Bitten by The Baking Bug

Something about the leaves and temperature dropping always sends me into a baking frenzy. I got the itch today, so I made a recipe I tore out of this month's Real Simple to kick off baking season.

I made the apple and pear galette. It was (duh) real(ly) simple. The only annoying part was peeling and slicing all the apples and pears. Normally this wouldn't bother me, but I tire easily and have an abysmal attention span right now. The recipe caught my eye for 2 reasons: 1) Ethan loves apple desserts, and b) it actually called for refrigerated, store-bought pie crust! I have no counter space in my tiny kitchen and therefore cannot and will not make pie crust from scratch. I make all my cakes, breads, cookies, brownies and muffins from scratch, but pie crust is where I draw the proverbial line in the flour.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!!! Our friend, Andy, came over to watch the free UFC fights on Spike TV tonight and we had it warmed for dessert and served with 2 kinds of Haagen Dasz-- Vanilla Honey Bee and Caramelized Pear and Pecan. Total mouthgasm. The only problem is its enormous size. It's 14" round, so basically a medium pizza. I have no idea how we'll manage to eat the rest. I'll definitely make it again next time I need to bring a dessert somewhere.

I'm not sure how much more baking I'll manage before Tobin arrives, but it sure was fun today!
A few posts back on Ethan's blog, One Guy Talking, he totally blabbed Mr. T's first name. He claims it was an accident. Not that it matters now. We've blabbed it to enough folks that it's not really a secret anymore anyway. Ethan's the only person I know who's even worse at keeping secrets than I am.

In belly news, I had to take the Corolla to the grocery store today as Ethan had parked behind the Olds. I discovered that I have far more belly room in the Corolla. We swapped a while back to save gas (he drives more than I do and the Corolla gets about 1 1/2 times as many mpg as the Olds). We might just have to swap again for the next few weeks so I can enjoy my freedom as long as possible. Environment be damned! Mama's got cabin fever!!

In Feedjit news, someone arrived on my post re: liking weird smells by googling "is it weird that i like the smell of a wet band aid." I discuss liking the smell of BandAids in my post, so I don't think that's weird at all. I just don't know that a wet BandAid smells so much different from a dry one. Perhaps that individual's sense of smell is far more advanced than mine.

Note to Kayly: I swear to GOD that if you leave a comment on this post referencing your superhuman sense of smell again, or pontificate about the subtle nuances of wet versus dry BandAids, I will cut your frigging nose off!!!! :) XOXOXO

More Feedjit Fun

In the last 24 hours...

4 people arrived on my blog by searching "rivers cuomo bald spot"

1 person arrived by searching "pine cone fetish"

And countless others have arrived by searching some variation of "john mccain neck folds" and "like weird smells."

Each of the above is linked to the relevant post.

I Feel The Love

It's nice to know so many people out there are as interested in the Caylee Anthony case as I am. It really is one of the most fascinating cases in recent memory. I don't think I've been this engrossed in a case's outcome since Laci Peterson or Chandra Levy.

I've gotten 38 hits in the past 3 hours from people searching for updates on the case. That's amazing. I got a slew of hits earlier on today, too.

One visitor from Fletcher, NC happened upon my blog by searching "Casey Anthony is a piece of shit." That cracked me up! Thanks for the laugh. Hope you come back soon.

Not to toot my own horn, but...

Two separate individuals (from Rome and Knoxville, TN) arrived at my humble little blog entry re: George Michael via cnn.com!!

I was momentarily baffled until I revisited the article and saw that CNN has a little window underneath their articles with links to blogs discussing that particular topic (I never scroll down that far). Mine isn't listed as of this morning, but I imagine it must have been earlier. Man, wish I'd seen it!

A third person arrived via my blog being cited on this blog. I am aware that Georgie Pie was most likely up to more than just scoring dope, I just meant that the "official" charges for this incident were drug-related rather than sex-related. It was a refreshing change that he was caught this time with junk in his pants, rather than with his own junk out of them.

So, does this oh-so brief moment in the limelight make me a legitimate "journalist?"

No reply necessary--I already know the answer.

Thanks Kayly!

For introducing me to how much fun the Feedjit widget can be.

I racked up 3 more countries in the last day: New Zealand, Portugal and Canada.

How these two arrived at my blog strikes me as particularly amusing:


Brampton, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Nothing Personal: My Brilliant Plan to Stimulate our Failing Economy..." by searching for how to stimulate my husband.
13:58:15 -- 57 minutes ago (Boy--she must have been disappointed)

Murfreesboro, Tennessee arrived from google.com on "Nothing Personal: Satan Lives in John McCain's Neck Folds" by searching for john mccain's neck. 12:55:22 -- 2 hours ago (This person clearly shares my love of random search topics)