because I can
I rarely, if ever, get negative comments on my blog. I mean, really? Who feels the need to be nasty to a Foodie/Mommy Blogger? Aren’t we about the most socially backward people on the planet? (Okay, maybe it’s just me, but I somehow doubt it.)
Anyway, this commenter. I thought about just letting it go. And I will. But I want to address something first.
I am not trying to save the world one pizza at a time.
I write letters. If a company has let me down, be it a faulty razor that cut my husband’s head in the shower, a pitiful KFC buffet that had no chicken on it, a rock in my child’s Pepperidge Farm Goldfish…I write the company. And each of the times I have written, giving these companies a chance to make things right before I just open up and rant about it on my blog. It wouldn’t be fair to complain without giving them a chance…Mistakes Happen. I should know, as I make them all the time. The reason you heard about Pizza Hut? I gave them a chance. I wrote them. I waited. And you saw the customer service that ensued, which I found unacceptable. It was at that point I took it to another level. I could care less about a burned up pizza. It was the principal of the matter. So sure, I could focus on finding better things to do with my “free time.” We all could. So, Annie, if you are reading this (which you say you aren’t), perhaps your free time will be better spent over at the Greenpeace Website, and you can adopt a whale or Just Say No to Tuna or whatever the latest rage is. I don’t have free time. And if I do, I’m probably watching DVR’ed episodes of Glee or making phone calls to my congressman about greasy food in my neighborhood. (No, really, it’s Glee.)
So, I’ve said my peace. As much as I don’t want to run people away from my site, I also know I can’t please all the people all the time. And with my recent string of snarky posts, I am finding that there are LOTS of you who really appreciate the tell it like it is approach. Honestly, that’s the way I really am…it’s just taken me a while to open up here on the blog. You may be seeing more and more of it. I like sarcasm. I like dry humor. I hope you do too…’cause I think it’s here to stay.
Now that that’s out of the way, I just want to apologize for the upcoming lack of foodie posts. I have a big function on Thursday, followed by another big function on Saturday, which will take up practically all of my “free time” between now and Sunday. (the local eateries all all breathing a sigh of relief, I’m sure.) I have that Butterscotch Cream Pie on the horizon, the pie from the Martha Show, but hell if I can squeeze it in anytime soon. But I promise – you’ll have it here, modified recipe and all, in plenty of time for Thanksgiving. Until then, here’s a look at the past few cakes I’ve done. A couple of plain ones, a couple of unusual ones. Hope you enjoy!
This is the cake I did for my friend Adam’s birthday. It is chocolate cake (4 layers) filled with a rich chocolate mousse and homemade Grand Marnier caramel. I iced it with chocolate cheesecake whipped buttercream, and used chocolate transfer sheets to make the chocolate decorations on it.
These two cakes are both tri-layer cakes. One was vanilla buttercream, the other was lemon buttercream. Pretty straightforward stuff.
This one was so much fun, and really big! The shark is made out of Rice Krispy Treats covered in fondant, which I handpainted (even the inside of his mouth) with food coloring and moonstone luster dust. The icing is cheesecake buttercream, tinted aqua and had gradations of teal throughout. The waves I made by pulling sugar, which looked much cooler in person. You can kind of see the tail coming out the back of the cake – it was so neat! The birthday boy was pleased, and so was his family (the grandmother even emailed me to thank me) which is the best part!
