post-cooking rambling

[erilyn]

Have just made a batch of sour cream cookies (which are definitely one of those things that taste better raw than cooked, even though they're damn yummy cooked, so its hard to resist eating too much mixture). I'm waiting for them to cool, and feeling that slightly queasy feeling of eating slightly too much mixture ;) The parents were watching the recent-ish Matt Lucas, Mark Gatiss version of The Wind in the Willows while I was cooking, and it looked pretty good, though I was disturbed because it made me want Mole/Rat slash.

Yesterday - yum cha and marathon of entire first season of ANTM. I'd not seen quite all of it, especially in order.

Today - we got stuck into moving stuff to my sister's new unit (she's aiming to be living there by the end of the first week of January, so hopefully we'll be able to pick up lots of the stuff she still needs in post-Christmas sales). Also, did hopefully-last-before-Christmas grocery shop, and delivered presents to family we're not seeing on the day.

Tomorrow - make two of the three salads (potato and wombok) for Christmas day, tidy and set dining room table. Mum'll make dessert (chocolate mousse), so our major things to make on the day will be the seafood, green salad, and bbq lamb. Not too bad, given how over the top things normally are around here.

*sigh* I'm going to miss my sister. I was flicking through the tv program, and started to critique the Christmas Day choices.

Me: Ben-Hur twice in one day? That's too much Charlton Heston, plus, if anything, it should be shown at Easter.
[us trying to remember details, like who had leprosy and how Christ's blood heals them or something)
Her: Oh, I vaguely remember that. Plus, there's that bit where Tony Curtis stands up and says "I'm Ben-Hur! I'm Ben-Hur!"
Me:...that's...Spartacus.
Her: Shut up! Shut up! [as mum, dad and I just lost it]

Comments

[lemmealone.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Sour cream cookies. That sounds awesome. Got a particular recipe?

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It's from an old Women's Weekly biscuit cookbook.

2 oz butter
2 tsp grated lemon rind (but put in more - the mix always tastes more lemony than the biscuits)
1 cup castor sugar (I often substitute half or more with brown sugar)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/3 cups plain flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp bicarb of soda
pinch salt
raisins (I never use them)
extra sugar

Cream butter and rind, add sugar, beat well. Add egg, beat til light and fluffy. Stir in sour cream alternately with combined sifted flour, bicarb and salt.

Drop teaspoonfuls of mixtures onto greased trays, about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading (I make them a bit bigger - keeps them soft and chewy), sprinkle lightly with extra sugar. Bake in moderate oven (350oF) for 10-15 minutes (I find they're often done in 9).

They claim it makes about 30. I often make double quantity, get about 40 or so?

[lemmealone.livejournal.com]

You are awesome, missy. Thank you! *bookmarks*

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Delicious and easy :D But seriously, the mixture is like crack - you always want more!

[meelie.livejournal.com]

oh, Ben-Hur. When I was in high school and our Latin teacher didn't have anything planned for the class she would put that on, but would always start it at the beginning, so I've seen the bit up to the chariot race a million times but have no recollection how it ends!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I think I've only seen it all the way through once - and was so surprised that the chariot race wasn't at the end.

SPOILER - Jesus is crucified at the end!

[poofusgirl.livejournal.com]

OH NOES! You spoiled it for me! lmao

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Hah, but there's a big plot twist, but I best say no more...