October 22, 2010

Gotta love that smoke comin’ out of the test tube!  Guess what’s in it.  Not ephedra diet pills, silly!  Just good ‘ol dry ice and some (hot) water.

I made this cake for the 9th birthday of a dear friend’s daughter.  It’s a Monster High-themed cake, in case you’re wondering.   I know a lot of people believe that birthday celebrations and coffins don’t mix.  Then again, some people are less superstitious than others, so I just let my friend have her way.

This was a super fun cake to make.  And I have to say, the birthday girl and her guests loved the cake as much as I loved making it.

I have a friend who, I’m quite sure, is happy that I finally got to recreate a dish she really likes, Walnut Shrimp.  I did have to substitute the walnuts with cashews because I didn’t have walnuts the day I decided to make the dish.  I didn’t even have to look for the recipe.  It just merrily landed in my inbox, thanks to one of the food/recipe sites that I am subscribed to.

I love how this dish turned out.  I found it really hard to keep from serving myself more helpings of the dish. Then again, I didn’t want to have to deal with such thoughts as “What diet pills that actually work?” Not that I ever took diet pills because I never have and hopefully, never will. Anyway, I reminded myself to be mindful of the amount of food I eat, lest I want to get in trouble with the weighing scale yet again!

The Honey Cashew Shrimp recipe can be found here.

Cheers!!