Root Beer Float Cakes

Noah | February 19, 2010

Courtesy of yumsugar.com Cake Ingredients 1 cup root beer schnapps 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned style root beer (like A&W or Dads) 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups dark brown sugar 1 cup butter 2 eggs 3 cups all purpose flour 1 Tbs. baking powder 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt Root Beer Glaze 4 [...]

Thoughts on chocolate

Noah | February 16, 2010

For Valentine’s Day this year I made truffles and filled chocolates for Nora. This involved working with white and dark Callebaut chocolate, and Valrhona dark chocolate. In the past I’d done any chocolate work with either tollhouse chocolate chips or something comparable (professional chocolatiers can cringe away now). I can unequivocally say that there is [...]

Chili Verde

Noah | February 16, 2010

Gambler’s Chili by Lauren Ray Ingredients: 2 lbs. pork tenderloin, cubed 1 cup coarsely chopped onion 14 oz. Swanson chicken broth 10 oz can or bottle of green salsa 2 1/2 cups diced green chiles Spice Mix Ingredients: 3 tsp garlic (minced or mashed) 2 ½ Tbsp chicken base (bouillon) 1 tsp celery salt 1 [...]

The 215 Diet

Noah | February 15, 2010

I’m trying a new diet I just made up that I am tentatively dubbing the 215 diet. As I have little to no willpower when it comes to food, I’ve picked February 15th as the optimal time to begin a diet. Between Valentine’s Day and Easter you’ve got 7 weeks of no holidays involving candy. [...]

"About the ninja monkey"

I'm a geek...pure and simple. I could survive for 1 minute, 51 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor. I deeply enjoy my caffeine addiction since it is my only real vice. I make friends quickly using my jedi mind tricks to trick people into thinking I'm more fascinating then I actually am. I'm a big mixed up jumble of inconsistencies that somehow all manages to balance out. Above all else, I'm a wandering ninja monkey. 'Nuff said! :)


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