Random-ness
February 1st, 2010 | 
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All of my socks are like Swiss cheese now — thanks to my little red shoes. All of them. Every last stinkin’ one of ‘em. Except Swiss cheese has more substance. Guess I’d better go sock shopping soon.
I heart our new mattress. I heart, heart, heart it. (I don’t think my husband does, though.) I also heart our 400 thread count sheets. Such luxury.
I think I’ve solved my Rice Cooker blues. (Lisa — not my daughter-in-law-Lisa — the key is to rinse, and rinse, and rinse, and rinse, and rinse the rice. This gets rid of the surface starches that boil up and out of the little vent hole in the lid.) Last night, I rinsed my rice thoroughly (until it looked skeletal) and only had minimal goo coming out of the vent. Wahoo!
Question: How many hours do I have to use my Wii Fitness Plus to burn all of the calories that I have eaten (and am still eating and will yet eat) from the divine homemade licorice that Tyler and Lisa made and gave to us? Please don’t tell me the answer. I don’t want to be discouraged. I’d have to slit my wrists if I found out how much. . . .
When I get the recipe for the licorice, I’ll post it here. It’s supposed to be easy. But be warned. It is addictive — that is if you like licorice.
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February 1st, 2010 10:39 pm
Thanks for the rice tip. I’ll have to try it. Although I have to admit that I asked for — and got — a new rice cooker for Christmas. It works wonders and has a steamer as well, for vegies and such. I’ve also started buying the jasmine rice; it’s not as expensive as the basmati, but a little better quality than the regular.
I can’t wait to see the licorice recipe. I wondered when I read the previous post (or maybe it was on your other blog) how they made it. I’ve never heard of HOMEMADE licorice. Yum!!