Doughnuts ala Krispy Kreme Glaze

It’s literally been ages since I last blogged that I was sure I’d forget how to! (not really, haha)

I didn’t think anyone wasted precious time reading the trash I put down here (again, not really. hahah. I know, I know, I’m type-happy, kind of like trigger happy but- oh, you get it!). A-hem. Anyway, here’s another blog to waste time on!

First off, I hope no one gets upset if I don’t display your comments or really reply to requests and stuff. Before starting this blogsite I had purposely decided that I won’t do any of those stuff for several reasons, foremost of which is I’d like the tone of this blogsite to be dictated solely by me. I know, so Napoleonic, but there you are. Then again, thats not to say that I don’t read your comments – I do. In fact, as I’ve consciously kept to the lighter side of life on this blog (movies, summer, food) and only ranted and vented and whatnot on few select occasions, I was really surprised with the insight of most of the comments I get here! Wow.I guess its true what they say, ‘birds of a feather…’ hahah.

That said, and considering my recent penchant for baking, I’ve decided to react(take note: not reply!) to all those comments about…. drumrolls…. doghnuts! Yes, yes, current affairs and National Pride are all important, but to get to any of those we have to eat first, and I really think we need a bit of break what with the facade in the Senate right now and I think this will make a lot of you guys happy – if you dare try it, and I strongly advise you to do. A lot more easier than it sounds, trust me. So here goes our topic for this particular blog:

 

How to make your own doghnut ala Krispy Kreme!

—> Before we start, all credit to The 99 Cent Chef and none to me! <—

The Cast of Characters:

2 packs of yeast

1/4 cup lukewarm water

2 cups flour

3/4 cups warm milk

2 tablespoons sugar

1 egg

1/4 stick butter (or shortening)

3 cups oil (you didn’t think it wasn’t fried, did you?)

Supporting Actors:

1/4 stick butter (yeah, count the calories, baby)

1 cup powdered sugar (welcome the love handles)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons water or milk

Directions:

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water, milk & sugar. Let it sit for a month; let them all get acquainted and moist. whoops. That didn’t sound right. Let’s do that again…

Take Two!

Directions.

Dissolve yeast in warm water Yeast is a living organism (I know, it totally sounds horrible when put like that) so its a good idea to give it something to live off (again. sorry. This is quickly going from a PG to a disgusting horror).  So lets add the sugar, and let that sit for a while. Add warm milk, egg, butter and flour and give it a round in the mixer. Cover with a damp towel and let it rise for at least an hour. I’d say two will do nicely

After ten years…..

I mean, After two hours….

Lightly flour a clean surface. Your counter will do nicely. Bring out the rolling pin and get going until your dough sheet is about 1/2 inch thick. Cut your doughnut. The 99 Cent Chef used coffee cups. Be creative; a lot of things lying around in your kitchen will do the trick; Just make sure they’re lying around on the counters and cabinets, and not on the floors and such. Place your cut doughnuts on your counter and let it rise for half an hour or so.

After an hour….

Heat the oil in a pan. Make sure the oil is hot before you put the doghnuts in.

Cue in Jaws soundtrack….

You need a bit of focus and dedication here. You don’t wanna burn anything. These babies turn from pale to burnt in a few seconds so you’d better be on your toes. Be warned.

Whew. Place them over some napkins to try and get rid of some of the oil. With the clifhanger part past, you can breath easy now. The glaze is a breeze: mix all the ingredients together, making sure that the butter is melted. Dunk one side of the first, then the other. You can eat it right off, or like me you can stick ‘em in the frige for a bit (to each his own and as this goes straight to the thigh, in for a penny in for a pound as they say).

 

Now tell me if that wasn’t worth it!

Oh, by the way, for the obsessive compulsive or those people who say they are ‘visual’, there’s a video of this on you tube and The 99 Cent Chef’s site.

Dog People v Cat People

Whether your a dog person (like me) or a cat person, you’ll find this entertaining. Unless you take it seriously of course, then all bets are off.

 

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Although maybe not all these are applicable to us. lol

Here’s a great a great example of a framily, three of my college girl cousins during a drinking session in our grandma’s place. They’ll kill me for posting this picture, will probably try to edit it so they don’t look so wasted but they’ll fail cos they can’t do that here and so they’ll just cuss at me next time I see them.

