Boredom begets... CUPCAKES!

[lxskllr]

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Oh wow... See... Those are the stupid people who give people like my parents (immigrants with not-so-stellar-accents) bad names...

Can I ask what your ethnic background is? I saw your picture in the other thread, and I like your look :^)

[islanesia]

Ok guys.........wake me up. I'm dreaming about babes and cupcakes here. This must be a dream.............its too good to be true.





either that or I died and went to heaven.......by mistake

Ahahahahahahahahha! No, not a dream. I'm a goofball who's addicted to cartoons, cooks and likes snus. By all accounts, I'm not that bad of a person... Unless you ask my ex-husband, in which case he can tell you that for a tiny girl-- I hit really, really hard.

Oh! And my family's from Palau-- or as we like to joke, Survivor seasons 10 and 16.

[lxskllr]

Oh! And my family's from Palau-- or as we like to joke, Survivor seasons 10 and 16.

I had to look that up :embarrassed:

Lovely country... I could get used to living there, and I like cold weather :^)

[islanesia]

Oh! And my family's from Palau-- or as we like to joke, Survivor seasons 10 and 16.

I had to look that up :embarrassed:

Lovely country... I could get used to living there, and I like cold weather :^)

Awwwwwwww... Don't be embarrassed! It's a teeny, tiny little group of islands in the middle of the Pacific-- the population's only 20,000... Really, no one would know it if it weren't for Survivor.

But for those who are curious-- it's the home of the world's only non-stinging jellyfish who swim playfully with people. And the Rock Islands AKA big green mushrooms.

[islanesia]

More FOOD PORN!

So I decided to make myself a snack: deep-fried tofu bites! It doesn't sound super appetizing, until you realize that tofu is spongy and soaks in flavors really, really well!

I hold the belief that there's good-for-you food and good-for-your-soul food-- this being far better for my soul than my arteries.

I let the tofu marinate for half an hour in a homemade spicy teriyaki sauce. I used a little liquid smoke this time, mostly because it seemed appropriate in light of the crappy Washington weather.

Then I made a spicy garlic tempura batter, and fried away! Again, it's probably not the healthiest way to prepare tofu-- but it tastes DAMN good! (Oh and if it looks like I burnt the bites, it's because I LOVE BURNT FOOD! Cookies, biscuits, meatloaf-- whatever! Things just taste better burnt... Except for steak, then it should still be bleeding... But that's a topic for another day...)

[lxskllr]

That looks awesome. I used to make tofu shishkabobs on the grill. I'd marinate the tofu in barbecue sauce that I made myself, and skewer veggies and the tofu chunks... Very good imo.

I'm with you on the burned food, but I extend that to steak also :^P I like steak very well done, but I don't get it that much. I'd usually rather have a cheeseburger :^D

I love getting the burned ends from a pit beef stand. They're cheaper than the regular beef, and it's my favorite part.

[chainsnuser]

My favorite painter, Max Pechstein, has lived in Palau in the years 1913 and 1914. He got many inspirations from the local nature, artists and people in general. His style of painting is 'addictive'. Must be extremely beautiful there!

Cheers!

[Steel Blue 91]

GAH! If men started showing up outside my door for something other than legitimate baked goods, I'd have to give up cooking...

.........quickly checks flight information to the left coast.........

[Premium Parrots]

ummm Dear? You better give up baking. You'll have a line at your door before long. :wink:

[sentry103]

Thank you. Now i'm hungry. LOL

[ponysoprano]

Islanesia...that's just not fair, you gotta hook me up with some tofu bites, I'll trade snus or snuff for baked goods, dude, and if you're bored...we should go out and raise some hell in our area!