Meta tags:

Headings (most frequently used words):

2010, 2011, december, tuesday, wednesday, august, may, saturday, canapes, thursday, sunday, april, 30, friday, me, to, you, blog, smash, book, up, the, brownie, parmesan, pretty, tape, part, with, 31, 18, 12, january, 10, november, monday, june, 21, march, february, 13, come, on, in, about, et, cetera, followers, never, miss, post, links, contributed, can, also, find, my, list, categories, archive, copyright, shocked, and, furious, follow, pics, reopening, etsy, shop, for, limited, time, coins, peppered, crisps, onion, sweet, tooth, shopping, online, pros, cons, catching, squee, pop, display, an, open, letter, lysos, promotional, goody, bags, force, be, katie, too, care, tags, hiatus, redux, play, food, felt, cherry, tuturial, patience, is, hard,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
the (395), and (197), that (102), for (94), with (91), but (79), was (61), this (56), have (51), not (50), they (47), all (46), about (44), one (43), from (39), them (39), you (36), had (36), out (36), more (35), little (35), some (35), get (33), time (31), store (31), are (29), just (28), would (28), can (26), read (26), when (25), blog (24), these (24), what (24), posted (24), comments (23), make (23), book (22), there (21), mel (21), were (21), tape (21), labels (20), used (20), don (19), first (19), bag (19), way (18), well (18), over (17), going (17), good (17), could (17), ago (17), shop (16), people (16), only (16), back (16), their (16), couple (16), got (16), shopping (15), how (15), because (15), made (15), other (15), after (15), fun (14), also (14), kind (14), right (14), yarn (13), thing (13), several (13), take (13), know (13), been (13), then (13), making (13), may (12), stores (12), knitting (12), lot (12), post (12), pretty (12), off (12), now (12), has (12), money (12), found (12), did (12), katie (12), star (12), which (12), like (12), caramels (12), 2010 (11), even (11), sure (11), few (11), want (11), through (11), done (11), until (11), something (11), small (11), her (11), wars (11), didn (11), before (10), see (10), than (10), think (10), will (10), enough (10), need (10), two (10), since (10), again (10), really (10), wanted (10), bags (10), mini (10), cute (10), great (10), candy (10), december (9), 2011 (9), work (9), packaging (9), felt (9), days (9), pic (9), went (9), cut (9), our (9), your (9), very (9), around (9), etc (9), try (9), package (9), stick (9), online (9), order (9), own (9), much (9), pan (9), share (8), food (8), never (8), who (8), many (8), years (8), away (8), second (8), started (8), she (8), stuff (8), next (8), experience (8), might (8), too (8), put (8), into (8), goody (8), box (8), dispute (8), recipe (8), patterns (7), use (7), august (7), home (7), card (7), business (7), items (7), another (7), weeks (7), wait (7), needle (7), top (7), keep (7), week (7), carrie (7), info (7), most (7), probably (7), arrived (7), pops (7), called (7), paypal (7), free (6), any (6), etsy (6), smash (6), mail (6), halloween (6), geek (6), friends (6), friday (6), old (6), love (6), being (6), come (6), bit (6), myself (6), easy (6), customer (6), sent (6), roll (6), heard (6), immediately (6), steps (6), pieces (6), cherry (6), should (6), each (6), least (6), wasn (6), already (6), add (6), set (6), tiny (6), tuesday (6), kinds (6), doesn (6), cool (6), coupon (6), tried (6), picture (6), email (6), logo (6), new (6), day (6), brownie (6), husband (6), canapes (6), brownies (6), without (5), permission (5), long (5), sewing (5), giftmas (5), orange (5), here (5), rest (5), ideas (5), gift (5), john (5), still (5), woman (5), case (5), ordering (5), less (5), hours (5), stop (5), pick (5), cards (5), nice (5), playing (5), yesterday (5), facebook (5), needed (5), once (5), wool (5), close (5), using (5), knot (5), thought (5), note (5), wednesday (5), gifts (5), high (5), packages (5), shipping (5), last (5), girl (5), school (5), hat (5), deal (5), although (5), together (5), samples (5), things (5), acorn (5), clear (5), while (5), placed (5), wouldn (5), actually (5), everything (5), refund (5), yummy (5), sugar (5), marshmallows (5), plate (5), cheese (5), mix (5), june (4), november (4), january (4), march (4), april (4), limited (4), follow (4), showoff (4), movies (4), giving (4), crafty (4), books (4), epbot (4), list (4), link (4), find (4), coming (4), family (4), favorite (4), round (4), pull (4), company (4), came (4), months (4), left (4), country (4), local (4), joann (4), lys (4), always (4), part (4), help (4), line (4), hobby (4), down (4), huge (4), today (4), haven (4), course (4), say (4), though (4), hard (4), row (4), past (4), step (4), floss (4), quite (4), someone (4), water (4), start (4), tie (4), single (4), three (4), black (4), page (4), reading (4), onto (4), tag (4), looks (4), rolls (4), eventually (4), longer (4), story (4), bottle (4), received (4), niece (4), event (4), source (4), give (4), let (4), worth (4), pattern (4), stuck (4), markers (4), stitch (4), paper (4), friend (4), where (4), kept (4), big (4), open (4), sale (4), liked (4), better (4), prices (4), mostly (4), seemed (4), kitchen (4), filed (4), full (4), rack (4), pans (4), flavor (4), cooking (4), added (4), ingredients (4), bread (4), parmesan (4), minutes (4), muffin (4), copies (3), information (3), designer (3), print (3), february (3), pics (3), thrifting (3), smashbook (3), meme (3), holiday (3), cats (3), blogging (3), click (3), flickr (3), twice (3), short (3), year (3), posts (3), early (3), report (3), decided (3), empty (3), grocery (3), walmart (3), aren (3), craft (3), person (3), able (3), imagine (3), surprise (3), register (3), grab (3), bought (3), yes (3), same (3), patience (3), saturday (3), followed (3), later (3), cherries (3), both (3), stem (3), embroidery (3), thread (3), end (3), break (3), awhile (3), thanks (3), everyone (3), monday (3), care (3), hand (3), knit (3), happy (3), pens (3), ordered (3), ones (3), either (3), place (3), almost (3), heavy (3), entry (3), comment (3), instead (3), maybe (3), original (3), along (3), helped (3), cake (3), memorable (3), certain (3), month (3), visit (3), available (3), special (3), reasonable (3), 100 (3), boards (3), whatever (3), version (3), trying (3), promotional (3), mine (3), marker (3), handy (3), sold (3), useful (3), goodies (3), hadn (3), website (3), isn (3), strip (3), times (3), fit (3), notes (3), combo (3), pack (3), canister (3), extra (3), unless (3), perfect (3), exactly (3), display (3), visited (3), bigger (3), couldn (3), related (3), getting (3), watching (3), trek (3), within (3), bonus (3), communication (3), knew (3), product (3), turns (3), respond (3), eat (3), usually (3), weekend (3), thermometer (3), cup (3), digital (3), directions (3), spray (3), egg (3), salt (3), cutting (3), those (3), cookbook (3), cutter (3), sweet (3), rounds (3), spread (3), non (3), slob (3), heat (3), coins (3), thrift (3), manager (3), 2008 (2), melissa (2), contents (2), images (2), written (2), tutorials (2), shared (2), copyright (2), distribute (2), instructions (2), personal (2), july (2), september (2), october (2), reopening (2), shocked (2), furious (2), trip (2), parties (2), music (2), memories (2), hobbies (2), games (2), freebies (2), fail (2), dyeing (2), destash (2), events (2), crafts (2), brainstorming (2), auntie (2), acorns (2), blogs (2), house (2), button (2), moo (2), cff (2), entries (2), idea (2), links (2), news (2), subscribe (2), attention (2), knitter (2), seems (2), doing (2), michigan (2), comfortable (2), quick (2), hold (2), rant (2), previous (2), beg (2), service (2), flip (2), side (2), chain (2), economy (2), spend (2), allow (2), customers (2), especially (2), miles (2), meijer (2), takes (2), plus (2), pay (2), cashier (2), staff (2), picked (2), anymore (2), lobby (2), send (2), fired (2), letter (2), naturally (2), lose (2), won (2), circles (2), halfway (2), mark (2), bunch (2), cat (2), sell (2), squish (2), look (2), tip (2), content (2), continue (2), stitching (2), scraps (2), polyfill (2), layer (2), sides (2), tight (2), length (2), insert (2), inside (2), real (2), leather (2), cord (2), life (2), kick (2), play (2), gathered (2), poly (2), blend (2), brown (2), recommend (2), materials (2), interesting (2), needs (2), taking (2), tags (2), attach (2), white (2), sheet (2), hole (2), run (2), pin (2), item (2), twine (2), supplies (2), sending (2), adding (2), envelope (2), closed (2), usable (2), recently (2), sells (2), canisters (2), decorated (2), code (2), check (2), anything (2), half (2), tapeswell (2), via (2), took (2), loud (2), carrying (2), boys (2), asked (2), tough (2), date (2), 000 (2), create (2), combined (2), active (2), anyway (2), offered (2), word (2), leia (2), wear (2), response (2), wrecks (2), wrote (2), mentioned (2), question (2), return (2), gave (2), spent (2), amount (2), pen (2), name (2), makes (2), stickers (2), com (2), sentiment (2), certificate (2), given (2), cheap (2), bulk (2), gets (2), count (2), notions (2), expensive (2), gauge (2), particular (2), okay (2), buy (2), tons (2), ornament (2), skeins (2), difference (2), cost (2), wash (2), price (2), shown (2), different (2), sheep (2), required (2), tied (2), thin (2), simple (2), front (2), index (2), consider (2), treat (2), packs (2), stapled (2), adorable (2), flat (2), somewhere (2), containers (2), totally (2), discount (2), attended (2), promised (2), experiences (2), appeared (2), talking (2), realized (2), low (2), remind (2), worked (2), important (2), address (2), clever (2), impressed (2), purchased (2), scrapbook (2), its (2), ask (2), phone (2), waited (2), happen (2), result (2), weight (2), easier (2), zero (2), fact (2), bad (2), regular (2), sunday (2), foam (2), sadly (2), summer (2), serve (2), basic (2), bottoms (2), bake (2), saw (2), pop (2), ever (2), cakes (2), details (2), currently (2), article (2), lots (2), opened (2), luckily (2), watched (2), level (2), goblin (2), named (2), point (2), automatically (2), under (2), fantastic (2), holidays (2), anyone (2), credit (2), collection (2), goes (2), paid (2), nervous (2), present (2), chance (2), packaged (2), ages (2), themselves (2), waiting (2), payment (2), file (2), owner (2), eleven (2), status (2), during (2), finding (2), number (2), voicemail (2), party (2), account (2), loop (2), thursday (2), control (2), seriously (2), best (2), amazon (2), forgot (2), baby (2), caramel (2), temperature (2), glitchy (2), demerara (2), hungry (2), batch (2), texture (2), folks (2), beginner (2), pictures (2), poured (2), sticking (2), wondering (2), optional (2), looked (2), vanilla (2), taste (2), butter (2), mixture (2), cream (2), fleur (2), sel (2), candies (2), wrapping (2), ate (2), video (2), molds (2), wrong (2), recipes (2), nephew (2), sounded (2), julie (2), afternoon (2), turned (2), freshly (2), grated (2), onion (2), thinner (2), cookie (2), save (2), per (2), crisp (2), pepper (2), pain (2), perfectly (2), smaller (2), spring (2), chips (2), smashing (2), ticket (2), held (2), platter (2), gone (2), wayne (2), true (2), fine (2), employee (2), incident (2), however (2), yelled (2), skip (2), 2003, shaw, words, reproduced, anywhere, provided, unlimited, included, express, individuals, 161, 2009, archive, zombies, shenanigans, wishing, whedonesque, wedding, urban, legends, tunes, thinktwicenews, road, review, redscarfproject, ravelry, rak, poll, misc, lunch, letters, introspection, ih_contest, hubby, househunting, health, gadgets, net, fabric, daily, current, contest, christmas, charity, celebrating, calendar, categories, scrumdillydilly, purls, swine, pumpkinrot, brewing, meet, mikes, inspireco, gee, swell, mouse, fanciful, twist, derfwad, manor, bloggedy, ladies, interim, selected, handful, bright, knitalong, offbeat, bride, cheaper, therapy, contributed, tall, decks, tutes, reader, miss, followers, expandable, hack, hackosphere, cetera, view, complete, profile, span, crafter, incapable, married, blended, nieces, nephews, bio, honorary, celebrate, united, states, welcome, chair, tend, ramble, atom, older, rush, keyboard, whenever, pissed, moved, blogger, patient, reporting, frustrations, annoyed, voting, wallet, restrained, comes, stories, missed, fairly, responsible, consumer, reward, poor, boycott, target, ain, gain, repeat, closing, near, malls, centers, everywhere, why, earth, employees, turn, competitor, sacrifice, moving, lack, nearby, scary, drive, fruit, veggie, market, inconvenient, traded, quiet, excited, realize, exits, route, fabrics, sort, unreasonable, demands, leave, stopped, ringing, interrupted, senior, member, standing, pile, greeting, necessities, gotten, demanded, ring, damn, cracks, doors, must, fan, tune, happened, exact, corporate, boo, win, bet, responded, blogged, convenient, does, mean, portion, disposable, income, drugstore, nope, space, center, jetpens, cowl, buttons, sets, partway, assembly, style, purpose, wasting, finish, parts, felted, sweater, hit, recommended, dog, toys, regardless, ingest, poop, entire, toy, catnip, stuffed, method, rounder, mist, prior, dry, somewhat, shape, sew, shut, lay, circle, whipstitch, separate, strands, push, knots, hidden, double, precise, yet, shamelessly, reposting, occasional, tutorial, kids, fill, following, favorites, inspired, section, splotchy, red, scissors, filler, assortment, redux, tuturial, weekly, hope, stay, confidential, abou, officially, announce, absence, saying, hiatus, lunchtime, progress, snagged, pdf, pdfs, resized, magnification, screen, capture, program, image, photoshop, switched, transparent, printing, cardstock, punching, safety, knitted, posting, regularly, topics, baker, stationery, includes, office, highlights, patterned, pout, discovered, promising, sucker, saved, packing, results, retailmenot, pirate, skull, crossbones, exterior, showed, waaay, self, proclaimed, proud, familiar, nutshell, tail, anti, bullying, daughter, recent, teased, gasp, doncha, female, readers, chime, fans, misinformed, snowballed, behind, jen, fame, invited, handle, twitter, hashtag, hass, form, worn, shirt, updates, unable, login, tracked, whim, accepted, offer, act, thanksgiving, mailed, wore, storm, trooper, tattoos, arms, goldman, adopted, geeks, nerds, dressed, dec, 10th, ordinary, extraordinary, maytheforcebewithkatie, girls, activate, mom, force, successful, promotion, positively, avoid, identify, redeemable, encouraged, pricier, purchase, limit, met, measures, tote, pencil, pencils, prize, identifier, inexpensive, fabulous, yarny, known, random, unmarked, class, volume, doorprize, flair, individually, cafe, press, pro, badges, pins, emery, oddments, knitters, crocheters, pouches, inexpensively, statement, copied, distributed, perhaps, willing, release, shouldn, pass, reprint, emergency, document, blessings, partnership, glass, plastic, recipient, hasn, divvy, sock, yard, balled, lollipop, wrapped, suckers, such, lyso, eucalan, packets, inquired, gloves, sample, coincidentally, minds, alike, shaped, upon, printed, url, nekkid, guy, drawn, character, shrink, material, permanent, ink, contact, specifics, punch, jump, rings, punched, holes, string, ribbon, shrinky, dink, gumball, capsule, sales, crochet, hook, cellophane, topper, folded, owners, retired, happily, popcorn, stamped, fold, seal, label, dollar, chinese, rock, quantities, hundred, garner, shredded, creative, disappointing, shall, remain, nameless, thinking, outlay, reinforce, identity, preamble, positive, matched, offload, crap, reason, telling, outs, imaginary, implemented, costs, biggest, investment, planning, advance, minimum, stamp, sticker, forgetting, hitting, hop, opinion, essential, size, quality, fancy, adjectives, lysos, drawstring, reusable, blank, packed, stated, decorative, sticky, interest, far, faux, bois, bottom, ship, pos, cell, tapes, lifting, ends, indication, rave, reviews, cautiously, optimistic, piled, organized, neatly, possible, test, continuing, steep, considered, said, complaints, separately, math, planter, disk, weighted, pebbles, higher, practically, solution, struggled, sticks, baking, rounded, served, invert, process, figure, displayed, flower, pot, terracotta, pots, funniest, plot, saga, based, generation, normal, forwarded, project, site, cnn, useless, screenshot, below, slide, show, support, squee, sorry, soul, blizzard, unexpected, difficulty, treating, deciding, activated, fast, downloading, patches, expansion, played, files, downloaded, learned, expectations, night, downloads, characters, evening, priest, shadow, sereknity, dorky, except, transportation, motorized, trikes, wolf, mount, orgrimmar, warlock, horse, crazy, season, enjoying, 70s, duress, males, dictated, viewing, become, mid, twenties, terms, owning, han, shot, dammit, messing, childhood, narrow, margin, knows, update, kristin, ided, nerd, rage, troll, quotes, seen, stalled, firefly, theatrical, versions, trilogy, geeky, cataclysm, world, warcraft, catching, live, opportunities, smoothly, feel, tea, thrilled, shipped, expect, unexpectedly, backordered, contacted, panicking, vibrant, persimmon, aid, mixer, having, his, archos, 101, saving, hear, questionable, shops, similar, scenarios, terrible, frequently, bullied, options, limits, request, refunds, windows, sol, ways, exchange, deliver, communicate, excuse, custom, spinning, expecting, hands, asking, call, research, common, conversation, rav, six, orders, assumed, due, appears, filing, wonder, involve, handled, system, determination, issued, removed, refunded, assuming, indie, dyers, backwards, droidpad, adagio, pros, cons, diabetic, impulse, issues, healthier, pesky, diabetes, complaining, experiments, approaching, occasion, cook, blast, weekends, innocently, stumbled, across, wishlisted, wishlist, opportunity, meantime, debbie, sounding, mood, destined, attempts, procure, earn, owned