Whomever (Whoever?) said, "No news is good news." That person is right most of the time, but not all of the time.
Which leads me to, "No Post is not Good News"..... meaning I had ALL of my photos downloaded off of my camera. With great hopes of getting some Halloween pictures posted for everyone...... when all of a sudden.....
This morning I was minding my own business, perusing facebook - when all of a sudden my left hand knocks my breakfast protein shake (which is another post all in itself) right onto my laptop. Before I know it the laptop is no longer functioning.
SO - it has already been sent off to Butler to be repaired. Poor me, no laptop for the rest of the week --- I'm typing from Dave's laptop. (Not a drink in sight in case you're curious.)
So....for all of you anxiously waiting the Austin & Felicity pictures --- it will have to wait just a bit longer.
This buckin' bronco "bronked off" this cowboy a time or two last night. I do have some better pictures on my real camera --- but, I won't be downloading those tonight.
Snickers really enjoyed barking at all of the trick-or-treaters coming to our door last night! We had quite a few of them ----we actually ran out of candy and had to shut off our light. A few of the favorites were: The Chipmunks; Twister Game Board; and a little boy dressed as Batman --- he was a favorite because he was quite clever at distracting us while he kept taking more and more candy bars out of our basket! We think he left with around 10 mini-candy bars.
After the tricks and treats were all passed out we headed over to a friends house for a costume party. We were dressed as Austin Powers & Felicity Shagwell. They were great costumes, and I will upload pictures in the near future. We were actually voted favorite costumes of the night! ... And there were a lot of great costumes!!
So - this time change really suits me... I love it! ..... AND, the preparation for Christmas begins!
Apparently this is a secret because I can tell you that I have never heard this information from any of the following people :my mother, grandmother, aunt, mother-in-law.... nope not a one of them have ever told me this secret!!
GASP!
Have you ever had a flat cake? A favorless cake? Not quite perfect cake? .... I think cookies even qualify for that matter.....
Guess what? You are supposed to let your eggs come to room temperature!! Who Knew? When I found this out today I thought of keeping this little rotten secret to myself, but - alas - I have decided to share this news with everyone. All 10 of you that are still reading this blog!! Yep, that is right - I'm such a sharing soul.
Here is the data on your room temperature eggs, If you'd like to learn more, I took this information from www.baking911.com :
WHAT ARE ROOM TEMPERATURE EGGS?: Some recipes call for adding eggs. Most of us use eggs right from the refrigerator. But, did you know they should be warmer than room temperature before being combined in a recipe? For these recipes, remove eggs from the refrigerator about 20 to 30 minutes before you use them or put them in a bowl of warm water while you assemble other ingredients. Dry them with a towel before cracking. (More).
WHY ARE ROOM TEMPERATURE EGGS SO IMPORTANT? A typical step in a buttercake recipe is to cream with fat and sugar and then add in the eggs, one at a time. This creates an emulsion. Fat and liquid by nature are unmixable, and the goal when mixing a recipe is to form a water-in-fat emulsion. A well emulsified cake batter, for example, should not be curdled or weeping liquid, which happens if cold eggs are introduced to a room temperature butter/sugar mixture. If the emulsion breaks, the batter will loose air cells. This results in a baked cake that is grainy or flat in texture, dry and flavorless, look uneven and may even sink.
So - Did you already know this? I have a feeling I am the only one who wasn't in on this little secret. Please don't be a rotten egg, share this information with everyone you know!
