Twin Peaks, Triplet Cupcakes

So, I know this other Jenny. Other Jenny is pretty smart. She's awful crafty and nice and lovely. She knits and sews and cooks and takes photos and lives in my neighborhood. And she brings presents some evenings when she and Melissa and I knit and watch Twin Peaks together.





Last week, the Other Jenny brought pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting from a place named Billy's. I've never been to Billy's, but the cupcake I ate was delicious.

I think Agent Cooper would have enjoyed eating one of these moist, pumpkin-y, cup-shaped cakes. He'd probably like the Other Jenny, too. I know I do.


p.s. There is a Billy's cupcake recipe here.

What to do when it's rainy

A Lazy Weekend: Entertainment and Eats

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009

5:00 pm
2 episodes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Smoked cheddar kettle corn

7:00 pm
NPR Evening Music
Nap
Cranberry juice

8:30 pm
Episode of Intervention
Dan-made buttermilk biscuits and Anna's blueberry jam with eggy dinner

10:15 pm
Jimmy's Pink Cookies
Milk
Season 2 of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! marathon

(SATURDAY, AUGUST 29)
12:15 am
Tidying up
Season 2 of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! bonus features (what, no commentary?!)
H₂O

Is there hope for TJ chocolates?

We've discussed a perceived problem with Trader Joe's Chocolates, so I'd like to let everyone know that TJ's Belgian Chocolate Hazelnut Seashells aren't bad. I wouldn't say eating one was a transformative experience, but I would say it was pleasant - and that I'd eat more.



This was part of last night's shared meal after the midweek service at church. Leila made bean soup. I've never had blended bean soup before. It's surprising to eat a non-chunky soup with the flavor of beans.

After the meal, I found it hard to leave to go to choir practice when I knew I'd be missing a viewing of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which was being watched after the meal. But we all make sacrifices, don't we?

I did get to watch the Top Chef finale later. There is plenty of commentary online, so I'll just say a person in a weeks-long competition should not win or lose based on a single meal. That's like taking a class and finding out your final grade is wholly based on the final, with no consideration of all the papers and tests one has completed throughout the course.



p.s. I signed up for a CSA last night, too, and am looking forward to how more fresh vegetables might change the face of this blog.

My so-called snacks

I borrowed DVDs of My So-Called Life from Steph. What can I say? The show speaks to me:

"The only really great foods are appetizers and desserts, so why bother eating anything else?" My sentiments exactly. Fried apple pies, anyone?




Also: "So, who's into the mustard? You know what that's about. Sex. I mean, all you really need to survive is mild yellow. All this other stuff is purely recreational." I am guilty of recreational mustard:




And: "Refrigerators are so revealing. I can look in this refrigerator and know, like, everything about your family." We've already looked into mine. Yikes.