So, what is a girl to do if she doesn't have a need or desire to go out during a rainy/snowy/icey day? Make ice cream!!
My first try was ok. Raspberry sorbet for my beloved. I didn't have as many frozen raspberries as i should have, so it was a bit too sweet. (e:Uncutsaniflush) doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, but when he wants sweets he wants them very sweet... so this fits the bill. Next time, more raspberries, less sugar and a tiny bit more lemon juice.
My second try didn't go as well. Cinnamon ice cream. I used a bit too much sugar, again, and a tiny bit too much cinnamon. Plus, the big boo boo was not letting the mixture cool enough before putting into the ice cream maker. Next time, i might just try steeping cinnamon sticks instead of putting in the powder.
This try... banana ice cream!! Oh, i hope it tastes as good when it is completely hardened as it did when it was soft serve from the ice cream maker!! At the last minute, i added walnuts and chocolate chips too. I cooled the mix in the fridge overnight while the ice cream bowl froze, too. So it should be yum!!
Of course, i could just find recipes instead of inventing them like (e:jenks) suggested...
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Third Time's A Charm01/13/2007 10:54 #37668
FoodIt's supposed to snow or ice or be cold and icky out... so... what better thing to do but look for ice cream recipes online!!??!
Since i got my ice cream maker, i have been itching to use it, even if i don't always feel like eating ice cream in a big slightly drafty house in the winter.
More than anything, i want cinnamon ice cream. No one sells it, or at least it is rare to see in the grocery stores. And i so don't know why... i love love love cinnamon.
Had cinnamon toast for breakfast... a childhood favorite.
Found a couple of recipes online.. some at the cuisinart site. The dark chocolate sorbet looks good, and very simple. I may even have the ingredients -- water, white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa. Opps... no, we don't. Oh well. I won't die if i don't do it today.
Yesterday, (e:Uncutsaniflush) and i ate at a new mexican restaurant. So new their sign isn't even up. It's in the old Denny's by the corner of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Sheridan. Driving by not too long ago, i saw a sign -- one of those portable ones -- that said "authentic mexican food". So, we decided to wander in to try it.
Yum. It's no El Charro, the place in KNoxville Tennessee (E:Uncutsaniflush) and i hold all other Mexican restaurants up to as a comparison, but it was damn good. And i would recommend them.
We picked up a take out menu, since neither of us got further than the lunch specials and the vegetarian section looks good. Spinach Burrito is on my list of must trys...
Hmm... i feel like cooking and eating... i wonder if i have PMS?
Since i got my ice cream maker, i have been itching to use it, even if i don't always feel like eating ice cream in a big slightly drafty house in the winter.
More than anything, i want cinnamon ice cream. No one sells it, or at least it is rare to see in the grocery stores. And i so don't know why... i love love love cinnamon.
Had cinnamon toast for breakfast... a childhood favorite.
Found a couple of recipes online.. some at the cuisinart site. The dark chocolate sorbet looks good, and very simple. I may even have the ingredients -- water, white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa. Opps... no, we don't. Oh well. I won't die if i don't do it today.
Yesterday, (e:Uncutsaniflush) and i ate at a new mexican restaurant. So new their sign isn't even up. It's in the old Denny's by the corner of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Sheridan. Driving by not too long ago, i saw a sign -- one of those portable ones -- that said "authentic mexican food". So, we decided to wander in to try it.
Yum. It's no El Charro, the place in KNoxville Tennessee (E:Uncutsaniflush) and i hold all other Mexican restaurants up to as a comparison, but it was damn good. And i would recommend them.
We picked up a take out menu, since neither of us got further than the lunch specials and the vegetarian section looks good. Spinach Burrito is on my list of must trys...
Hmm... i feel like cooking and eating... i wonder if i have PMS?
zobar - 01/13/07 13:57
Anderson's has soft-serve cinnamon on special sometimes; check the calendar: :::link:::
We used to buy heavy cream by the half-gallon; alas, no Stew's in WNY. :::link:::
For good cheap authentic Mexican, see also El Canelo. Margaritas very tasty, albeit NEON! green. :::link:::
PMS makes you feel like cooking? Best PMS Ever!!
- Z
Anderson's has soft-serve cinnamon on special sometimes; check the calendar: :::link:::
We used to buy heavy cream by the half-gallon; alas, no Stew's in WNY. :::link:::
For good cheap authentic Mexican, see also El Canelo. Margaritas very tasty, albeit NEON! green. :::link:::
PMS makes you feel like cooking? Best PMS Ever!!
- Z
jenks - 01/13/07 11:13
Lee- the cinnamon ice cream i made (that was delicious) was just the usual vanilla recipe i use, with 1tsp of cinnamon. My vanilla uses eggs, but i'm sure you could use one you like...
Lee- the cinnamon ice cream i made (that was delicious) was just the usual vanilla recipe i use, with 1tsp of cinnamon. My vanilla uses eggs, but i'm sure you could use one you like...
01/12/2007 09:57 #37659
I'm Invisible!?!?(e:Paul) .. i love you and i so appreciate all the work you do on (e:strip). Hell, i wouldn't be bitching about this if i didn't love this place, right?
My posts keep disappearing from the Read The Latest list... But if i go directly to my post, it's there.
This is the one that is gone this time:
01/11/07 15:46 - 43F - ID#256
My posts keep disappearing from the Read The Latest list... But if i go directly to my post, it's there.
This is the one that is gone this time:
01/11/07 15:46 - 43F - ID#256
01/11/2007 15:46 #37645
My Brain Hurts... In A Good WayThis GED stuff is... often exhasting. I just finished a GED Supplimental Package of Social Studies and i feel... worn out. My brain is so not used to thinking and it is complaining.
