tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post4192548238573228949..comments2022-12-10T04:20:04.682-05:00Comments on The MSadventures of Ms. CrankyPants: A Valentine's Dinner DebacleMs. CrankyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-52314108132937036492013-02-21T08:32:04.426-05:002013-02-21T08:32:04.426-05:00Hmmmm, I will try that next time. The flavor has b...Hmmmm, I will try that next time. The flavor has been good, and the first time, with the Crater Cupcakes, they were a nice brownie-like consistency. The second time they came out like a rock. Both times, though, I beat them (until I broke the food processor). I'll report on my next effort, using your tips. Thanks!Ms. CrankyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-74878108085900093532013-02-20T23:10:14.273-05:002013-02-20T23:10:14.273-05:00I have made the cupcakes 3 times, they turned out ...I have made the cupcakes 3 times, they turned out great, but I must admit, I didn't follow directions. I mix all the dry ingredients together, then all the wet together. Then I add the wet to the dry, and STIR until JUST mixed. Never beat cupcake batter or they will flop! I have been baking for almost 35 years, experience is a great teacher.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051732856820479687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-35918071644091852202013-02-18T10:14:28.203-05:002013-02-18T10:14:28.203-05:00I'd think boiled eggs plus soil stacks (and I&...I'd think boiled eggs plus soil stacks (and I'm not entirely clear what those are, actually) might be bad. <br /><br />Oh, once you have a proper job you'll have annoying coworkers with their grating habits and a micromanaging boss to talk about (as long as they don't know who you are!), if my experience in the workplace is any guide.Ms. CrankyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-36140306741272484242013-02-18T09:33:43.694-05:002013-02-18T09:33:43.694-05:00Bless! Yup, we're very forward-looking here. I...Bless! Yup, we're very forward-looking here. I think/hope. <br /><br />Just the one soil stack today, but very stinky. Didn't help that I ate three boiled eggs as we stood looking at it, lol. Gives me protein, but the builder shudders every time I pull out my little foil-wrapped pack of eggs.<br /><br />What will I have to talk about once I have a proper job?! <br />xStumbling In Flatshttp://www.stumblinginflats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-60879956633362779002013-02-18T08:22:54.025-05:002013-02-18T08:22:54.025-05:00Hi SIF! Yes, the V-Day was...interesting. Actually...Hi SIF! Yes, the V-Day was...interesting. Actually, it was a holiday we enjoyed for days, since we didn't notice the shower business until yesterday. [shudder]<br /><br />I am always a bit suspicious of sending off recycling, as I, too, wonder what *really* happens to it. How interesting that your food remnants are collected, though. (See, I'm interested! That may say something about the quality of my entertainment 'round these parts, though.)<br /><br />Hoping you don't see any soil stacks. Meh. <br /><br />:)Ms. CrankyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-12227004437050348762013-02-18T08:19:11.105-05:002013-02-18T08:19:11.105-05:00Are you on a gluten-free diet? I've found the ...Are you on a gluten-free diet? I've found the baking part of the Swank Diet to yield mixed results. Cupcakes: not so great. Cornbread: DG (damn good). <br /><br />Wow, a gushing fountain of bad things sounds amusing in a horrible way (your description is amusing, anyway). The time with the mop does not. <br /><br />If you can smell the horror that was in my shower, then I've done my job. I don't think the pictures adequately conveyed it. Ms. CrankyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-63607481358594333872013-02-18T08:09:19.315-05:002013-02-18T08:09:19.315-05:00EC, I've thought about the compost/worm farm s...EC, I've thought about the compost/worm farm solution. I'll have to see if our super-strict homeowner's association allows it, as I assume the compost bins go outside. (One has to ask our HOA permission for practically anything.)<br /><br />Ha! I think all cat owners can relate to UDOs, but I love that acronym and am stealing it immediately!Ms. CrankyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-16563733430579833862013-02-18T08:05:41.469-05:002013-02-18T08:05:41.469-05:00Karen, it was a Valentine's Day for the books,...Karen, it was a Valentine's Day for the books, that's for sure. ("Remember when we made those crab-stuffed mushrooms back in 2013?... hahahaha [laughing delightedly at the memory]...")<br /><br />Have you ever had problems with the cupcakes? I have been careful about following the recipe both times (especially the second time!).Ms. CrankyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-21262133266173176442013-02-18T08:01:50.362-05:002013-02-18T08:01:50.362-05:00Yep, it really is mashed up crab-n-mushrooms. Naus...Yep, it really is mashed up crab-n-mushrooms. Nauseating. Haha, okay on the shower upgrade (for a small fee). <br /><br />The REST of our Val Day was much better. The brownie -- the part that we could saw into with forks/knives -- was edible. Ms. CrankyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639705108258882767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-16426673899478878002013-02-18T00:45:06.872-05:002013-02-18T00:45:06.872-05:00Hey Cranky!
Sounds like you had an interesting Val...Hey Cranky!<br />Sounds like you had an interesting Valentine's Day! Bit icky with the shower though. <br />Glad to see Wee Squeaky making a guest appearance!<br />I don't have garbage disposal, just a little tub on the top of my fridge where all the food slops go, then get decanted into biodegradable bags which the Council collects every week. God knows what they do with it. Why am I telling you this???<br />I'd better go off to work - yet another bathroom fit. Meh. If I see one more soil stack, I swear.....<br />XStumbling In Flatshttp://www.stumblinginflats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-11911971853958261532013-02-17T20:52:37.881-05:002013-02-17T20:52:37.881-05:00Hmm... sounds similar to gluten free baking... yik...Hmm... sounds similar to gluten free baking... yike!<br /><br />How weird that it came up in your shower. That's a new one to me. Although we had septic tank problems for a long time. Every once in a while when the laundry was being spun, bad things would suddenly reappear as a gushing fountain in the toilet downstream. If you didn't make it to the washing machine in time to stop it as soon as you heard the first tell-tale "glug-glug" sounds.... you'd be spending a lot of time with a mop in the bathroom and surrounding area. However...this... I think I can actually smell it... :-( Paper Chipmunk (aka Ellen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15014954266777016841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-29363833774268285432013-02-17T16:39:51.243-05:002013-02-17T16:39:51.243-05:00Oh dear. Rueful laughter from this corner. We do...Oh dear. Rueful laughter from this corner. We don't have a garbage disposal unit - compost bins and worm farm instead. And I also want to know about the cupcake thingie. That recipe is giving you a LOT of grief isn't it? And I know the search and destroy mission hunting out inappropriately laid UDOs (unidentified disgusting objects) far too well. In this house our UDOs relate to the digestive processes of cats. Urk.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-26169356748573302222013-02-17T15:15:29.435-05:002013-02-17T15:15:29.435-05:00Opsy...sounds like a bit of a disaster. But on the...Opsy...sounds like a bit of a disaster. But on the bright side, you and hubs spent some quality time together (cooking I mean).Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051732856820479687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1976128754487941498.post-79606273915342345022013-02-17T12:11:35.023-05:002013-02-17T12:11:35.023-05:00That is WEIRD! It really looks like cat litter. So...That is WEIRD! It really looks like cat litter. So that stuff is mashed up crab & mushrooms, regurgitated into your shower?? (I INSIST on being upgraded to the unfouled shower next visit, btw, Ms. CP!!). How ick-y. Well, I hope the REST (wink-wink) of your Val Day was truly romantic and made up for this sad, sad dinner. BTW: how did the cupcake brownie taste? You did not address this. Was it edible at all? MKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com