Adventures in LaLaLand

No, Mom, I Don't Wear Panty Hose or Navy Blue ...

… this bit of information has not changed since the last time you were flabergasted by it. Thanks for asking, again, though. I’m always happy to remind you.

Deja ... Oh Nevermind!

So, after experiencing a series of deja vu moments — literally, like six in a single afternoon — I started to doubt my own sanity. Am I sane? Am I suddenly maladjusted? Has my wiring gone screwy?

Nope … just turns out that something loaded wrong in my Feed Reader, so it was re-posting a bunch of crap. If I had been looking at my reader consistently, I probably would have noticed, but because I kept bouncing between that and real work, the re-exposures were broken up and so instead of being all like “Silly Feed Reader,” I was like: “Oh, crap. Insanity wasn’t in the plan.”

Mood: Sane (and relieved!)

And the cake gods smiled upon them, and they saw that it was good ...

(via caryrandolph)

MLF’S FIVE-MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE

4 tablespoons flour (I used whole wheat)
4 tablespoons sugar (I substituted Splenda for one tablespoon)
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons (skim) milk
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips
Small splash vanilla

Mix dry ingredients in mug (or bowl).  Add egg and mix thoroughly.  Pour in milk and oil and stir.  Add chocolate chips and vanilla.  Pop in microwave for about 3 minutes.  Batter will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t freak out!  This is normal.  Allow to cool and tip onto plate.  Garnish (if you feel fancy) with a dusting of powdered sugar or berries.  Serves two (or one if you had a bad day like me and need a serious sugar overload).

Tip! I only had semisweet chocolate baking squares, not chips, so I chopped them up into big chunks and, when the mix was ready, “buried” them in the batter.  They created that lava effect that is so prevalent in restaurant desserts and were truly delicious and over-the-top.  I strongly recommend them as substitutes for dinkier, less dramatic chips.

in case you haven't noticed ...

… we’re not in kansas — er, chicago — anymore. (sidebar: i did pass thru the lovely, yawning state of kansas en route to los angeles, so that very nearly counts.)