The Link's

A hodgepodge of random tidbit postings. Holla at link dot family at yahoo.com
August 7
whateverlolawants: A model with a slow Internet connection. (I <3 request)  He looks almost exactly like my little brother. Scary. The eyes, lips, skin color, and face shape is identical, except for the nose.

whateverlolawants:

A model with a slow Internet connection.

(I <3 request)

 He looks almost exactly like my little brother. Scary. The eyes, lips, skin color, and face shape is identical, except for the nose.

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boringloser: Got some fucking cookies.

boringloser:

Got some fucking cookies.
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cookiebible: Triple Malt Chocolate Cake INGREDIENTS 2 cups malted milk powder 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 teaspoons baking soda 3 large eggs 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/3 cups whole milk Vanilla Malt Frosting 1 cup malted milk balls, coarsely chopped INSTRUCTIONS Heat the oven to 325°F and arrange the rack in the middle. Coat 2 (8-inch) cake pans with oil and flour, and tap out any excess flour. Set aside. Combine malted milk powder, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl, and whisk to aerate and break up any lumps. Set aside. Combine eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla in a separate large bowl, and whisk until combined and smooth. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, and whisk until just incorporated. Add 1/2 of the milk, and whisk until smooth. Continue with remaining flour mixture and milk, alternating between each and whisking until all ingredients are just incorporated and smooth. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean and the cakes start pulling away from the sides of the pans, about 45 to 50 minutes. Remove cakes from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 15 minutes. Run a knife around the perimeter of each, and turn cakes out onto the rack to cool completely. To frost, place a cake layer on an 8-inch cardboard round, a tart-pan bottom, or a cake plate. Evenly spread about 1/3 of the frosting over the top of the layer. Stack the second layer, and evenly spread another 1/3 of the frosting over the top and sides of the whole cake. (Don’t worry about looks at this point—this is just a basecoat, a.k.a. a crumb layer, and it will be covered up later.) Place in the refrigerator until frosting is set up and slightly hard, about 15 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator and spread remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake, ensuring it’s as even as possible. Press malt balls into the frosting around the sides of the cake and serve.  God I love malt and chocolate and ice cream and whipped cream - I love all of it!

cookiebible:

Triple Malt Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups malted milk powder
  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cups whole milk
  • Vanilla Malt Frosting
  • 1 cup malted milk balls, coarsely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Heat the oven to 325°F and arrange the rack in the middle. Coat 2 (8-inch) cake pans with oil and flour, and tap out any excess flour. Set aside.
  2. Combine malted milk powder, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl, and whisk to aerate and break up any lumps. Set aside.
  3. Combine eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla in a separate large bowl, and whisk until combined and smooth. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, and whisk until just incorporated. Add 1/2 of the milk, and whisk until smooth. Continue with remaining flour mixture and milk, alternating between each and whisking until all ingredients are just incorporated and smooth.
  4. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean and the cakes start pulling away from the sides of the pans, about 45 to 50 minutes.
  5. Remove cakes from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 15 minutes. Run a knife around the perimeter of each, and turn cakes out onto the rack to cool completely.
  6. To frost, place a cake layer on an 8-inch cardboard round, a tart-pan bottom, or a cake plate. Evenly spread about 1/3 of the frosting over the top of the layer. Stack the second layer, and evenly spread another 1/3 of the frosting over the top and sides of the whole cake. (Don’t worry about looks at this point—this is just a basecoat, a.k.a. a crumb layer, and it will be covered up later.) Place in the refrigerator until frosting is set up and slightly hard, about 15 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator and spread remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake, ensuring it’s as even as possible. Press malt balls into the frosting around the sides of the cake and serve.

 God I love malt and chocolate and ice cream and whipped cream - I love all of it!

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boringloser: I want some fucking cookies.

boringloser:

I want some fucking cookies.
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somethingchanged: “Phở – Viet Nam in a bowl, heaven in a spoon, culture in a sip” Peta Mathias,  Noodle Pillow. Pic via Empty Stomach Empty Passport. I cannot wait for my takeaway to be ready!  You know they eat this for breakfast traditionally? How perfect is that?

somethingchanged:

“Phở – Viet Nam in a bowl, heaven in a spoon, culture in a sip” Peta Mathias,  Noodle Pillow. Pic via Empty Stomach Empty Passport. I cannot wait for my takeaway to be ready!