, four, thermometers, recommendations, classic, relative, broke, utensil, counter, drain, apple, concession, supply, meat, nearly, wet, somehow, rinsed, probe, wiped, attempt, decent, bottomed, stainless, steel, closely, turbinado, dark, corn, syrup, despite, managed, consistency, deep, rich, message, offering, mailing, internationally, chimed, sweets, pronounced, maker, reviewer, perspective, tips, dive, piping, goop, whites, tasted, differently, variations, strawberry, calling, traditional, sea, flavors, comprehension, accounted, basically, skipped, closer, type, hoping, explanation, beautiful, problem, smallish, sore, jaw, insisted, chewing, sucking, yielded, endless, taunting, yup, complaint, became, rough, patch, cheer, surprises, wrap, thank, commented, companion, photos, melting, discs, pouring, knocking, staying, altogether, write, sugarbaby, pizza, machete, hardened, quickly, salted, measure, dirty, novice, taylor, confections, delicious, tooth, appetizer, entertain, intended, someday, move, thirteen, misplaced, occur, search, eyes, silly, copy, cookbooks, reorganizing, spotted, delightful, verified, plan, action, plenty, plow, mayo, guest, adapted, mayonnaise, finely, diced, lightly, toast, broiler, eye, covered, foil, parchment, broil, warm, informal, gathering, enjoyed, toppings, waste, ten, soggy, popped, toasted, topping, toasting, thinly, pre, sliced, larger, slices, wasted, kiss, skillet, medium, mound, teaspoons, sprinkle, liberally, melted, edges, handier, spatula, ont, edible, remotely, strong, milder, suggested, peppered, crisps, third, dinner, cakelet, serious, else, square, rectangular, scoop, ice, between, average, crispy, edge, fridge, magnet, falls, decade, silicone, thicker, differ, preheat, oven, 325º, shh, tell, standard, bowl, oil, stir, moistened, laying, dump, chocolate, fewer, plop, batter, oiled, cavities, tablespoon, mileage, vary, enjoy, dozen, fat, daddio, teacake, miniature, temporarily, variety, crafting, dispensers, purchases, looking, interior, pages, colors, factor, bummed, glue, combos, pink, blue, none, faves, venture, premiered, scrapbookers, thoughts, head, solid, highly, customized, inspiration, holding, breath, demo, intimidated, plans, exercise, nothing, collected, ephemera, stubs, fortune, slips, sometimes, bulletin, remember, movie, hurt, official, squirrel, clips, jet, polka, dot, washi, comparable, green, michael, martha, stewart, tablet, carry, glasses, microfiber, cloth, earphones, replacement, strap, shortened, inch, ready, appearances, deceiving, jack, lantern, souvenir, negative, visible, means, overseeing, organization, unanswered, operates, southgate, employs, adults, disabilities, supported, decidedly, final, 24th, pictured, witnessed, berating, discussed, car, determined, young, withheld, privacy, checked, slipped, fell, damaged, upset, shoulder, cry, shock, assure, harm, beat, afterwards, yelling, strike, retaliation, soon

Text of the page (random words):
it cool for a couple of minutes if you re handier with a spatula than i am just get them ont a rack right away if i didn t wait they were perfectly edible but not even remotely close to round these were also yummy but i found the flavor of the cheese to be a little strong for my taste i will try this again but with a milder cheese or a blend the recipe from a slob in the kitchen called for 1 t per crisp we liked them a little smaller and my husband suggested the pepper which added a great flavor read more posted by mel at 8 23 pm 0 comments labels food saturday april 30 2011 canapes 1 parmesan onion canapes years and years ago i had this little appetizer cookbook i never made anything out of it because i didn t entertain much but i liked to flip through and read the recipes there was this one recipe that sounded really yummy and i always intended to make it someday but during the course of a move more than thirteen years ago the book was misplaced it actually didn t occur to me to just search for the ingredients i just kept my eyes open for that one book silly right a few months ago i bought a copy of this now out of print book called a slob in the kitchen i stuck it with my cookbooks and then forgot all about it until a couple of weeks ago when i did some reorganizing and spotted it again i spent some delightful time reading through it and i found the recipe or at least it s close i couldn t wait to try it but i had to wait until i had company coming that would eat them with me when i knew my friend