Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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kelly_c_77 wrote: »
Yes! I owned it! Thursday night is my regular girls' bike group ride. I knew I would be pretty late getting home and didn't want to take the time to make one from scratch. I usually at least make frosting from scratch, but didn't even bother this time. Apparently, there are plenty of people here who can't even make a decent cake using box mix.kelly_c_77 wrote: »I am known at work for making really good cakes, usually from scratch. Today one of the guys is leaving to take a job out of state, so they asked me to make him a German chocolate cake. I made it- box mix, can of frosting. Everyone is raving about how good it is. I don't know whether I should be flattered or disappointed.
ETA: Yay me, I can follow directions!
That's awesome! Did you admit it was box?
Nice!
Man, I bet frosting from scratch is AMAZING!
I make the best buttercream frosting in various different flavors. It makes any cake delicious! (I could eat it straight without the cake!)
ETA: Who am I kidding, I do eat it straight without the cake. I always leave more in the bowl than should be, so I can have more!0 -
And there we are...Kelly, you have launched page 1400!0
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Here we are, page 1400! 42,000 posts!!!
This is super great!0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »
Yes! I owned it! Thursday night is my regular girls' bike group ride. I knew I would be pretty late getting home and didn't want to take the time to make one from scratch. I usually at least make frosting from scratch, but didn't even bother this time. Apparently, there are plenty of people here who can't even make a decent cake using box mix.kelly_c_77 wrote: »I am known at work for making really good cakes, usually from scratch. Today one of the guys is leaving to take a job out of state, so they asked me to make him a German chocolate cake. I made it- box mix, can of frosting. Everyone is raving about how good it is. I don't know whether I should be flattered or disappointed.
ETA: Yay me, I can follow directions!
That's awesome! Did you admit it was box?
Nice!
Man, I bet frosting from scratch is AMAZING!
I make the best buttercream frosting in various different flavors. It makes any cake delicious! (I could eat it straight without the cake!)
ETA: Who am I kidding, I do eat it straight without the cake. I always leave more in the bowl than should be, so I can have more!
Would you please send a from scratch cake over to Ohio? I'm one of those even if it's a box mix cake it turns out yuck!0 -
All.... some thoughts for page 1400 and all we have been through in these last 8? months....
These are 2 quotes that hang on my wall:
The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter (fortune cookie fortune)
and
It's never too late to become what you might have been.
I like both of these and hang them on my wall as a reminder of how I personally want to approach my life.
Happy page 1400 folks. And have a great weekend (for those disappearing for the weekend already).
ETA: I totally messed up a sentence. So fixed...0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »And there we are...Kelly, you have launched page 1400!
YAY!! I feel special!
And @Just_Ceci, this buttercream frosting talk is not helping my current problem of craving desserty deliciousness!
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pofoster21 wrote: »All.... some thoughts for page 1400 and all we have been through in these last 8? months....
These are 2 quotes that hang on my wall:
The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter (fortune cookie fortune)
and
It's never too late to become what you might have been.
I like both of these are use them on my wall as a reminder of how I personally want to approach my life.
Happy page 1400 folks. And have a great weekend (for those disappearing for the weekend already).
those are great
these are the two i have attached to my monitor at work:
Live the life you've imagined
and
If you want to win anything - a race, your self, your life - you have to go a little berserk (fortune cookie too!)0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »All.... some thoughts for page 1400 and all we have been through in these last 8? months....
These are 2 quotes that hang on my wall:
The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter (fortune cookie fortune)
and
It's never too late to become what you might have been.
I like both of these are use them on my wall as a reminder of how I personally want to approach my life.
Happy page 1400 folks. And have a great weekend (for those disappearing for the weekend already).
Not gonna lie, that seriously made me tear up. It's so, SO true. Why not be the person you could have been today?! The only person stopping you, is you!
I love that!!!