 You know they eat this for breakfast traditionally? How perfect is that?

August 5

followers

so I’ve lost a lot of followers, but that’s OK bc I can’t figure out who they were and the ones I do remember/like to read are still following me so it all works out in the end.

I got a new Citizen watch last night. I figured I need to stop relying on my cell phone for the time and date. I like it. Not too bling-blingy. It’s simple, like me.

I’m flying to Chicago on 8/10. Going to visit family and relaxe. This is a lovely time of year in Chicago, late summer. Can’t wait to catch up with family and do a few laps on my old running paths.

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It’s funny how when one thing starts to come to an end life begins again.

July 30

I’m learning this rollercoaster of commitments. My faith has been stable and straight. My hope has been up and down. He is all over the place and has every excuse in the world. Today he is willing to seek help - but is that because he completely confessed to crossing the lines and there’s so much evidence against him?

His job is on the line, his marriage is on the line, his future is on the line and all he has said until today is that everything was no big deal. I really don’t know if he is worth it sometimes. I don’t know how committed he is. I don’t know who he is.

In other news, I just got a gallon. A gallon of Nielsen-Massey Vanilla as a free sample!!!! Holy shit is that awesome. At least something cool has happened.

July 29

More than likely, I’m getting a divorce.

July 27

A little bit about me

kathlellen:

(via jessicalindsey):

10 favorites:

  1. Color: bright green
  2. Food: brownies
  3. Band: ?
  4. Movie: 27 Dresses
  5. Book: the Alchemist
  6. Sport: volleyball
  7. Season: summer
  8. Day of the week: Friday
  9. Ice cream flavor: Amy’s Ice Cream’s sweet cream
  10. Time of day: between 6-10 p.m.
  1. 9 currents:
  2. Mood: energized, busy
  3. Taste: cherry pie
  4. Clothes: bright green polo, khaki linen shorts, silver leather flip-flops.
  5. Desktop picture: a photo of the effifel tower taken at night by pinkhotel
  6. Nail color: none
  7. Time: 9:52 p.m. EST 
  8. Surroundings: my office
  9. Annoyance(s): need to pee
  10. Smell: freshly baked brownies

8 firsts:

  1. Best friend: Sarah
  2. Screen name: none
  3. Pet: none - yet
  4. Piercing: ears, one hole each 
  5. Crush: jason fuller from Indiana as a kid
  6. Car: 1991 cutless sierra oldsmobile, powder blue, nicknamed “the boat.”
  7. Kiss: back of a jeep wrangler with the top down. 
  8. Trip: family house in Indiana

7 lasts:

  1. Cigarette: don’t remember
  2. Food: cherry pie
  3. Drink: coffee with hazelnut creamer
  4. Car ride: home from chapel get together
  5. Kiss: Saturday morning before my husband left to WI for the week. 
  6. Song played: unfortunately chris brown’s kiss on the radio as I drove home. 
  7. TV show watched: deadly sharks in south africa filmed at night, national geographic this afternoon.

6 have you ever(s):

  1. Dated one of your best friends: no
  2. Broken the law: yes
  3. Been arrested: yes
  4. Skinny dipped: no :( 
  5. Been on tv: yes
  6. Kissed someone you didn’t know: hell yes

5 songs:

  1. You love: “Sand in my Shoes” - Dido
  2. You Hate: Anything by Rhianna except “Umbrella”
  3. You share with someone special: “Do You Remember” by Jack Johnson
  4. Most played on your iPod: apparently “I Kissed a Girl” by Kate Nash
  5. Make you smile: “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison

4 things:

  1. You did last night: browsed internets, went to bed.
  2. You can hear right now: t.v. and a.c.
  3. You’ve done today: got supplies, baked, cleaned kitchen, talked to Robert, slept in, and went to church group.
  4. You do when you’re bored: watch t.v., vegg out. 

3 people You can tell anything to:

  1. Sarah
  2. Robert
  3. my Dad (this took awhile)

2 choices:

  1. Black or white: white
  2. Hot or cold: hot

1 wish:

  1. to make my baking business grow, be a great mother someday, and work through issues with my husband better.