My genoise tastes better with icing. However, since I didn't have sufficient ingredients for the buttercream frosting, I was not able make it. Therefore, the cake was a bit dry. Still tastes good though. Not sweet at all. Now, if only my research comes out as successful ...
Would you like some cupcakes? They are fun to work on ... that is when everything worked the way you wanted them. I actually had a busy weekend baking. I made cupcakes, a banana cake and a genoise. I still need to work on my frosting. A tad too sweet ... here are some pictures of my cupcakes. I made blueberry cupcakes. Some have cinnamon crumbs on top. The cupcakes are not as sweet, so I hope the frosting would balance the sweetness of the cupcakes.
I was in love with this song ten odd years ago and when I heard it again recently, I am still in love with this song. When I first heard it, I was told that the song was about a girl who committed suicide because she loved a guy who did not return the love. His best friend was upset and tried to forget her. This phrase is open to your own interpretation, he may have loved her too. However, truth be told, it is actually about the singer's ex-girlfriend who had an abortion (stop a baby's breath) and he felt guilty about it. His best friend felt guilty about the abortion too.
In 2001, Brian Vander Ark explained what the song means to him on Verve Pipe's bulletin boards: "When I was young I knew everything" - We all think we know everything at a young age. I thought I did. I realize I didn't know sh*t until I was 36. "And she, a Punk who rarely took advice" - How many people do we know like that? "Now I'm guilt-stricken, sobbing, with my head on the floor" - Something happened that caused this reaction, but I wouldn't want to give that away this early in the song, so let's throw in an some ambiguity:"Stop a baby's breath, and a shoe full of rice, no" - First of all, forget the NO. Stop a baby's breath is just that. Abort the baby. A shoe full of rice is a result of a wedding. So - stop a baby's breath AND then you stop a wedding. She's pregnant, get her to abort, and then there's no wedding. And you know what? "I can't be held responsible, cause she was touching her face" - When I wrote this song, The Divinyls had a song out called 'I Touch Myself.' The TV was on, she was touching her face in the video. Very sexy. So, I can't be held responsible because she was trying to be sexy, trying to seduce me, etc. "I won't be held responsible, she fell in love in the first place" - I didn't tell her to fall in love. "For the life of me, I cannot remember what made us think that we were wise, and we'd never compromise" - What was I thinking back then? Who am I to put a girl though that? Why was I unable to compromise? Guilty feelings. "For the life of me, I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins, we were merely freshmen" - We were just kids, let it go, we all make mistakes, etc. "My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her" - He needed to get away because of what happened. "His girl took a week's worth of Valium and slept" - This is why this song is not that strong literally - it's confusing. HIS girl is MY girl. the same girl that had the abortion has now killed herself. "Now he's guilt-stricken, sobbing with his head on the floor, thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says" - He has the same guilty feelings that I do about the abortion and death. "We tried to wash our hands of all of this, we never talk of our lacking relationships" - We rarely spoke after the incident - we just tried to forget it. We never spoke of her or the fact that we can't have a decent relationship with anyone since then. "We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip" - No matter how careful you might be, there are other perils out there.The girl is real, the abortion is real. the death is not. it's poetic license to make the story more interesting.
The Freshmen
When I was young I knew everything And she a punk who rarely ever took advice Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbin' with my head on the floor Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice, no...