julie was coming over for an afternoon i verified with her that the ingredients sounded yummy and put my plan in action they turned out great but i have some notes plenty good though for the two of us to plow through my husband doesn t like mayo and our other guest didn t make it in time kiss me not canapes adapted from a slob in the kitchen ingredients thin white bread 1 2 c mayonnaise 1 2 c freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 4 c finely diced sweet onion directions use a round cutter to make small rounds the book called for 1 i just used the cutter i had seemed about right optional lightly toast the rounds in the broiler keep an eye on them it won t take long mix the other ingredients and spread onto the bread see my picture spread it a little thinner than that set the canapes onto a cookie sheet covered with foil or parchment paper broil for about 7 minutes serve while warm we just ate them right off the rack informal gathering and all notes my friend julie and i really enjoyed these i went a little heavy on the toppings because i wasn t making that many and didn t want the stuff to go to waste didn t think it would keep long after about ten minutes they seemed a little soggy so i popped them in a non stick pan and toasted the bottoms of the canapes that way using a little less of the topping mixture or toasting the rounds first might help i would probably get thinly pre sliced bread to save some time also larger slices would probably result in less wasted bread read more posted by mel at 11 17 pm 0 comments labels food tuesday april 12 2011 sweet tooth marshmallows with tie and caramels packaged up for my niece nephew i kind of have a new hobby and it s not good first of all i m diabetic with some impulse control issues second i m seriously trying to eat healthier and lose weight so i can get that pesky diabetes under control so candy making probably not the best hobby to pick up friends and family aren t complaining though because after my husband and i eat a couple few pieces of my experiments i package up the rest and mail em out with the summer approaching i m going to have to take a break and only do this when i have a special occasion to cook for but it has been a blast all two weekends of it it started out innocently enough several weeks ago i stumbled across a book on amazon and wishlisted it sugar baby confections candies cakes other delicious recipes for cooking with sugar when i have a chance to get myself a small treat it s usually a book so a wishlist is a great way to see what i want in case i forgot and what s on sale etc so when i had the opportunity to pick out a new book this was it my first caramels using hungry girl s recipe in the meantime one of my friends on facebook hi debbie shared a link to a recipe for some yummy sounding demerara caramels there i was all in the mood to make some candy and the book wouldn t get to me by the weekend so this was destined to be my first candy making experience my attempts to procure a candy thermometer could almost earn their own blog post in just a little over a week i have owned four thermometers three before the sugar baby book arrived and i just followed her recommendations and got a classic taylor thermometer around 10 at my local grocery local is relative in the country the first one broke in the utensil cup of my counter top drain rack before it could be used once the second one although found with the caramel apple making supplies at a concession supply store was really for meat and the temperature did not go nearly high enough number three would go high enough but was digital and i got it wet somehow when i rinsed off the probe should have just wiped it down yes it s what i used for the first attempt but it was a little glitchy it turns out that we own pretty decent pans for candy making heavy bottomed stainless steel i didn t think i could get the demerara sugar called for in hungry girl s recipe turns out i didn t look closely enough so i used turbinado sugar and dark corn syrup instead despite have a glitchy thermometer i actually managed to get my first batch of caramels done on the first try they were the perfect to me consistency texture and the flavor was deep and rich we had a couple pieces each and the rest went to family friends i posted a message on facebook offering up caramels to anyone that wanted them in the us i wasn t sure about mailing them internationally the folks that chimed in got a package of sweets in