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kelly_c_77 wrote: »
Yes! I owned it! Thursday night is my regular girls' bike group ride. I knew I would be pretty late getting home and didn't want to take the time to make one from scratch. I usually at least make frosting from scratch, but didn't even bother this time. Apparently, there are plenty of people here who can't even make a decent cake using box mix.kelly_c_77 wrote: »I am known at work for making really good cakes, usually from scratch. Today one of the guys is leaving to take a job out of state, so they asked me to make him a German chocolate cake. I made it- box mix, can of frosting. Everyone is raving about how good it is. I don't know whether I should be flattered or disappointed.
ETA: Yay me, I can follow directions!
That's awesome! Did you admit it was box?
Nice!
Man, I bet frosting from scratch is AMAZING!
I make the best buttercream frosting in various different flavors. It makes any cake delicious! (I could eat it straight without the cake!)
ETA: Who am I kidding, I do eat it straight without the cake. I always leave more in the bowl than should be, so I can have more!
Would you please send a from scratch cake over to Ohio? I'm one of those even if it's a box mix cake it turns out yuck!
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I have this set up as my daily reminder, it's a little harsh but it gets the job done.
"You are your own worst enemy. You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present. Since nothing seems urgent to you, you are only half involved in what you do. The only way to change is through action and outside pressure. Put yourself in situations where you have too much at stake to waste time and resources - if you can't afford to lose, you won't. Cut your ties to the past; enter unknown territory where you must rely on your wits and energy to see you through. Place yourself on 'death ground', where your back is against the wall and you have to fight like hell to get out alive."
On my fridge I have.
"A Manifesto for a Simple Life: Eat less, move more. Buy less, make more. Stress less, laugh more. Feel Blessed, love more. Find a quiet spot everyday and Breathe."0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »And there we are...Kelly, you have launched page 1400!
YAY!! I feel special!
And @Just_Ceci, this buttercream frosting talk is not helping my current problem of craving desserty deliciousness!
Sorry (not sorry). Should I have another piece of cake for you?
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pofoster21 wrote: »All.... some thoughts for page 1400 and all we have been through in these last 8? months....
These are 2 quotes that hang on my wall:
The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter (fortune cookie fortune)
and
It's never too late to become what you might have been.
I like both of these are use them on my wall as a reminder of how I personally want to approach my life.
Happy page 1400 folks. And have a great weekend (for those disappearing for the weekend already).
Reminds me of a line from a song by my favorite band-
"Decide what to be and go be it"- The Avett Brothers0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »And there we are...Kelly, you have launched page 1400!
YAY!! I feel special!
And @Just_Ceci, this buttercream frosting talk is not helping my current problem of craving desserty deliciousness!
Sorry (not sorry). Should I have another piece of cake for you?
Wahhh
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kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »And there we are...Kelly, you have launched page 1400!
YAY!! I feel special!
And @Just_Ceci, this buttercream frosting talk is not helping my current problem of craving desserty deliciousness!
Sorry (not sorry). Should I have another piece of cake for you?
Yes. One for @kelly_c_77 and one for me!! I ate a fruit and yogurt parfait this morning as a treat (a 300 calorie treat! Ack!!) and now am hungry again. Doh!! Oh well, it was delicious. And now a co-worker just brought in bagels for everyone. Eeeeep. I'm gonna try to avoid them, but there's nothing quite like a toasted asiago bagel with cream cheese.0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »All.... some thoughts for page 1400 and all we have been through in these last 8? months....
These are 2 quotes that hang on my wall:
The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter (fortune cookie fortune)
and
It's never too late to become what you might have been.
I like both of these and hang them on my wall as a reminder of how I personally want to approach my life.
Happy page 1400 folks. And have a great weekend (for those disappearing for the weekend already).
ETA: I totally messed up a sentence. So fixed...
