August 23, 2009

7:19 pm

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Mango-Lemon Sherbet

This requires a 1-quart ice cream maker.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups Trader Joe’s mango lemonade (I know, it’s almost cheating)
  • ¾ cup sugar
  1. Mix all that shit up. Make sure it’s nice and chilly, or it won’t work!
  2. Pour the mixture into your ice cream machine.
  3. Let it churn for about 20 minutes, or until it’s all nice and creamy and mostly frozen.
  4. Scoop it into a couple mason jars and put in the freezer for a couple hours to harden it.

Yum!

August 10, 2009

7:08 pm

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An open letter

To all the animals in the forest:

Hello. I am one of the new humans living in your woods. I am writing to propose what I believe could be a mutually beneficial arrangement.

We (which is to say, my boyfriend and I) have lived in the cabin at 1855 London Ranch Road for over two months now, and I can’t help but notice that none of you – turkeys, deer, foxes, frogs, jack-rabbits, gophers, moles, snakes, newts, songbirds, squirrels, and cougars – have introduced yourselves or welcomed us in any way. The sole exception to this is that a brave young lizard, dubbed Benny, perched atop my boyfriend’s shoe for a while. Both lizard and man walked away from this exchange pleased, and I think you all could learn from Benny’s example.

To be quite explicit, this is what I’d like to do:

Sleeping Beauty chilling with her feathery/furry homies
Snow White gets some help with her baking

I’m not saying you’ve got to hang on to my every word while I sing about a bunch of girly bullshit; but surely, some of you enjoy singing and dancing, and besides, I could use some help making pies.

I understand that some of you may be avoiding us for fear of being eaten. I am a vegetarian! In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that Chris eats meat, but I can offer you full protection if you agree to hang out with us. We’ve been together for a year and a half, and he has never eaten any of my friends. Not even one.

If you are interested in further developing what could be a beautiful friendship, please join me in a morning singalong tomorrow at 5:30am.

Until then,
Your Princess,
Jenny