4 cup water and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Wipe down sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent any sugar from crystallizing.

Place a candy thermometer into the sugar water. (Do not let it touch the bottom of the pan or it will not give an accurate reading.) Boil sugar until temperature reaches 238 degrees, also known as soft-ball stage. Remove syrup from heat and add to gelatin mixture. With an electric mixer on low, beat until the bottom of the bowl is cool, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla, then increase speed to medium high until soft (not stiff) peaks form, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Transfer the marshmallow mixture to a large (14-inch) pastry bag cut to a 1-inch opening. (If you don't have one, you can also use a resealable bag with the end snipped off.) On a sheet of wax or parchment paper, pipe a flat base about 2-inches long, tapering at the end to form a tail. Let set about 2 minutes. Then pipe a mound on the side opposite the tail for the head, pulling away from the head to form the beak. Immediately sprinkle with yellow sugar. (It won't stick if they are too dry.) Then spray chicks with food coloring. Use a toothpick to dab on chocolate syrup to make eyes. Allow the chicks to dry, then lift them off the parchment paper with a spoon or palette knife.

If you don't eat them immediately, the chicks keep for about two weeks in an airtight, parchment-lined container.

Makes about 20 chicks.

Per serving (based on 4 pieces): 195 calories, 1 gm protein, 49 gm carbohydrates, trace fat, 0 mg cholesterol, trace saturated fat, 4 mg sodium, trace dietary fiber [bgcolor]#ff5a86[/bgcolor]

anyway, the real dinner was soooooooooooo good!!!
yum! I wish My Belly didn't have to get fat ; (

Food makes me happy! Gory fingers scare me whether in my chili or in a river : (

((secretly I want to be Martha Stewart - pre jail term - and cook cook cook!!!))
warm cookies, pies with sweet aroma wafting in the breeze, i could go on and on...


Good luck (e:Jasonsback) with your pilgrimage to sainthood & a better you~!
Cheers!!! (maybe you will become our resident Anthony Robbins)

Well Easter Dinner did not go as I planned (even if I planned it last minute, last night)
The Salmon Roulette w/Spinach Florentine and Artichoke Risotto I planned to cook did not happen. Instead it was substituted for waffles, stale coffee, the remainder of Magic Brownies, Lime tortilla chips and Guacamole & Friendly's Fudge Nut Brownie Ice Cream (since I made a special trip to buy more Magic Brownies,using the Ben & Jerry's Flavor Finder but came up a loss for B&J)

ahhhh, service for one! Although, that was enough junk food for the father, the son and the holy spirit!

Happy Easter!!!