Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[newski_mom]

1. Cottage Cheese
2. Math
3. Watching movies in a theater

 

[PollyannaMom]

1. Cottage Cheese
2. Math
3. Watching movies in a theater

Are we long-lost family? I love all of those too.

And just so mine aren't all copied, I'm adding SNOW (Sorry, @WDWEPCOT, but I really do love it!)

 

[bluecastle]

1. Eating the same foods for breakfast and lunch every day, and almost the same at dinner (I just switch out which protein and which veggies)

2. Not traveling, except for Disney. I like staying at home.

3. Eating at home. (I’m sensing a theme here) Most people like going out to eat. I don’t.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Hug Bluecastle. Pre Covid, I enjoyed dining out. Now I prefer to eat my own food. Dad and I when God willing we go to Disneyland in May will for the first time ever have a room with a kitchenette. I will still be able to enjoy my favorite pancakes and cocoa. Have a good night, friends

 

[newski_mom]

1. Eating the same foods for breakfast and lunch every day, and almost the same at dinner (I just switch out which protein and which veggies)

2. Not traveling, except for Disney. I like staying at home.

3. Eating at home. (I’m sensing a theme here) Most people like going out to eat. I don’t.

I'm kind of like you on the eating out. I enjoy it sometimes, but I don't love it. It's just so expensive any more! Just today at work a co-worker was talking about how she didn't have time last night to cook so they went out to eat. They spent about an hour and a half eating out - I'm thinking, how did that save you time lol!

But, she loves eating out, so she does it whenever she can lol!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Forgot to say I also eat pretty much the same things daily. Dad is my complete food opposite and enjoys everything

 

[PollyannaMom]

We have two cake-related holidays today (plus, it's my birthday) so...



Today's Topic (Thur, 10/10) - 3 things you're grateful for that could go in, or on, a cake.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Happy Birthday!!!

I’m grateful I took a cake decorating class way back -40 yrs ago it was a lot of fun
I learned some cool tricks

I’m grateful for the fillings in cakes

I’m grateful you can get ice cream cakes easier these days !!!

 

[slo]

Good Thursday Morning

#1 - Store Bought Canned Icing - I love it a little too much - LOL! My mom makes my birthday cake every year so I can have a lot of canned frosting on it. It’s always a marble cake with chocolate icing

#2 - Ice Cream - DD21 and I both love ice cream cake. Cold Stone makes an awesome one where the bottom half is cake and the upper half is ice cream - so good!

#3 - Creative Designs - I love fun and creative looking cakes. Below is a picture of the cake we had made for her 21st birthday. We went out for Margaritas, so the bakery added that to the cake. I also told them what colors she loves and that was incorporated too. The bakery we use is the best!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Happy Happy Birthday dear friend, PollyannaMom

My favorite "cake," topping is, of course, syrup

When I was younger and enjoyed richer/heavier desserts, I really liked all ice cream no cake, cakes. The same with fudgy cake frosting.

I agree with you dear Slo on creative cake designs.

 

[newski_mom]

Happy Birthday!!

1. My mom and middle DD used to make cakes together. They used fondant - I don't think fondant tastes great, but it makes super cute cakes. I'm glad they were able to do that for awhile together - great memories!

2. When my mom makes angel food cakes, she puts a light drizzle icing on the cake and it is my favorite!

3. For something "in" cakes - we used to make the jello poke cakes - so easy, and so yummy!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I only bake from scratch!!! I do tend to get creative with it at times !!

I really enjoy getting creative with flavors. I'm trying to come up with an idea for a cake next month. I'm leaning towards cinnamon swirl.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Like a cinnamon roll cake !!!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

1. Buttercream - While I hate piping and decorating with the stuff, I love eating it. With store bought cakes, I always want a piece loaded up with buttercream decorations so I get some extra. For my cakes, I always have a generous buttercream crumb coat, but I do sometimes use it for decoration. I have a piping gun that I prefer over a traditional bag. My hands just can't take a ton of it.



2. Toppers/Decor - I like cakes to have crowning pieces to finalize the creation. I've also watched a few too many cake shows and have this requirement of myself that the topper and decor pieces must be edible. So, I'm thankful for things like gumpaste, tylose powder, and even chocolate.




3. Fondant - It is my preferred medium. These days, I usually get kind of lazy and will buy a better brand of premade, but I also know how to make my own marshmallow fondant. I have a love/hate relationship with the stuff, but I generally find it easier, it's a cleaner product, and works better for highly designed projects.

 

[Tink-osophy]

THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE

Mowing the lawn. I find it relaxing and satisfying.

Marmite. I don't know if any of you have tried it, since it's a British thing, but, even over here, it's marketed as you love it or hate it! I love it!

Vocabulary. ...Not in a competitive way, just in an "I like words and playing around with them" kind of a way!!!!

P.S. I also like organizing; I find meal planning really helpful (I find that, in practice, it ends up being more flexible) and I like snow!


CAKE THINGS

Buttercream ...and I'm with @TiggerTrigger, plenty of it!

Marzipan

Dark Chocolate

 

[Tink-osophy]

We have two cake-related holidays today (plus, it's my birthday) so...

Ooh, Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday @PollyannaMom

(Mine was recently and I had a decadent cake with 2 different sponges and 2 butter creams. )

 

[PollyannaMom]

For something "in" cakes - we used to make the jello poke cakes - so easy, and so yummy!

I'd forgotten about those! My aunt used to make them, and I loved them!

For my other two:

Ice cream! - the kind of cake I had today.

Licorice (the "shoelace" kind) - because it reminds me of a particular birthday cake another aunt made me as a kid - it was a shaped like a cat, with licorice whiskers.

 

[bluecastle]

Happy Birthday, PollyannaMom!! Hope it was a great day!!
Happy belated Birthday, Tink! Hope you did something special!

I like crumb cake, so I guess cinnamon sugar crumbs on top would be one of my choices. (Though I can’t really eat that anymore- I used to buy an Entenmann’s Crumb cake every birthday!)

Not a big icing person. (Too sweet) But I have enjoyed chocolate cakes, layered cakes and flourless cakes, and I think I like chocolate ganache, but not really sure what it is.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

Ginger
Apples
Custard

Happy Birthday @PollyannaMom !

 

[PollyannaMom]

We're starting to see some fall color here, so...

Today's Topic (Fri, 10/11) is red/orange/yellow gratitude - post one red, one orange, and one yellow thing you're grateful for.