Saturday, December 18, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Ginger Krinkles!
I love recipes: reading recipes, collecting recipes, dreaming about making recipes. I leave it to the pros, however, and live vicariously through delicious blogs like http://pardonmycrumbs.blogspot.com, http://acakebakesinbrooklyn.blogspot.com and http://slysmisenplace.blogspot.com.
I was sitting around OD-ing on FaLaLaLa Lifetime TV, hopped up on espresso and squinching back tears, when I met the character for a holiday story I'm now writing--Ginger Krinkles. More research was needed.
I dug out the brown sugar-stained recipe card my mom typed out on an old Olivetti typewriter hundreds of batches ago, and started baking. I love making Ginger Krinkles almost as much as eating them! Almost.
2/3 Cup vegetable oil 2 tsp. baking soda
1 Cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg 1 tsp. cinnamon
4 Tablespoons Molasses 1 tsp. ginger
2 Cups flour -additional 1/2 cup granulated sugar for dipping
Mix oil and sugar, add egg and beat. Stir in molasses. Sift dry ingredients together and add to mixture. Drop spoonful of dough into sugar and form balls. Bake at 350 degrees on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes.
Enjoy!
I was sitting around OD-ing on FaLaLaLa Lifetime TV, hopped up on espresso and squinching back tears, when I met the character for a holiday story I'm now writing--Ginger Krinkles. More research was needed.
I dug out the brown sugar-stained recipe card my mom typed out on an old Olivetti typewriter hundreds of batches ago, and started baking. I love making Ginger Krinkles almost as much as eating them! Almost.2/3 Cup vegetable oil 2 tsp. baking soda
1 Cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg 1 tsp. cinnamon
4 Tablespoons Molasses 1 tsp. ginger
2 Cups flour -additional 1/2 cup granulated sugar for dipping
Mix oil and sugar, add egg and beat. Stir in molasses. Sift dry ingredients together and add to mixture. Drop spoonful of dough into sugar and form balls. Bake at 350 degrees on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes.
Enjoy!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
The Search for Marian Keyes Continues...
My children are hungry. There's a load of whites with my name on it. I can't stop googling. One step closer to Marian Keyes.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Wee Won't!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Nips For Guys
It should actually be Tips for Guys but I thought "Nips" would get more attention. I can't believe this has to be spelled out, but say there happens to be a jar of cheesy salsa con queso in the refrigerator. Say you hadn't noticed it before and when you open it, you are startled at how much is gone. What is the proper response?
A. WHOA! DID YOU EAT ALL OF THIS? or,
B. Silently screw the lid back on (which can be tricky due to the cheese ooze at the rim, but make sure you do it right) and walk away.
You can think answer A. all you want, but woe be unto the guy who is stoopid enough to say it out loud. (Just ask my husband.)
A. WHOA! DID YOU EAT ALL OF THIS? or,
B. Silently screw the lid back on (which can be tricky due to the cheese ooze at the rim, but make sure you do it right) and walk away.
You can think answer A. all you want, but woe be unto the guy who is stoopid enough to say it out loud. (Just ask my husband.)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Stalking Marian Keyes...
She’s a Virgo, I’m a Virgo. She’s a successful internationally recognized goddess of an author, and I...well, I’ve read everything she’s ever written. I expect we would be best friends. She even looks amazingly like my younger sister, Ma... OK, my sister’s name isn’t Marian, it’s MaryBeth, but we call her Beezer, which has the exact same number of letters Marian’s name does. Coincidence? (I sometimes even call my sister an eejit!)
Her most excellent Ms. Keyes is from Ireland...I love the color green. From her first book, Watermelon, (my seventh favorite fruit) to Sushi For Beginners (I’m only up to California rolls myself!) to Anybody Out There...I have loved, read, and reread every word.
In case I am ever fortunate enough to meet her, (I will be the one wearing my skinny jeans that look brand new on account I don’t get to wear them that often, with a fancy top that covers all the right places. I think a dress would be too-too), I’m even practicing what I would say. I have been working on “Top of the morning” as an icebreaker. I am such a gobshite.
Dear Marian, Please friend me!!
Photos: Marian Keyes... ...and her doppelganger, my sister, Beezer!
Dee DeTarsio is a television writer living in southern California. She’s the author of four novels, including the newly released, The Scent of Jade a romantic adventure set in Costa Rica. She’s the mother-slash-indentured servant of two children and is working on the screenplay for The Scent of Jade, as well as her next novel, Ros.
Her most excellent Ms. Keyes is from Ireland...I love the color green. From her first book, Watermelon, (my seventh favorite fruit) to Sushi For Beginners (I’m only up to California rolls myself!) to Anybody Out There...I have loved, read, and reread every word.
In case I am ever fortunate enough to meet her, (I will be the one wearing my skinny jeans that look brand new on account I don’t get to wear them that often, with a fancy top that covers all the right places. I think a dress would be too-too), I’m even practicing what I would say. I have been working on “Top of the morning” as an icebreaker. I am such a gobshite.
Dear Marian, Please friend me!!
Photos: Marian Keyes... ...and her doppelganger, my sister, Beezer!
Dee DeTarsio is a television writer living in southern California. She’s the author of four novels, including the newly released, The Scent of Jade a romantic adventure set in Costa Rica. She’s the mother-slash-indentured servant of two children and is working on the screenplay for The Scent of Jade, as well as her next novel, Ros.
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