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My superpowers

To help get be back into the blogging groove, I’m trying out The SITS Girls daily writing prompts. Today I am supposed to discuss what my superpowers would be… if I actually had them.

If I were a superhero I think I would be Dessert Girl! As Dessert Girl I would have the power to turn anything I touched into a fresh, fabulous dessert. And the great part would be that it would only work when I wanted it to work, so I could still touch things.

I am fairly certain that if I ran a log of what kinds of desserts I created (with my mind) I would end up with a large amount of cheesecake. I can eat cheesecake every day — plain, with caramel, with nuts, with fruit, with whipped cream. All kinds.

What would your superpower be?

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Recipes & Food Posts, March 7

2013.11 Recipes-smBacon

Want the best results from your bacon? Apparently you can reduce shrinkage by 50% simply by rinsing bacon in cold water before you cook it. Lifehacker also recommends cooking your bacon in the oven (which I recently started to do myself); best results are “baking” at 365 degrees for 10 minutes.

Bread Pudding

Food52 has a great post walking you through How to Make Bread Pudding Without a Recipe. To me, bread pudding is a Lent dish, so this is the perfect time of the year to attempt this non-recipe.

Chocolate Chip Cookies (Flourless)

I think I am going to have to make these. I like the idea of flourless cookies, and the recipe looks semi-easy.

Chocolate Souffle

If you’ve ever been tempted to make a chocolate souffle, then this post from Food52 is something you need to check out: How to Make Chocolate Soufflé + 3 Tips for Soufflé Success.

Chunky Queso Dip

April Monterrosa has a great queso recipe that includes sausage and ground beef. You make it in a slow cooker. Of course, it has Velveeta and Rotel. One to bookmark and make at a later date.

Curry Shrimp

If you’ve wanted to try to make curry at home or just want to find an easier recipe, then this Easy Coconut Shrimp Curry Recipe from Simply Recipes is one you need to check out. It’s basically the recipe I’ve already been following, but I make it with chicken. I keep coconut milk and curry powder in my pantry, as well as a bag of frozen shrimp in my freezer. I can make a curry dish on the fly whenever the mood hits. I am very fond of yellow curry. Try the recipe and let me know how it went.

Eggs

Did you know that you can freeze eggs? Momables gives some suggestions on how to do just that. Good info to have.

Microwave + Lemon = Clean

Did you know you can clean your microwave simply by microwaving a cut lemon in water, then using the steam to wipe it down? There are a few steps to follow, but The Kitchn makes it sound easy.

Popcorn

Mami Talks has a great recipe on how to make chocolate raspberry popcorn. I probably won’t included popcorn — I prefer nuts — but I am absolutely making this recipe.

Tomatoes

It turns out that you need to store tomatoes at room temperature. Storing them in the refrigerator, apparently, ruins them. Check out the Lifehacker article for more info.

I resisted the chocolate cake! #smallvictories

2014.01 chocolate-cakeMy roommates are on a diet. I am not. Let me be very clear on that: I. AM. NOT. DIETING.

And yet, I’m thinking that maybe (just maybe) cutting back on my comfort foods might not be a bad idea. Certainly, my doctor would agree.

Today I resisted the chocolate cake some “helpful” coworker brought to work. And I really really wanted that cake. It’s been a stressful few weeks.

I managed to make it through the day without succumbing to temptation. Let’s see how the rest of the week goes.

What’s your small victory?