tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post3119108345603706384..comments2023-08-28T09:02:37.280-04:00Comments on gruel for dinner: holiday dessert wishlist item #1: cakes that have appeared on the cover of the december issue of bon appétitgruelfordinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677750711311287012noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-79603373134527499412010-01-01T22:18:44.260-05:002010-01-01T22:18:44.260-05:00For the record: The youngest sis got the GD viking...For the record: The youngest sis got the GD viking ship. Mom and I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning one Christmas assembling that sucker. Come to think of it, where the hell were the rest of you people?!?!?!Lucky Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049763922057205853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-75657869156892944022009-12-21T18:05:30.570-05:002009-12-21T18:05:30.570-05:00I have to say that I too was stung by the Bon Appe...I have to say that I too was stung by the Bon Appetit wonderful chocolate cake from 2008. I changed the recipe because I am lazy and made it 3 layers instead of the millions that the picture was showing. Tell the Yachtsman that my cake also was too heavy and fell. I find it sad that you hear the expression "It doesn't matter what it looks like, just how it tastes..." which is code for "Wow this is one ugly piece of sh*t"!Banananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-66496485462327793772009-12-20T23:55:14.027-05:002009-12-20T23:55:14.027-05:00You're too good to me, Kath!You're too good to me, Kath!gruelfordinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677750711311287012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-42708617811869279012009-12-20T11:51:21.033-05:002009-12-20T11:51:21.033-05:00well said Kate, well said. I hope that you get tha...well said Kate, well said. I hope that you get that big cake with all the layers, and that you will get sick of it and call me to take it away. I would do that for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280977030736311457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-87494840806993244802009-12-19T20:53:11.782-05:002009-12-19T20:53:11.782-05:00I thought it was "lots of love." I don&...I thought it was "lots of love." I don't think we've conquered the internets, just negotiated the googles. lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-64446194349757292292009-12-19T20:29:56.357-05:002009-12-19T20:29:56.357-05:00Muzzer and Saint Marcus, I'm so glad you'v...Muzzer and Saint Marcus, I'm so glad you've finally conquered the internets and are able to post comments. I want to know who the hell got a Viking Ship for Christmas, because it certainly wasn't me. <br /><br />And perhaps the yachtsman will eventually quit his career as a Christmas Eve rapper and take over the middle-of-the-night checkerboard cake duties, but this year I'm hoping he'll be busy baking that chocolate peppermint shizzle and assembling my Viking Ship. <br /><br />P.S. Your comments made me LOL. Which stands for "laugh out loud." FYI.<br /><br />Love,<br />Yer Dottergruelfordinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677750711311287012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-30427240917641114462009-12-19T11:54:20.719-05:002009-12-19T11:54:20.719-05:00Kater:
Maybe you should tell the Yachtsman to mak...Kater:<br /><br />Maybe you should tell the Yachtsman to make some kind of an angel food cake so you can get over your Christmas spiritual malady without descending into the Valley of the Dolls. You don't want to end up doing the 9th Step in Heaven before the all-forgiving Lord Jesus Christ, do you?<br />Wishing you grace over the Holidays.<br />Love,<br />Saint Marcus of St. AlbansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-60936188259919668492009-12-19T09:37:03.624-05:002009-12-19T09:37:03.624-05:00The peppermint concoction looks dangerously like C...The peppermint concoction looks dangerously like Checkerboard Cake sans the painstaking arrangement of two different cakes (chocolate and vanilla)in checkerboard fashion; frosted, and usually completed @ 3:00 a.m. on Christmas morning (along with various kitchen sets and "easy to assemble" Viking Ships from Japan)... yup,those were the days. The Lord Jesus was referred to often in those early morning hours. BUT...wonderful memories abound as well...right Tonto, Julie, Jerry, Kater, Mo?<br />I know I speak for all of us when I say I'm thankful the Yachtsman is with you to bake amazing cakes, sing wonderful hymns and be Nelly when necessary. Tell him that Tonto & Julie have the Checkerboard Cake recipe if he wants to recreate the 3:00 a.m. experience.<br /><br />Love, Yer MawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-22457653775175536082009-12-18T16:30:36.800-05:002009-12-18T16:30:36.800-05:00Just tell Nelly that all he has to do is add a few...Just tell Nelly that all he has to do is add a few glistening strawberries to that devil's food and he will have created a birthday cake to make Jesus smile. <br /><br />Oh, and tuck a piece in the freezer, well-wrapped, for me to eat in January.EBiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604870813425960170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-51479234279051164782009-12-18T14:55:31.611-05:002009-12-18T14:55:31.611-05:00This is a true testament that opposites attract an...This is a true testament that opposites attract and can sometimes even meet in the middle... when the middle contains chocolate, minty goodness. Please post semi-professional photos of the finished product!<br /><br />In the case of MeatMan & TheFace, the roles are reversed. I am holiday-loving, relation-gift-giving fanatic and he is stress-hating, Ramen-making, and sane. But when it comes down to it, MeatMan is the only one who can tolerate and improve a holiday-frenzied StephFace AND her family on the 25th. That's the true meaning of Christmas, non?Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279073048546935721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917310000157936605.post-91327698834403337912009-12-18T06:45:32.196-05:002009-12-18T06:45:32.196-05:00that's all i want for christmas too. That suck...that's all i want for christmas too. That sucker is gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com