Cooking
My original plan for Alex's birthday cake was to create candy (wafer chocolate) heroes to place on the tiers.
They came out pretty good, I like to think. However, as I discovered around one in the morning...day of party...that they were just too small a space to work with, and the layer of chocolate too thin.
When I attempted to peel them off (and then affix them to a solid, white, candy base), they fractured.
Flash's leg broke off. Maybe he finally ran too fast.
Superman's head became unattached. What's stronger than the man of steel?
There must have been a bullet Diana couldn't stop.
But my long-time hero, Batman, got it the worst. Perhaps it's because he's mortal, with no special powers, freak industrial accidents, magic accessories or alien technology.
He's tough, smart, and gadget-laden, but just a man. He ended up in pieces.
Which led me to plan B.
Oh, well...better luck next time.
This month, Blog Party's all about the ultimate hand-held food & having a Pizza Party!
Top your pies...full-sized and sliced, or in miniature form...any way you want, pour yourself a drink, and join the party. You have till this Thursday, 20 March, to RSVP...hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Superheroes + Cake + Parties + Candy + DC Comics
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Cooking
Fallen Heroes
My original plan for Alex's birthday cake was to create candy (wafer chocolate) heroes to place on the tiers.
They came out pretty good, I like to think. However, as I discovered around one in the morning...day of party...that they were just too small a space to work with, and the layer of chocolate too thin.
When I attempted to peel them off (and then affix them to a solid, white, candy base), they fractured.
Flash's leg broke off. Maybe he finally ran too fast.
Superman's head became unattached. What's stronger than the man of steel?
There must have been a bullet Diana couldn't stop.
But my long-time hero, Batman, got it the worst. Perhaps it's because he's mortal, with no special powers, freak industrial accidents, magic accessories or alien technology.
He's tough, smart, and gadget-laden, but just a man. He ended up in pieces.
Which led me to plan B.
Oh, well...better luck next time.
This month, Blog Party's all about the ultimate hand-held food & having a Pizza Party!
Top your pies...full-sized and sliced, or in miniature form...any way you want, pour yourself a drink, and join the party. You have till this Thursday, 20 March, to RSVP...hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Superheroes + Cake + Parties + Candy + DC Comics
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Well, it is if you're Alex. This month, Blog Party's all about the ultimate hand-held food & having a Pizza Party! Top your pies...full-sized and sliced, or in miniature form...any way you want, pour yourself a drink, and join the party....
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Normally, it's about the food. Food blog, after all. But this time, the food is more a means to an end. So, I don't have much to say about the goat cheese pasta, or that fact we used a novelty, heart-shaped, pasta in the recipe. Instead, I took...
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