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99 Bottles o' Beer On The Wall...

99 bottles of beer! Take one down, pass it around...

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!

Fit For Man Nor Beast...

San Diego freaking out over frigid temps!

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.

Wee Won't!

I know I'm hopped up on Sudafed and all, but what in the world am I doing even considering buying this craft book, Wee Wonderfuls, 24 Dolls to Sew and Love? What the? No wonder the pharmacist takes my driver's license, thumbprints and dna swab from my cheek. I cannot be trusted. Just because that little mermaid with the fuchsia burgundy hair is sporting POLKA DOTS on her scales, (I really wish I didn't love POLKA DOTS as much as I do) doesn't mean I would ever "sew and love" her.  She's splashing her cute lil' tail over her adorable friend's toothpick legs. See? That aqua/turquoise-striped puff of a doll that I must make my own. Dear God, when do these pills wear off?

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.)