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The last PLotW never happened because I was too lazy to post it. :p Sorry about that.

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Ingredients

  • 1 Pound cake
  • 3/4 c Strawberry jam
  • 1 cn Pitted apricots (1 lb,14 oz) – drained and pureed
  • 11 oz Mandarin oranges – drained
  • 1/2 c Marsala or cream sherry
  • 2 c Vanilla custard
  • 1 c Heavy cream
  • 1/4 c Superfine sugar

Directions

  1. Split cake into thin layers, spread with jam and half the apricot puree, and sandwich back together.
  2. Cut into bars, about 1-by-2-inches, and pack into a 2-quart serving dish, arranging oranges in and around cake.
  3. Pour Marsala over top, spread with remaining apricot puree and cover with custard.
  4. Cover and chill 2 hours.
  5. Whip cream with sugar until stiff.
  6. Frost on top of trifle and decorate with candied fruits, if desired.

This recipie should yield about 10 servings.

[Editor] This is a recipe Ariesna found online someplace and wants to try making sometime.

From Pukka:

Not from Pukka

  • Scone recipe: how to make/bake/cook fruit scones
  • President Bush: Sell the Ranch
  • Reader² [Editor] It’s kind of like del.ico.us or Flickr but for books.
  • iTunes Tip: The “Perfect” equalizer setting [Editor] On the off chance that this blog is your sole source of news; Apple released a new version of iTunes this week. Along with the first iTunes enabled cellphone from Cingular/Motorola and more importantly, the iPod Mini replacement…. the iPod nano. Yum!
  • Escape Key
  • The Signal [Editor] This is a podcast by fans of the cult favorite TV show, Firefly. Firefly came out back in 2002, quickly gained a devote following but the dorks in charge of FOX killed it after showing only 11 of the 14 produced episodes had been made. The Singal’s goal is to pump up support for the movie follow-up to the tv show, Serenity. I just started listening to it this week and have nearly caught up to the current shows. Probably my favorite one so far is the one where they interview Gina Torres. Although the interviews are cool my favorite segements are the “learning chinese” bits; they lend a whole new insight into various scenes in the series. All the more I have to say about that is 易爆的大象腹泻 1.

Oh and in case you’re wondering about almost total lack of posts this week… We’re going into our next beta at work (much extra crudola to deal with). Additionally, I’ve been trying (and pretty much failing) to write an online, registration form for a local sci-fi con2 that captures the data we need and accepts payments via PayPal. *sigh*

1 Explosive elephant diarrhea (chinese translation obtained via Babelfish).
2 ICON 30

Chocolate Butterscotch Scotcheroos

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup corn syrup
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 pkg. chocolate chips
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 cups Rice Krispies
  • 1 pkg. butterscotch chips

Directions:

  1. In large saucepan, cook corn syrup and sugar over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture begins to boil.
  2. Remove from heat.
  3. Stir in peanut butter.
  4. Mix in cereal.
  5. Press in buttered 9×13 pan.
  6. Melt over hot (not boiling) water chocolate chips and butterscotch chips, stirring constantly until smooth.
  7. Spread over cereal mixture.
  8. Chill until firm, about 15 minutes.

This is a favorite of Manzabar’s and mine. It is a recipe that goes good with a nice salsa to top off the pancakes. It roughly makes six regular pancakes altogether. This is similar to a recipe in a low carb cookbook but I added some extra goodies.

Spinach and Egg Pancakes

    Ingredients:

  • 8 oz spinach
  • 1 small leek
  • a few sprigs of parsley
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • oil for cooking
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • salt, black pepper and nutmeg for taste
  • 3 tbsp water
    Directions:

  1. Chop or finely shred the parsley, leek, and spinach. Add eggs and seasonings to the chopped vegetables. Blend in the flour, cheese, and add in the water. Leave to stand for about 20 minutes.
  2. Cook pancake mix in a lightly oiled frying pan. Cook until golden brown underneath then flip and lightly cook on the other side.
  3. When removing the pancakes and drain on kitchen towel and keep warm until finished with mixture.