No, Brain, you cannot go watch t.v.; you need to study!
I graded the packet a few minutes ago. Out of the 152 questions on Editorial Cartoons, Drawings and Diagrams, U.S. History, World History, Geography, Economics and Civics and Government, i got 133 correct.... which, if i got the math bits right, is about 90.79%, or as i rounded to, 91%. Not bad. And what i assume to be a pass. I was concerned about the U.S. History the most, seeing as not much of it is taught in Canadian schools... and i would assume the Canadian perspective is different.
What i have been finding out about the social studies parts of the GED is that is is very much based on reading a passage and answering questions on it. However, it does assume the reader has some basic knowledge of some key U.S. Historical events. Those gaps are not as big as i thought they were, thank goodness. I am learning to find what the test is looking for, not what i think... oddly enough.
Teach says i might be ready to write the predictor soon, and the GED within weeks.
The process is..
First day of class, i wrote a very short 10 - 20 question test. Then, i wrote a TABE test based on the results of that first test. Then, i was given a score. The score meant nothing to me... what the hell does 12.9 mean, teacher man?! Turns out it means that 13 is the highest i can get. OK, so i did really well on the reading portion. Reading well means doing well on all the other sections, including the science and social studies. Yay. Math, i think i had a combination score of 9 something. They say an 11 is needed to write the infamous predictor.
The predictor is, apparently, a sample GED test. The whole deal. The 8 hours sitting in a room filling in dots that correspond to the correct answer to a question.
If that goes well, sign up for the next GED.
Studying daily. Brain complaining....
No, Brain, you cannot go watch t.v.; you need to study!
I graded the packet a few minutes ago. Out of the 152 questions on Editorial Cartoons, Drawings and Diagrams, U.S. History, World History, Geography, Economics and Civics and Government, i got 133 correct.... which, if i got the math bits right, is about 90.79%, or as i rounded to, 91%. Not bad. And what i assume to be a pass. I was concerned about the U.S. History the most, seeing as not much of it is taught in Canadian schools... and i would assume the Canadian perspective is different.
What i have been finding out about the social studies parts of the GED is that is is very much based on reading a passage and answering questions on it. However, it does assume the reader has some basic knowledge of some key U.S. Historical events. Those gaps are not as big as i thought they were, thank goodness. I am learning to find what the test is looking for, not what i think... oddly enough.
Teach says i might be ready to write the predictor soon, and the GED within weeks.
The process is..
First day of class, i wrote a very short 10 - 20 question test. Then, i wrote a TABE test based on the results of that first test. Then, i was given a score. The score meant nothing to me... what the hell does 12.9 mean, teacher man?! Turns out it means that 13 is the highest i can get. OK, so i did really well on the reading portion. Reading well means doing well on all the other sections, including the science and social studies. Yay. Math, i think i had a combination score of 9 something. They say an 11 is needed to write the infamous predictor.
- note to self -- try to use US spellings... color not colour **
The predictor is, apparently, a sample GED test. The whole deal. The 8 hours sitting in a room filling in dots that correspond to the correct answer to a question.
If that goes well, sign up for the next GED.
Studying daily. Brain complaining....
theecarey - 01/12/07 10:47
Lee! yay!!! I admire your daily perseverence. Almost perfect scores does not surprise me at all. I giggle at your 'note to self'--I was busted frequently in 6th grade English for writing, "colour" instead of "color". I couldnt understand why points would always be marked off for the usage- not that it ever stopped me :)
Lee! yay!!! I admire your daily perseverence. Almost perfect scores does not surprise me at all. I giggle at your 'note to self'--I was busted frequently in 6th grade English for writing, "colour" instead of "color". I couldnt understand why points would always be marked off for the usage- not that it ever stopped me :)
metalpeter - 01/11/07 19:20
So it sounds like you have been working hard. But that you still have a way to go. But don't worry about the way to go one thing at a time. Yes studing is important and you do need to put in a lot of time, but don't forget to take some time for yourself to. I know it is a tough balance but don't burn yourself out.
So it sounds like you have been working hard. But that you still have a way to go. But don't worry about the way to go one thing at a time. Yes studing is important and you do need to put in a lot of time, but don't forget to take some time for yourself to. I know it is a tough balance but don't burn yourself out.
libertad - 01/11/07 18:59
I knew that you wouldn't have any problems. Actually I was just wondering what was going on with your GED after reading mike's journal about going back to school.
I knew that you wouldn't have any problems. Actually I was just wondering what was going on with your GED after reading mike's journal about going back to school.
hodown - 01/11/07 15:52
Wow- good for you :) It sounds like you are going to pass with flying colors!!
Wow- good for you :) It sounds like you are going to pass with flying colors!!
01/10/2007 11:33 #37625
Bugg!Can't decide between a Pug and a Boston Terrier?
Well, why not get a Bugg!
Well, why not get a Bugg!
Ha ha ha... well, i think i disagree with that quote. My cinnamon ice cream was unredeemingly bad...
yep, that's all I ever use. Sweet cream base #2 I think, and then I throw stuff in. There are tons of other yummy sounding ones in there that I always say I'll try, but never get around to. I think I even saw a recipe for beer ice cream somewhere.
Shit, I didn't know you were flying solo with the ice cream maker. You should try the seriously old-skool Ben & Jerry's Cookbook. Great recipes; fun commentary. :::link::: "There's no such thing as an unredeemingly bad batch of homemade ice cream."
- Z