busy day, quiet time
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rootofnewtParty was lovely. Almost all of the food is gone--YAY! Friends were seen. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
audiorapture wielded both baby and burger tosser expertly. I forgot to pile jam upon all the leaving guests. Must remember to take some over to Ali's sometime soon.
Cleanup is complete, though we'll have to go out and brush down the chairs and cover them tomorrow.
I've got bbq chicken for boy on the stove. That's his lunch meat for the week.
Pour oil in a skillet. Add in a teaspoon of black pepper, a teaspoon of garlic salt, and a few generous crumblings of dried oregano.
Toss one pound of boneless skinless chicken thighs in. Cover with a sauce made of 1/3 cup catsup, 7-8 ounces tangerine diet rite, and about a quarter cup of Frank's Red Hot Original sauce. Cover with tight lid. Bring to a boil/thaw.
Break chicken up as possible. Simmer for 30-50 minutes with lid ajar (or on "auto" for self-steaming pans), until sauce is mostly reduced and chicken is mighty yummy. Put lid back on for five-ten minutes, separate into the weekly lunch meat pan. eat or refrigerate.
Yesterday was a lovely hike. We (explodingcat, nannar, eilonwy, and aussie_nyc . . . and Jericho, of course) hiked the AT southbound from the Dripping Rock parking area on the BR Parkway to Three Ridges Overlook (also on the Parkway). There were some lovely overlooks and many ancient talus slopes. AND! I saw Dutchman's Pipe for the first time!!! All the remaining flowers were too high for me to get good pictures. I was thrilled. I want to grow it in our yard at some point. It's the larval food for the Pipe Vine Swallowtail Butterfly!
I'm all showered and the couch has been wiped down (my friends are owned by cats). I'm relaxing while boy gets clean. After that--foot rub and bed. I'm looking forward to rest.
OH! I made the so-yummy and so-easy gluten-free, soy-free chocolate cake again.
Moist Chocolate Cake
4 eggs
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups rice flour (i used mochiko and sorghum)
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1 1/3 cups lukewarm water
1 cup of mayonnaise
2/3 cup cocoa (unsweetened)
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
I also added about a teaspoon of cinnamon.
-Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
-sift flours with baking soda, baking poder and cocaa, then add to egg
mixture.
-Add water and mayo and blend well. The batter will be VERY thin.
-Pour into 2 greased round layer pans or 1 9 x 13 rect. pan.
-Bake at 350 degrees: 30 - 35 min. for two layers, or 40 min. for 9 x 13
pan.
-Toothpick test in center for doness. Cool in pan(s) for 10 min. before
removing.
-Cool completely on wire racks before frosting.
audiorapture wielded both baby and burger tosser expertly. I forgot to pile jam upon all the leaving guests. Must remember to take some over to Ali's sometime soon.Cleanup is complete, though we'll have to go out and brush down the chairs and cover them tomorrow.
I've got bbq chicken for boy on the stove. That's his lunch meat for the week.
Pour oil in a skillet. Add in a teaspoon of black pepper, a teaspoon of garlic salt, and a few generous crumblings of dried oregano.
Toss one pound of boneless skinless chicken thighs in. Cover with a sauce made of 1/3 cup catsup, 7-8 ounces tangerine diet rite, and about a quarter cup of Frank's Red Hot Original sauce. Cover with tight lid. Bring to a boil/thaw.
Break chicken up as possible. Simmer for 30-50 minutes with lid ajar (or on "auto" for self-steaming pans), until sauce is mostly reduced and chicken is mighty yummy. Put lid back on for five-ten minutes, separate into the weekly lunch meat pan. eat or refrigerate.
Yesterday was a lovely hike. We (
explodingcat, nannar, eilonwy, and aussie_nyc . . . and Jericho, of course) hiked the AT southbound from the Dripping Rock parking area on the BR Parkway to Three Ridges Overlook (also on the Parkway). There were some lovely overlooks and many ancient talus slopes. AND! I saw Dutchman's Pipe for the first time!!! All the remaining flowers were too high for me to get good pictures. I was thrilled. I want to grow it in our yard at some point. It's the larval food for the Pipe Vine Swallowtail Butterfly!I'm all showered and the couch has been wiped down (my friends are owned by cats). I'm relaxing while boy gets clean. After that--foot rub and bed. I'm looking forward to rest.
OH! I made the so-yummy and so-easy gluten-free, soy-free chocolate cake again.
Moist Chocolate Cake
4 eggs
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups rice flour (i used mochiko and sorghum)
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1 1/3 cups lukewarm water
1 cup of mayonnaise
2/3 cup cocoa (unsweetened)
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
I also added about a teaspoon of cinnamon.
-Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
-sift flours with baking soda, baking poder and cocaa, then add to egg
mixture.
-Add water and mayo and blend well. The batter will be VERY thin.
-Pour into 2 greased round layer pans or 1 9 x 13 rect. pan.
-Bake at 350 degrees: 30 - 35 min. for two layers, or 40 min. for 9 x 13
pan.
-Toothpick test in center for doness. Cool in pan(s) for 10 min. before
removing.
-Cool completely on wire racks before frosting.
