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Smallish Cakes...

I am back.
I know it has been awhile since I posted anything, but I can't really say why. I haven't been busy, or in a funk. I haven't been away or on a little mental vacay. I just haven't posted. Silly, I know, but there it is. I had a revelation today, though, and wanted to S-H-A-R-E.
Here goes:

Thisis a Rubber Scraper. It is designed to get the last drop of cake batter, cookie dough, etc. from your mixing bowl. It is also a baker's worst enemy. Sort of like the Devil in rubber form.












Allow me to explain...if you own one of these hideous utensils, you will likely use it to scrape the sides and bottom of your mixing bowls clean as a whistle when you make some toothsome concoction, and then you will be missing out on one of the great joys of baking. When I make a cake, I use something completely useless to scrape out the bowl, just so I am sure to get plenty of batter for myself, of course, I can not share with the children, because raw eggs could harm them. I am a better mother than THAT, I tell you. So as my cake is baking, I enjoy a pretty substantial treat, and I will also let you in on a little secret. Warm cake batter is EVEN BETTER than room temperature cake batter! This is more than just a guess! One day, after I had popped my cake in the oven I realized that the amount of batter I left myself was insufficient to take the edge off of my craving and so I stuck a large spoon into the Bundt pan to get some more. It was warm and lovely. I do still leave some in the bowl, but I usually find a deep spoon and steal some from the warmed pan full of batter-ey wonderfulness. I recommend trying this immediately. Of course, be prepared for your cakes to be a little on the smallish side...

Ways to help

http://www.pih.org/home.html
Doctors Without Borders
The Salvation Army has Paypal enabled donations, and also has a text system set up to take your donations through your cell phone bill. Please check their website for exact numbers.
Please do something to help.
The destruction is unfathomable.

Need

Pray, pray, pray for Haiti. Then search for ways to donate and help. Make sure they are legitimate so your money and resources go to people in need. Then pray again...

Resolutions Part Une

Pictorial rundown of what I'm feeding my brain for January...

Good Night Sweet Prince...

Thankfully BBC America has at last heard American voices and aired a hugely popular show in a timely manner(Thanks, BeebA!).
Just finished watching the final David Tennant Doctor Who incarnation. It had its moments...great Wilf moments, great Doctor moments, great worst. rescue. ever. moments. I am off tomorrow to find a cactus for the windowsill.
I did love the wrap ups of all the aliens and characters we have loved, though since I was watching with the kids, I should have known to turn it for the Jack Harkness, Man Tart of the Universe scene. Not like they didn't know what was going to happen, and it was mild by Man Tart standards, but I've never let them watch Torchwood because it is pretty in your face with the whole homosexual normalization. I guess because they are dealing with aliens, they take a little liberty, I'm just sayin'... Anyway, all in all, I laughed and I cried, I looked back with fondness, and looked forward with trepidation. I suppose all of us who LOVE David Tennant will have a predisposition to dislike this "New" Doctor, but as I watched the trailer for the upcoming season, I saw some things that made me very optimistic...I hadn't given much thought to it, strangely, but, DUH, with Stephen Moffat at the helm, the chances are great that there will be some AMAZING episodes.
"Blink" is probably my all-time favorite Doctor Who Episode, followed closely by "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances". In fact when I look back over the episodes that have really stayed with me, they are overwhelmingly Stephen Moffat episodes. I would say that this is a good sign! Plus, watching Matt Smith in the last few seconds of the episode that just aired, I think it would be a great idea to give him some time to relax into the task and feel at home in The Doctor's coat. I won't judge anything for the first few episodes, I'll just sit back and see what comes out of it. In the mean time, I will leaf through my DVD collections and relive all the old times. Revisit the friends I've made over the last 5 years or so, ever since Christopher Eccleston brought the Doctor back to life. I do believe I will miss the tenth incarnation a little more than the rest... Good times....