(they'll kill me for posting this pic)

The Top 10 Difference Between a Friend and a Bestfriend

Whenever a friend goes off to another part of the world whether to study, to seek their fortunes, to conquer, to take a much needed break, we always send them off in the best possible way. To me, my great circle of friends and the best family anyone can ask for, this doesn’t mean fancy sendoffs in hotels and yachts. It means honest I-hope-you’ll-find-what-you’re-looking-for-but-I’ll-miss-you-and-I-hope-you’ll-miss-me-too-and-always-email-me, its laughter about everything under the sun over drinks, its tears of sadness and joy, and hopes of seeing each other again really soon. Speaking as someone whose friends and family are scattered all over the globe, I can say, with feelings (yes, even the movie-style full of chuvaness type of feelings) that one can never have too many friends. I think I’m just truly blessed that my great circle of bestfriends consist of family as well.

In tribute to my framily, here and overseas, I’ve stolen another of TMR’s top tens: The Top Ten Difference Between a Friend and a Bestfriend. This makes it clear that I don’t have much friends, only a great bunch of Bestfriends.

1. No name – A friend is someone you call to confide that you just killed someone. A best friend is someone who’ll show up at your door with a shovel.
2. KiD BuKid – A friend will rush to your aid if you fall flat on your face. A best friend will laugh and yell, “tanga!”
3. Young Indy – A friend returns a favor. A best friend doesn’t because there are no favors between best friends.
4. Mariang Makiling – A friend will listen to what you’re saying. A best friend will listen to what you’re NOT saying.
5. Stephase – A friend will comfort you if you’re crying over a boy. A best friend will tell you you’re an idiot and to snap out of it.
6. Tish – A friend will tell you that what you’re doing is wrong. A best friend will join you.
7. No name – A friend will bail you out when you’re in jail. A best friend won’t because he’s in jail with you.
8. Randy Jackstone – A friend will hide me from the cops. A best friend is probably the reason they’re after me in the first place.
9. Itchieboy – Upon seeing your mom in your house, a friend will say “Good evening Tita!” while a best friend will say, “Mommy anong ulam?”
10. Joel Paul – A friend will say, “I love you, but you’re stupid” while a best friend will say, “You’re stupid, but I love you”.
11. No name – A friend will know when you’re sad. A best friend will know what’s making you sad.
12. Jedi Mstr – A friend will buy you a Macbook Pro for your birthday, but your best friend will be the one who will borrow it and you’d let him.
13. Kit – A friend will expect an invitation to your party. A best friend will crash the party whether he’s invited or not.
14. RC and Cess – A friend will kill for you. A best friend will die for you.
15. Carlitos123 – A friend can become your enemy. A best friend can become your worst enemy.
16. Infrared – A friend will steal your girlfriend. A best friend can steal your wife.
17. Uber Vamp – A friend will flirt with your boyfriend. A best friend will have a one-night-stand with him.
18. Spike – When it rains, a friend will share an umbrella with you. A best friend will say: “Run, Bitch!”
19. KittyKitty – A friend will call you: “Friend!” A best friend will call you: “Hoy, bakla!”
20. Elle – A friend will tell you if you’re in a bed romance. A best friend will drag you by the hair out of it.
21. Blitzkrieg – A friend will talk the talk. A best friend will walk the walk.
22. Yellybeans – A friend will just laugh if you fart. A best friend will try to fart louder.
23. Trifler No More – A friend will make sure to attend your party. A best friend will stay behind after everyone leaves to help you clean up.
24. Trifler No More – When you introduce your new love, a friend will say: “I’m so happy for you guys!” A best friend will say: “Lagot ka sa kin pag sinaktan mo kaibigan ko!”
25. Iris – A friend will try to become your best friend. But your best friend will never let that happen.

Marcos Laid To Rest

 

I saw on the news that President Marcos will be laid to rest at Ilocos. It’s a sensitive issue and I’ve deliberately stayed away from these things as much as I can and kept to lighter subjects. I also know that this post may generate hate comments, but its one of the issues I feel strongly about and so here is only the second blog of mine dealing with something of this nature. Another factor affecting this decision is my young, brilliant perfect niece and godchild Alex who is is in sixth grade which is two grade levels up for her age. She’s one of my readers mostly because of the funny stuff I put in here. This blog has the second aim of  gradually exposing her to such things, and letting her know that there are some things she ought to know about her heritage and that contrary to popular belief, there are still some reasons for her to be proud to be a Filipino.

