Riot and Frolic

– an onion, garlic, and bacon smoothie.  For Turkey Bowl Sunday, people.  Not for breakfast.  I'll post the recipe tomorrow.  It makes for a pretty amazing turkey.  

– testing of the party favors for my friend's baby shower.  I dare you not to pee your pants after seeing this picture.

– making cake flour.  Fun.  That flurry of white in the picture is me sifting the flour and corn starch together.  Sifting!  

– nerding out in the kitchen by making a mustache cutout, then sifting (sifting!) cocoa powder onto some oddly colored cupcakes.  

– note to self  : put some sugar in the unsweetened cocoa powder next time.  Might taste better.  

– blue velvet cupcakes with buttercream frosting.  Like Red Velvet… but blue.  

I made the recipe with the correct amount of blue food coloring, but the color wasn't as intense as I wanted it.  I wanted that blue to jump out from under the frosting and yell, "HEY! I'M BLUUUUUE!"  But it turned out to be a very polite shade that just shook your hand and said, "Hello, nice to meet you.  I'm Bleu."  (Yes, a French blue.  Very proper.  Not aggressive in the least.)

– one hell of a baby shower.  I won't post pictures because the ladies might kill me.  There were mustaches and bowties.  Worn for a strangely inappropriate amount of time.  While drinking and eating.  

My favorite quotes:

[After removing the facial hair] We all look younger… and less distinguished.

[My bestie had a particularly fantastic 'stache reminiscent of Tom Selleck.  One friend said:] I just want you to drive away in a muscle car.

There is some kick ass baby stuff nowadays.  Like, why didn't they have that three years ago?  Or six months ago?  Dammit!  I am behind the times!