hipsta ice
Don't you just love life in black & white?
... via iPhone ...
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I know I need another blog like a hole in the head but... what can I say, I'm addicted.
photoblog:
www.yffoto.com
Photos taken with a real camera.
moblog:
www.yffoto.posterous.com
iPhone photos taken only with the ShakeitPhoto app
ramblings:
http://yf.yffoto.com
this replaces my old Vox blog.
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VOTE FOR ME!!! Instructions.
A follow up to my VOTE FOR ME post... seems they aren't making it easy to find a specific user so, hopefully this will help.
You're going to have to click on the search button and type in my name to see my entries... Thanks for voting!!!
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joy, well... almost
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Here's hoping you have a joyous holiday!
Our family was not able to gather on Christmas day for the first time ever. We were experiencing blizzard like conditions with drifts of snow blocking our doors, horrible road conditions and ridiculous cold temperatures. We were to be driving north to Horton for our first dinner @ my aunt & uncle's house. My cousin was working up a sage roasted turkey ... sad I missed out on that! Oh and grandma's rolls... I thought about going to get some, but didn't know how I'd get in and out of her driveway - boo!
When I picked up my rental car yesterday, the key was actually frozen in the lock - the whole side of the car was a sheet of ice! How our plane even landed was a miracle. I managed to get in the few last minute gifts I needed before the big storm hit.
I even missed dinner at the Magee's house last night because the weather was starting to get bad and I'm in a rental car - never as good as driving your own car! It's an SUV, but no 4WD!
We will try to gather the fam again tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will cooperate!
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macaron :: take two :: almost
It's all about egg whites! That's my conclusion in this macaron experiment! This time I doubled the recipe - 6 whites whipped up quite nicely and were perfectly stiff, just as they should be. This was for sure the root of my problem with my first go at the french macaron.
So I got much closer this time. I used the typical recipe from my first experiment and got beautiful "feet" but I needed to give the batter a few more turns because they also had "beaks" - boo for beaks! I think the third time with this recipe will be the charm for sure!
With the second part of the batter I attempted a chocolate version that wasn't super successful. Not sure what I did wrong with that one - used the famous David Lebovitz recipe but when baked at 375 no feet and major cracks (right in the photo above) I turned the oven down to 310 and got better results (middle in photo above) but still some cracks, but hey, they've got feet!
Tomorrow I'll make some fillings and see how these guys taste! That's the most important thing right??
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I had to do it...
I'm having a very modified thanksgiving this year (surgery and all) so there will be no feast for me. I'm sure my waistline will thank me for it.
I did, however, succom to the temptation of pie. I had the smallest piece with some maple brown sugar cinnamon ice cream. Let's hope my body is ready for the challenge. :). Happy happy to all.
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Phoebe loves apple tv
This is Phoebe's favorite spot. That damn Apple TV never turns off, so it's all warm. Phoebe loves to drape herself over it - too funny!
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who wants waffles?
Guilt free waffles too! I have been keeping a super low-fat diet due to the gallbladder thing and have found some fantastic recipes on the web. This waffle recipe is one that I will use forever - way better than any bisquick baby!
Low-Fat Waffles
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbspn sugar
- 1 dash salt
- 1 egg (plus 1 or 2 whites beaten to meringue)
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Cooking spray - but if you want them to be extra crisp, brush waffle iron with melted butter
Directions
Mix all dry ingredients - mix all wet ingredients then pour all wet ingredients in with dry. Mix until all is well incorporated with wisk.
Fold in one or two egg whites beaten into a meringue and it made them a little lighter.
Laddle into waffle iron that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Cook until golden brown
Makes 3 large waffles
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