 

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It’s good that Pangulong Marcos will now be laid to rest.

This is a man who chose to step down from Malacanan Palace rather than open fire on the protesters – the exact opposite of what the supposed peaceful Cory administration did to farmer protesters in Mendiola. Mistake were committed during his regime, like mistakes were committed by all the regimes, but I think after all these years and all these presidents who came after, we can all see that Marcos was by far the best among them.

Nowadays you will be hard pressed to find such a thing called Philippine Pride. majority of the on-going infrastructure improvements we’re seeing were Marcos plans being executed by the predecessors who conveniently forget that neither the plan not the money was theirs and take full credit anyway. The still standing and still the best CCP, Heart Center, Lung Center, and a handful of others are Marcos projects. None of those who followed him were able to come up with anything remotely like these.

Yet when we speak of Marcos we speak of only the wrongs committed, and wrongs committed during the later part of his rule. Decades later, we now see that majority of these were planned and executed by people down the pole without any of it passing through Marcos himself. The older people used to say all the time: “Marcos ruled this nation for two decades. For better or worse, history will show us.”

Now, two decades after his death, after Cory, Ramos, Erap and Gloria, history has clearly shown us that Marcos ruled us for the better. Libingan Ng Mga Bayani would have been more suitable a resting place for such a man, but as he stepped down rather than open fire on protesters then, were he alive today I think he will rest at his hometown of Ilocos rather than cause divide among Filipinos now.

Ilocos will certainly welcome him home, will be happy to return some of the service and love he’s given them during his reign, and will love him even more now that he’s spent his life for them.

Should Bongbong Marcos turn out to be half the man his late father was, then all is not lost. Mr. Marcos Jr., unite and lead this country where Aquino Jr. refused to and is incapable of doing so. We work hard, we do what is right; we deserve a better Philippines, and you can make this happen for us.

Going Away Tribute to D

“Someone to count on, as well as being so much more. Someone with whom I relax and just hang out with, have fun and share my innermost thoughts, deep dark secrets, lofty and noble goals, and hopes, joys, and fears.”

I’ve got something for you which I’ll give you when we meet up again this week. Something to remember by. But I will best remember you in my mind and in my heart, when I remember the places we visited, the ‘first’ experiences, the priceless laughter and fun:

1. The long drive to region III was the first out of town long drive I’ve ever had with just one friend. It was laid back, relaxed and fun, and we also had our first face-to-face (for lack of better term) encounter with the automated toll ticketing machine.

2. First time I saw you sing onstage, with lights and all, was @this place in Davao. And boy, not only did she take one for the team, she owned it!

3. I love it that your first time in Boracay was shared with me! Until we actually got to the beach, I thought you were just kidding about it being your first trip to Bora. That trip was one not just for the books, but for the movies: the friend that can’t swim first out on the water for the reef-walk, kayaked, rode a speedboat, shopped, rocked the beach, ate all the fruits and food we can in the gazeboo dangling over the water and lounged in the comfort of our first class room @the Boracay West Cove. After all the care our visit coordinator took, there was immediately the missed flight, the heart-rattling mishap, recovery, fellow adventurers @the airport and finally, the flight home. A full trip all in all, and a priceless one.

3. Spent our first visist of quaint Bohol for the first time together. Had a v early swim in the sea in our undies (yes we did, D with socks on for some reason) had breakfast at the hut floating over the water, had lunch at the floating river, had our pictures taken with the precious Tarsiers in our hands, had our fill of flower salad, shopped @Bohol Bee Farm, dared with millions of bees, saw the man-made forest and of course, rode a freaking broomstick over the chocolate hills which we found out were not chocolatey at all!

4. Heights were my kryptonite. They still are. But somehow, you got me to cross an actual f*****g hanging bridge @Baguio! I’ll never forget that, and I’m not quite sure I’ve forgiven you for it yet either!

