This past week has been CRAZY…between the elections and breaking news in the region. That’s left little time for me to work on my housewife skills. In fact, I haven’t cooked since the day before Halloween (have had time to do a little shopping thoughïŠ.) You can see where my priorities are.
On Halloween Eve I entertained a group of people. I attempted to make a graveyard cake that I saw on TV, and I thought it was really cute. Check out this link:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39875657
My cake didn’t look near as good as the one on TV. It tasted good though. I guess anything with five sticks of butter in it should, right??
My Graveyard Cake
My Graveyard Cake
I did learn a couple lessons from it.
1. I was supposed to melt white chocolate and then dip pretzel sticks in it to create the look of bones. I saw on the package it said to warm it up in the microwave, but I already had a pan heated up on the stove. I decided just to use the stove then. However, it never melted, but it turned black. I guess my husband says there’s a difference between the microwave and the stove. Who knew? I don’t know if any of you have ever eaten or smelled burnt chocolate, but believe it or not, it’s not good…at all! I wouldn’t recommend it.
2. Only half of the cake got eaten. Next time I’m going to send it home with someone else. My husband actually doesn’t like sweets too much. That means I ate the rest of the cake all by myself. I had it for breakfast, lunch, midnight snacks…etc. I didn’t feel guilty putting the five sticks of butter in it when I thought others were going to eat it, but because I probably ate three of those sticks of butter, I now feel guilty.
I also feel guilty about slacking on my housewife goal so quickly. I’m going to try to cook at least twice this week.ïŠ That’s a pretty high target though.
Hi,
I just found your blog. I am enjoying it so far. I too am pretty new to being a housewife. Only 3 1/2 years so it is fun to read and relate to your posts.
I just wanted to tell you something I’ve used to melt chocolate in other than the microwave method. You’ve already learned not to overheat it! It is called a double boiler. I’ve put a saucepan of water on the stove and then a glass bowl (some may use metal?) with the chocolate in the bowl into the pan. The water underneath the bowl should simmer enough to melt the chocolate but not cook it. You can also purchase a double boiler through Pampered Chef (I’m a consultant, by the way). I’ve also used a fondue pot to melt the chocolate. That works for the most part also but can overheat the chocolate too.
Have fun!
Thanks! I will have to check out this so-called double boiler:)