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She really didn't need surgery, she just likes the drugs......hehehehe:D

You are so mean.........
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well the girls had their coming out party this afternoon. Mom and the Doc were very happy, I didn't look. Somehow it seemed that throwing up on my new boobs wouldn't have been a real good thing. I got the drains out today & finally got to take a real shower. Now it's more chilling out at home & then stiches next week. :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
sweetie i glad to hear that drains are coming out. It cold down here. Nothing like shower.... :rose:

ps hey bear,,,,,,, miss you.

kitty,,,,, can you unlock liquor please. hahahah :nana:
 
well the girls had their coming out party this afternoon. Mom and the Doc were very happy, I didn't look. Somehow it seemed that throwing up on my new boobs wouldn't have been a real good thing. I got the drains out today & finally got to take a real shower. Now it's more chilling out at home & then stiches next week. :eek: :eek: :eek:

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It is so great to hear the news. :D Bet that shower felt absolutely marvelous.
 
**Looks around, takes meassurements, checks with Home Depot of supplies...
looks to take a walk down the road to the Amish farm to see about setting up a barn raising...**
 
Where'd da Bear go? :confused:

* looks around*

Oh, Bear!!! where are you?

* sneaks into his private dresser drawer *

:eek: Oh these will work perfectly!!

* jumps on his bed....lalalalalala Weeeeeeeeeeeee!! :D

*Hits her head on the ceiling fan * Damnit!! :mad:





Looks like nobodies home.. :( * skips out the door with KB's bottle of JD.*
 
**picks up the white Lit house phone for a cleaning crew...
makes plans for ordering a few things to spruce up the new roadhouse** :D
 
Southern Buttermilk Bourbon Praline Doughnuts
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
Show: Throwdown with Bobby Flay
Episode: Doughnuts

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Expert
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 16 doughnuts

3 cups all-purpose flour, divided, plus extra bench flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
3/4 cups buttermilk
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Vegetable oil, for frying
Bourbon Praline, recipe follows
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted

Place 2 cups of the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low until combined, then add the shortening and mix until worked in. Whisk together the buttermilk, egg and yolk, and vanilla in a small bowl and then add to the flour mixture and beat until smooth. Beat in remaining 1 cup flour until combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.
Turn dough onto a floured surface and roll to 1/2-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut dough into rounds. Using a 1-inch cookie cutter, cut hole from center of each round. Gather scraps and re-roll dough, cutting additional doughnuts until dough is used up.

Heat 5 inches of oil in a large pot to 350 degrees F. Add doughnuts, 3 at a time, and fry until golden on both sides, turning once, about 4 to 5 minutes total. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.

When doughnuts have cooled, dip tops of doughnuts in the mixture and place on baking racks until the praline sets up slightly. Sprinkle nuts on top.


Bourbon Praline:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons bourbon
Combine sugar, water, vanilla bean and seeds in a medium saucepan over high heat and cook until dark amber color. Remove from heat and slowly whisk in the cream, butter and salt. Return to the heat and whisk until smooth. Remove from the heat and whisk in the bourbon. Strain. Let cool until slightly thickened.
 
Double Chocolate Layer Cake

The most-clicked chocolate cake recipe on the internet
Chef Ed Kasky used Callebaut semisweet chocolate for the cake and Guittard French-vanilla chocolate for the frosting, but any fine-quality semisweet chocolate will produce a wonderful result in either. Serves 12 to 14.

Ingredients:

For cake layers
3 ounces fine-quality semisweet chocolate such as Callebaut
1 1/2 cups hot brewed coffee
3 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla

For ganache frosting
1 pound fine-quality semisweet chocolate such as Callebaut
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter

Special equipment:
Two 10- by 2-inch round cake pans

Preparation:
Make cake layers:
Preheat oven to 300° F and grease pans. Line bottoms with rounds of wax paper and grease paper.

Finely chop chocolate and in a bowl combine with hot coffee. Let mixture stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

Into a large bowl sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another large bowl with an electric mixer beat eggs until thickened slightly and lemon colored (about 3 minutes with a standing mixer or 5 minutes with a hand-held mixer). Slowly add oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and melted chocolate mixture to eggs, beating until combined well. Add sugar mixture and beat on medium speed until just combined well. Divide batter between pans and bake in middle of oven until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Cool layers completely in pans on racks. Run a thin knife around edges of pans and invert layers onto racks. Carefully remove wax paper and cool layers completely. Cake layers may be made 1 day ahead and kept, wrapped well in plastic wrap, at room temperature.

Make frosting:
Finely chop chocolate. In a 1 1/2- to 2-quart saucepan bring cream, sugar, and corn syrup to a boil over moderately low heat, whisking until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat and add chocolate, whisking until chocolate is melted. Cut butter into pieces and add to frosting, whisking until smooth.

Transfer frosting to a bowl and cool, stirring occasionally, until spreadable (depending on chocolate used, it may be necessary to chill frosting to spreadable consistency).

Spread frosting between cake layers and over top and sides. Cake keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days. Bring cake to room temperature before serving.
 
dessert personality test

If all of the desserts listed below were sitting in front of you,
which would you choose (sorry, you can only pick one!).
Pick your dessert, and then look to see what psychiatrists think about you.

Here are your 8 choices:

1. Lemon Meringue
2. Angel Food Cake
3. Brownies
4. Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Icing
5. Strawberry Short Cake
6. Chocolate on Chocolate
7. Ice Cream
8. Carrot Cake

No, you can't change your mind once you scroll down, so think
carefully about your choice.

OK - Now that you've made your choice this is what the research
says about you:

--- No Cheating

1. ANGEL FOOD CAKE -- Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm
and fuzzy items. A little nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice
cream cone at the end of the day. Others perceive you as being
child- like and immature at times.

2. BROWNIES -- You are adventurous, love new ideas, and are a
champion of underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up
you whip out your sabre. You are always the oddball with a unique sense
of humor and direction. You tend to be very loyal.

3. LEMON MERINGUE -- Smooth, sexy, & articulate with your hands,
you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try
to walk and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have
many friends.

4. VANILLA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ICING -- Fun-loving, sassy
humorous, not very grounded in life; very indecisive and lack motivation.
Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be
cautious in making you mad. However, you are a friend for life.

5. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE -- Romantic, warm, loving. You care
about other people, can be counted on in a pinch and expect the same in
return. Intuitively keen. Can be very emotional.

6. CHOCOLATE ON CHOCOLATE -- Sexy; always ready to give and receive.
Very creative, adventurous, ambitious, and passionate.
You can appear to have a cold exterior but are warm on the inside.
Not afraid to take chances. Won't settle for anything average in life.
Loves to laugh.

7. ICE CREAM -- You like sports, whether it be baseball, football,
basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but
you enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote
control. You tend to be self-centered and high maintenance.

8. CARROT CAKE -- You are a very fun loving person, who likes to
laugh. You are fun to be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a
very warm hearted person and a little quirky at times.
You have many loyal friends
 
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