5. We spent hours in a heated pool in Laguna in the Holiday season so you can practice swimming, and you’d still drown in a can of water! This was also the longest videoke-fest I’ve ever experienced – 7PM to 7AM non-stop.

 6. Do you remember how all of us girls took shots of tequila then ran to the pool, back for another round of shots, and back again to the pool @Island Cove? I don’t know why we did this since you can’t swim, and it was quite some distance to the pool.

7. I would never have had my first ever true blue, as real as it gets trekking and camping trip if it weren’t for you urging me on – thank you for that. I’ve never fully appreciated the grandeur and scope and awesome beauty of nature since then. Up a mountain, the punishing way down, through rivers and forest – you got me through all that! City girl like me wouldn’t have survived that. I’ve said it a million times since then: you’re one kickass trekker/camper, D.

8. Remember how we shopped for clothes for us (but mostly for you) to wear on a night out? hahah. Even had my mom and sister there w us. That day was as simple as it can get – drinking iced tea on my bed while we talked of clothes, shopping. But it was all the more special because we did it together.

9. D, last night @videoke, you proved again that you’re one crazy woman.

10. I love that we can hang out with different circles of friends with completely different orientations and views in life, how we can go from Fridays to seaside dampa, and still have great fun.

11. It amazes me how problems seem so easy and solvable (is that a word? hahah) when we sit down and talk it over.

12. Jogging on the rooftop had never been more funny than when I jogged the rooftop with you. Truly.

13. We should have followed your HOT concept on Ignite the Mind. We really should have. We would probably have set some buildings on fire if we did, but it would have kicked ass, and we would most definitely have been immortalized.

14. I don’t and never will regret putting an airsoft gun in your hands.

15. Most of all I love how we can just spend time quiet time together with coffee, and it would be good, and we would be content.

I’m never saying good bye to you for you’re part of my life and I of yours, but I will say see you in the flesh really soon, D.

10 Canine Commandments

I heard over the radio this morning that a cat torturer-killer was just sentenced. I never was a big fan of cats but what this person did to a completely defenseless stray alley cat was inhumane and evil – believe me, you don’t want to hear the details of what he did (I had to hold back tears as I was driving when I heard this on the radio). His statement that he had an ‘unexplained hatred of cats’ doesn’t fly with me, you’d have to be pretty evil to torture and kill a cat like that, not just slightly disturbed. Slightly disturbed is meowing on people you don’t like. He even had the nerve to document the torture and death of  the cat on his blog site! Fortunately, responsible, good people came to action, leading to this budding psycho’s apprehension by law. He was sentenced to serve in a local shelter for stray and abandoned cats, which I’m not sure is a good idea. I just hope the people there never ever leave him unsupervised for even a second.

Hearing this on the radio in the morning gave me mixed emotions – I was shocked and outraged at the evilness of humans, and I was touched and proud at the strong bond of humans and animals at the same time. Needless to say, I instantly missed my puppy (well, technically he’s a five year old Shih-Tzu…), and I remembered something I saw on weruletheinternet.com about a month ago. Here it is, and I hope all of you pet lovers never ever forget this, and those of you who are thinking of adopting family members as well, because thats what they are:

*Tribute to Tim and Max. Bodyguard, playmate, family*

11 Lessons Dogs Can Teach Humans

Read this just now off weruletheinternet.com (changed the pic to my puppy’s of course). And, boy, how true.

1. When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

2. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

3. Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory.

4. Run, romp, and play daily.

5. Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.

6. On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

7. When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

8. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

9. Never pretend to be something you’re not.

10. If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

11. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

parentsshouldnttxt.com and damnyouautocorrect.com

Fact: parents send unintentionally cryptic messages. Fact: iPhone’s autocorrect has brought this to a whole new level, one not limited to parents. So much so that, for those of you yet aware, there is a website dedicated to it: parentsshouldnttxt.com

hahaha.

here are some of their posts…

and here it is spreading, off damnyouautocorrect.com…

Visit the website on a regular basis to get the right dosage of lols.

Christian the Lion video

I saw this on the news. It’s one of those things that stay with you years after, maybe ever after. The video is called Christian the Lion, and as I haven’t got any words to sufficiently describe the video as I saw it, I suggest you watch it.

I guess Dumbledore was right after all, love isn’t just magic, its some some kind of power.