My inner domestic goddess kicked in this weekend, and I got the urge to bake cookies. The domestic goddess in me loves to bake, be crafty, and generally make messes, but I’ve had less luck getting her to tackle projects like organizing the hall closet, alphabetizing the spice rack, or scrubbing floors. Such is life.
These are the wicked cookies I made this evening… I thought the green would be fun for halloween* since I didn’t see any orange chips at the store.
* No, these cookies won’t last until Halloween. Since I’m taking some into work tomorrow, I’ll be surprised if they last until Tuesday.
Minty Malty Cookies
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 cup flour
1/4 cup malted Ovaltine
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup mint chips
Preheat oven to 375 F. Use hand-mixer to combine sugars with butter in a small mixing bowl. Mix in egg and vanilla. In a second bowl, combine flour, Ovaltine, and baking soda. Gradually combine the contents of both bowls until smooth and creamy. Mix in mint chips.
Spoon 1 inch balls onto cookie sheet with a 2 inch distance between each ball of dough. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes or until toasty brown. Pour yourself a glass of milk and enjoy!
Cybele celebrated her birthday and “metamorphosis from entertainer to artist” last night with a wild Arty Party. An entire gallery showing of artwork by or of Cybele!
Have you ever had difficulty getting co-workers to read important documentation you’ve written? It’s all about incentive.
“I’ve written a 75+ page procedures manual, but I may have missed a few items. I need everyone on your team to read it independently and get it back to me with comments and suggestions by Wednesday of next week. If I don’t hear back from you with specific suggestions, we will go over it LINE BY LINE at the next team meeting.”
Ouch! That threat made me sit up and listen. My meetings are long enough as it is.
I surrender… the crafty bug has completely taken over. I stopped by SCRAP yesterday to pick up project materials, and part of my haul included a really cool piece of patterned vinyl. The vinyl turned out to be inappropriate for the original project, but as I was putting stuff away I looked at the vinyl again and realized it would make a super-cool coin purse. The task of putting stuff away was immediately put on hold and I went digging for complimentary fabric and notions.
I put in a few minutes on a construction sketch, then got to work. Useful lesson learned: Feed dogs and pressure feet do not like stretchy pleathery vinyl.
Not bad for an hour of tinkering with random materials. I don’t know which is more dangerous… That I am so easily distracted by little ideas like this, or that I have the materials on hand to assemble projects like this at the drop of a hat. Hmm…
Some of my experiments in the kitchen fare better than others. While a completely unintended effect, this rice pudding recipe I conjured up tastes suprisingly like Fruit Loops. It’s pretty tasty, too!
Fruity Rice Pudding
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1/3 cup white long grain rice
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Dash of ground cloves
Lemon zest
Lime zest
Directions:
Bring milk and butter to a boil in a saucepan. Add rice, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir well, reduce heat, and cover. Simmer for 35 – 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is cooked and soft. Stir in lemon and lime zest, then remove from heat. Serve warm or chilled.
Unsure if the show is at 9pm or 10pm, but the amazing Storm is returning to her Wednesday night slot at Dante’s Inferno with The Balls on October 6th. Cover is only $5 — You could drop much more than that at a strip club and it wouldn’t be nearly as entertaining. Where else will you find a singer who rubs ice cubes over intimate parts of her body before throwing them at the bachelor party in the balcony? Who else can blend ABBA and Iron Butterfly with such ease?
Take the “I Want You To Want Me” Challenge: Bring your lover and see if you can manage to stay for the whole show. Many have tried and failed, as the show is so hot that many couples leave during intermission to go home and get it on. (Some don’t make it any further than the bathrooms or their car.) If you’re attending as a single, this is a great way to see who else is available. If they’re still there at the end of the night, they are fair game and may be more than willing to entertain a proposition from you. Try it and see!
Dante’s Inferno
9pm/10pm
Wednesday, Oct. 6
1 SW 3rd Avenue