I can't be held responsible 'Cause she was touching her face I won't be held responsible She fell in love in the first place
For the life of me I cannot remember What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins We were merely freshmen
My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her His girl took a week's worth of valium and slept And now he's guilt stricken sobbin' with his head on the floor Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says
I can't be held responsible 'Cause she was touching her face I won't be held responsible She fell in love in the first place
For the life of me I cannot remember What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins We were merely freshmen
We've tried to wash our hands of all of this We never talk of our lacking relationships And how we're guilt stricken sobbin' with our heads on the floor We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say
I can't be held responsible 'Cause she was touching her face And I won't be held responsible She fell in love in the first place
For the life of me I cannot remember What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins We were merely freshmen
For the life of me I cannot remember What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins We were merely freshmen We were merely freshmen We were only freshmen
Friday the 13th was awesome. I got to see KOOZA and spent my weekly allowance getting some souvenirs. On Saturday, we had an excellent breakfast at the terminal market. Bought a piece of shoofly pie and apple dumpling. I made 'gimongous' cinnamon banana nut muffins in the evening. I forgot what I did on Sunday. By Tuesday morning I was so cranky because I got to go to school. Sophie joined the Cranky Club too coz she had to take a ride in the car with me. So it's hump day today, which means that weekend is just round the corner. When it's time for us to go home, Sophie is the only one left in the Cranky Club coz she still doesn't like the ride home. I think she thinks that she's human coz she likes to imitate me, except when we tried to dress her because then started to walk weird and reallll ssslllooowwww
It has been the longest May I've ever experienced. Everyday was a struggle for me, too much to do, not enough time to do them. All I did was study, study, study, except an occasional baking during the weekend to release some frustration. The results were finally out today. I passed! I passed! I passed! It is a very happy moment indeed for me. So now I can be elevated to candidacy. And how are we going to celebrate it? Eat and a trip to Cirque du Soleil. Woohoo!!!! This time it's the Kooza's Cirque du Soleil. I am beyond excited!! 2 years ago, we went to Quidam and it was freaking awesome. Cirque du Soleil ... je viendrai.
Well, I finally did it. This is the first bread that I made. I was worried it wouldn't rise the second time after I punched it down, but it did. And the end result is shown above. Taste pretty darn good too, if I may say so. Wheat flour the next time? Hmm ...
So for last week, I baked blueberries pound cake. Oh my goodness, it was so moist and delicious. I am finally able to bake a decent cake. I still need to work on the presentation, but for now, the taste and texture are more important.
And today, I made cinnamon rolls. Boy oh boy, I thought I would not be able to make them since the recipe called for yeast, but I was wrong. They came out good. I did not take any picture of them coz most of them went straight into my stomach. Maybe I should try baking a bread next.
This banana coconut cake is so good. You can eat it as is, or toast it, then serve with ice cream. If only there are more friends around here, I would be doing a lot more baking.
Another new year is here. Hopefully, this year is better than the last one. New year resolution: THIS and THAT, especially to be more patient with the mixing during baking. Happy New Year everybody.
I am so excited in finally getting these measuring cups and spoons . I hope they will serve me well in my baking adventures. I baked 2 cakes today, a honeycomb cake and a chocolate moist cake. However the chocolate moist did not rise because I used the wrong flour. I know better in the future to double check the flour. I am slowly collecting these stainless steel containers and kitchen appliances. My new interest.
She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind Until the night
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger And finally drank away her memory Life is short but this time it was bigger Than the strength he had to get up off his knees We found him with his face down in the pillow With a note that said I'll love her till I die And when we buried him beneath the willow The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath She finally drank her pain away a little at a time But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind Until the night
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger And finally drank away his memory Life is short but this time it was bigger Than the strength she had to get up off her knees We found her with her face down in the pillow Clinging to his picture for dear life We laid her next to him beneath the willow While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
It's so perfect ... Hermione and Ron, Harry with Ginny ... kind of expecting the latter after watching HP and the Order of the Phoenix. The children they have __
Well, I finally did it. This is the first bread that I made. I was worried it wouldn't rise the second time after I punched it down, but it did. And the end result is shown above. Taste pretty darn good too, if I may say so. Wheat flour the next time? Hmm ...
This banana coconut cake is so good. You can eat it as is, or toast it, then serve with ice cream. If only there are more friends around here, I would be doing a lot more baking.
I am so excited in finally getting these measuring cups and spoons . I hope they will serve me well in my baking adventures. I baked 2 cakes today, a honeycomb cake and a chocolate moist cake. However the chocolate moist did not rise because I used the wrong flour. I know better in the future to double check the flour. I am slowly collecting these stainless steel containers and kitchen appliances. My new interest. 
To the drive-in theatre where we will be watching movies till wee hours of the morning