the mail they were pronounced yummy and it was good then the book arrived being a very novice beginner candy maker i m probably not the best reviewer mostly because i don t know what i m talking about from my limited perspective it s fantastic great pictures clear directions and tips that made this beginner comfortable enough to dive in one batch of marshmallows i actually got a plate dirty to take the picture first up marshmallows oh yes i can see myself making these again i d like to try piping them or if poured and cut again i need to find a way to keep the goop from sticking to the sides of the pan wondering if cooking spray would work i did the full recipe adding in the optional egg whites since i ve never done it before i m not sure if i did it all exactly right but they sure looked and tasted like marshmallows when i was done the only thing i think i d do differently next time is add more vanilla just because i think i d like the flavor even better i also want to try some variations strawberry marshmallows are calling to me fleur de sel caramels poured and salted next time i ll measure the salt for the top caramels take two these had the perfect traditional caramel taste with the sea salt making the flavors pop even more i kind of had a reading comprehension fail while i was making them and added the butter salt and vanilla too early so i don t know if that accounted for the texture difference basically i skipped a step but was able to get the mixture to the right temperature anyway these were much closer to a hard candy than the first type i made they also called for twice as much cream so i m hoping that s the explanation seriously these were beautiful i don t have the book handy but i think they re called fleur de sel caramels cutting the caramels that s a pizza cutter not a machete they hardened up pretty quickly and that along with the butter kept the pieces from sticking until wrapping the only real problem with these cutting the caramels into smallish pieces as i did was a good thing because bigger pieces could give you a sore jaw if you insisted on chewing them i have little patience with sucking candies but cutting them small yielded way over 100 caramels and wrapping them seemed endless oh that and the fact that they were there all weekend taunting me yup that s my big complaint it made a lot of candy and i ate way too many of them it became immediately clear that i had to get most of those caramels out of my house i went through a rough patch recently and several people helped cheer me up by sending surprises in the mail and email knitting patterns are a great pick me up so i made cute little bags out of gift wrap and put together little thank you packages for several of them a few people commented on the pictures on facebook again so some packages went to those folks as well ps there s a companion blog for the cookbook with extra photos video tutorials etc sugarbaby cookbook as fun and cute as they are i don t count melting those candy discs and pouring them into molds as making candy don t get me wrong i m not knocking it and my collection of molds is staying put but it s a different thing altogether i need to write about that fun times read more posted by mel at 6 32 am 1 comments labels books food thursday january 6 2011 shopping online pros cons i kind of live in the country so my opportunities for shopping are limited and i do a lot of shopping online most of the time everything goes smoothly on monday i placed an order with adagio feel free to ask me for a 5 gift certificate for some tea and paid for their basic shipping the box arrived yesterday that s 2 days i m thrilled but if it had been shipped within a couple of days i d have been happy as well i was a little nervous about ordering john s giftmas present from a place i d never heard of but had to take that chance luckily droidpad com did everything that i expect from an online store when the item i ordered was unexpectedly backordered they contacted me right away and offered a refund or some bonus goodies if i wanted to wait the present arrived packaged very well with the promised bonus items exactly one week after giftmas but because of their communication i wasn t panicking much john knew all about it we picked out our own gifts this year i got a vibrant orange persimmon kitchen aid mixer because i ve wanted one for just ages and has been having all kinds of fun with his archos 101 now i m saving up for one sadly not all experiences go