I love those quotes and echo the sentiment!0 -
I took today off, so nice! Mr. NY worked a half day and we had a great workout at the gym. We are now headed to my family's lake house with some of our friends for a nice relaxing weekend. I probably won't be on here too much, but I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. You are all super great!!!!0
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TigerNY128 wrote: »I took today off, so nice! Mr. NY worked a half day and we had a great workout at the gym. We are now headed to my family's lake house with some of our friends for a nice relaxing weekend. I probably won't be on here too much, but I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. You are all super great!!!!
Have a great weekend!! Hope you and Mr. NY have a blast!
I am heading to work soon 0 -
MissKalhan wrote: »I have this set up as my daily reminder, it's a little harsh but it gets the job done.
"You are your own worst enemy. You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present. Since nothing seems urgent to you, you are only half involved in what you do. The only way to change is through action and outside pressure. Put yourself in situations where you have too much at stake to waste time and resources - if you can't afford to lose, you won't. Cut your ties to the past; enter unknown territory where you must rely on your wits and energy to see you through. Place yourself on 'death ground', where your back is against the wall and you have to fight like hell to get out alive."
On my fridge I have.
"A Manifesto for a Simple Life: Eat less, move more. Buy less, make more. Stress less, laugh more. Feel Blessed, love more. Find a quiet spot everyday and Breathe."
i'm copying this, printing it out and putting it up on my wall. hardcore and awesome!0 -
Ok, you talked me into it. Ate another 2 (small) pieces of cake. Good thing I ran this morning!kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »And there we are...Kelly, you have launched page 1400!
YAY!! I feel special!
And @Just_Ceci, this buttercream frosting talk is not helping my current problem of craving desserty deliciousness!
Sorry (not sorry). Should I have another piece of cake for you?
Yes. One for @kelly_c_77 and one for me!! I ate a fruit and yogurt parfait this morning as a treat (a 300 calorie treat! Ack!!) and now am hungry again. Doh!! Oh well, it was delicious. And now a co-worker just brought in bagels for everyone. Eeeeep. I'm gonna try to avoid them, but there's nothing quite like a toasted asiago bagel with cream cheese.
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I change what eating plan i am going to follow almost daily (low cholesterol, atkins, south beach, mediterranean, etc). Gets my husband mad, but i just can't stick with one plan. So, now i am focusing on intuitive eating.0
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So TMI alert but here's a thought (you've been warned).
As previously bemoaned, a lovely side effect of pregnancy is the slowing down of one's bowel and all the delightful consequences associated therewith.
While I finally managed to 'lighten my load' earlier today after a few days of stalling, it occurred to me that perhaps this is nature's way of readying the body for birth. I swear I had to do breathing exercises to get through it!
I feel better now...
As I don't have children and therefore have never given birth, this scares me
Aaah I didn't mean to put anyone off. Pregnancy has thus far not been too bad. I haven't puked once! Also now I'm at the stage where people officially know, I feel I can stick my gut out as far as I like (even if it is primarily due to too much lunch rather than baby). There are positives too!
I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end.
I'm just waiting for the clock to run out and hoping my health conditions mean early menopause!0 -
I am known at work for making really good cakes, usually from scratch. Today one of the guys is leaving to take a job out of state, so they asked me to make him a German chocolate cake. I made it- box mix, can of frosting. Everyone is raving about how good it is. I don't know whether I should be flattered or disappointed.
ETA: Yay me, I can follow directions!
German Choc cake is the one I'm the most tempted to do this with. I never make anything out of a box (My kitchen would have to be on fire first lol) but German Choc Cake from scratch tastes almost exactly like a box mix. If anything, scratch made is less sweet and mild chocolate flavor. The cake is a cinch to make, but the frosting is a PITA. Making the caramel base and throwing in the pecans and stirring til your arms hate you on extremely low heat drives me nuts... My mom asks for a GC Cake every year for her birthday and I do it but every year I swear I'm substituting Duncan Hines...Then no matter how cold/cooled off the cake is, even if you do a crumb coat, frosting it is HARD.