like this because i m a knitter i hear about questionable yarn shops all of the time although i m sure that all hobbies have similar scenarios what s terrible is that people frequently allow themselves to be bullied into waiting what everyone should know is that some payment options have limits to how long you can request refunds credit cards might have longer windows but with paypal you have 45 days from the time of your payment to file a dispute after that you re sol and the shop owner gets to keep your money and your product there might be other ways to get the refund but paypal is out of it rant don t get me started on the it s only yarn thing no it s not it s money my money which i paid in exchange for a product if you don t deliver the product within a reasonable amount of time and you don t communicate with me i m going to want that money back there s no excuse for an order to not be in the mail within a week unless you ordered something custom made never ever wait a month for someone to send you yarn unless they re spinning it and dyeing it to order and even then you are going to want it before your 45 days are up it had to happen eventually yesterday i filed my first dispute with paypal it had only been eleven days since i d placed my order but i couldn t get a response from the shop about the status not that i was expecting it in my hands a little over a week past giftmas when i d placed my order during the holiday but i started getting nervous when there was no word about the package shipping after a week i sent an email asking about the status i waited a little over 24 hours and sent a communication via the website another day went by i tried to call after finding a phone number on file with paypal after finding the voicemail box full i filed the dispute turns out if i d done a little more research i would have found that this is a pretty common place experience for customers of the backwards loop i found a conversation on rav that started six months ago with people waiting over a month for their orders if i hadn t read this thread i might have assumed the full voicemail box was due to the holidays but no it was mentioned at least three months ago it appears that filing a paypal dispute is just about the only way to get this shop owner s attention eleven days after i placed my order but just a little more than 24 hours after i filed the paypal dispute i had a refund i wonder how long i would have had to wait for my yarn if i hadn t filed the dispute note paypal doesn t involve themselves immediately all communication about a dispute is handled in their system though so they can make a determination if a refund is issued as it was in my case the dispute is closed if the the other party doesn t respond i think they have 20 days they money is automatically removed from their account and refunded assuming there is money in the account next now that i have the refund i m going to try ordering from one or two small indie yarn dyers that i ve heard good things about i ll report back once i have some news read more posted by mel at 7 02 pm 1 comments labels shopping catching up sorry i haven t been around much i sold my soul to blizzard and have been playing lots lots of world of warcraft thanks to a surprise gift card from an unexpected source i have in the past had difficulty treating myself or deciding what i want not this time i opened the envelope saw the card and couldn t get it activated fast enough we immediately started downloading all the patches and the cataclysm expansion it had been over a year since we played so it took several hours to get all the files downloaded luckily i learned this last time and had zero expectations of playing that first night we set up the downloads and watched a couple of movies we decided to start new characters and try to level them together as of last evening i now have a level 32 goblin priest shadow naturally named sereknity dorky i know but i wanted something knitting related i love everything about playing a goblin except the transportation motorized trikes which are cute but loud i m getting close to the point where i can get a wolf mount from orgrimmar and then i ll be happy john is playing a warlock and they automatically get a horse so he s already set other geeky fun after watching the crazy prices for years we found a pretty good deal on season 1 of star trek and i m really enjoying it i watched it in the 70s mostly under duress because we had one tv and it...