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kelly_c_77 wrote: »
Yes! I owned it! Thursday night is my regular girls' bike group ride. I knew I would be pretty late getting home and didn't want to take the time to make one from scratch. I usually at least make frosting from scratch, but didn't even bother this time. Apparently, there are plenty of people here who can't even make a decent cake using box mix.kelly_c_77 wrote: »I am known at work for making really good cakes, usually from scratch. Today one of the guys is leaving to take a job out of state, so they asked me to make him a German chocolate cake. I made it- box mix, can of frosting. Everyone is raving about how good it is. I don't know whether I should be flattered or disappointed.
ETA: Yay me, I can follow directions!
That's awesome! Did you admit it was box?
Nice!
Man, I bet frosting from scratch is AMAZING!
It's easy to make. Butter, confectioner's sugar, cream (just a bit), dash salt, dash vanilla or cocoa powder depending on flavor. Takes just a few minutes and OMG is it worth the effort.
That's for buttercream and if you whip it longer/sub heavyweight whipping cream for the cream it gets super fluffy... More butter, it gets fudgier...0 -
Did I make page 1400? I'm only 882 posts behind...0
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xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »
Yes! I owned it! Thursday night is my regular girls' bike group ride. I knew I would be pretty late getting home and didn't want to take the time to make one from scratch. I usually at least make frosting from scratch, but didn't even bother this time. Apparently, there are plenty of people here who can't even make a decent cake using box mix.kelly_c_77 wrote: »I am known at work for making really good cakes, usually from scratch. Today one of the guys is leaving to take a job out of state, so they asked me to make him a German chocolate cake. I made it- box mix, can of frosting. Everyone is raving about how good it is. I don't know whether I should be flattered or disappointed.
ETA: Yay me, I can follow directions!
That's awesome! Did you admit it was box?
Nice!
Man, I bet frosting from scratch is AMAZING!
It's easy to make. Butter, confectioner's sugar, cream (just a bit), dash salt, dash vanilla or cocoa powder depending on flavor. Takes just a few minutes and OMG is it worth the effort.
That's for buttercream and if you whip it longer/sub heavyweight whipping cream for the cream it gets super fluffy... More butter, it gets fudgier...
Omgggg, don't tell me this!!!!0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »Did I make page 1400? I'm only 882 posts behind...
You did!0 -
TigerNY128 wrote: »I took today off, so nice! Mr. NY worked a half day and we had a great workout at the gym. We are now headed to my family's lake house with some of our friends for a nice relaxing weekend. I probably won't be on here too much, but I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. You are all super great!!!!
Have a great weekend!
I still have almost 4 hours left of this drudgery called "work"0 -
xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »I am known at work for making really good cakes, usually from scratch. Today one of the guys is leaving to take a job out of state, so they asked me to make him a German chocolate cake. I made it- box mix, can of frosting. Everyone is raving about how good it is. I don't know whether I should be flattered or disappointed.
ETA: Yay me, I can follow directions!
German Choc cake is the one I'm the most tempted to do this with. I never make anything out of a box (My kitchen would have to be on fire first lol) but German Choc Cake from scratch tastes almost exactly like a box mix. If anything, scratch made is less sweet and mild chocolate flavor. The cake is a cinch to make, but the frosting is a PITA. Making the caramel base and throwing in the pecans and stirring til your arms hate you on extremely low heat drives me nuts... My mom asks for a GC Cake every year for her birthday and I do it but every year I swear I'm substituting Duncan Hines...Then no matter how cold/cooled off the cake is, even if you do a crumb coat, frosting it is HARD.
This is the mix I used:
It is delicious! It has a separate packet of coconut pecan mix to add in before baking. It is super moist! I baked it in a 9 x 13 pan and frosted it with whatever brand of coconut pecan frosting I grabbed first. (Betty Crocker, I think?)
Edit: because spelling is hard.0
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