Truths For Mature People

1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection…again.

13. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this – ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

17. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

20. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.

21. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

22. I would rather try to carry 10 over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?

26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year?

29. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate bicyclists.

31. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

Mascarpone Cheesecake in Mexican Chocolate Crust

Chocolate-Pecan Crumb Crust
1 (2 ounce) round tablet Mexican
    table chocolate (such as Ibarra)
2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
10 double graham crackers
1 cup pecan halves
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Set oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Chop chocolate and drop through feed tube of a running food processor or blender. Add graham crackers and pecans and process until they are fine crumbs. Pour crumbs into a 10- or 12-inch diameter springform pan. Stir in cinnamon and brown sugar. Add melted butter and, using your fingers, quickly mash the mixture until the crumbs hold together. Use your knuckles to press up the sides, then press over bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.

Mascarpone Filling
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatine
1/4 cup cold water
1 1/2 pounds mascarpone cheese
24 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups cream

Dissolve gelatin in water in a small bowl, then set aside to soften for 5 minutes. To keep gelatine liquefied, set bowl in a larger bowl of hot water.

Beat mascarpone and cream cheese at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually pour in sugar while continuing to beat. At medium speed, beat in lemon juice and vanilla extract. Remove bowl from mixer and, using a large rubber spatula, quickly fold gelatine into cheese mixture.

In a cold bowl and with cold beaters, whip cream to stiff peaks. Fold a scoop of cream into the mascarpone mixture to lighten it and make it easier to blend with the cream. Then fold remaining cream into the cheese base. Pour into cooled crust. Cover well with plastic wrap and chill at least 4 hours.

Decorate with shaved chocolate and more whipped cream piped at intervals around the rim of the cake. Slice wedges with a knife dipped in a tall glass of hot water, then wiped dry.

Makes 16 servings.

Banana Cinnamon Chip Bread with Cinnamon Sugar Topping

Banana Cinnamon Chip Bread with Cinnamon Sugar Topping

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 over-ripe bananas, smashed up
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup cinnamon chips

For the cinnamon sugar topping:

1/3 cup sugar
1 Tbs cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 loaf pan with cooking spray. Dust it lightly with flour and set aside.
2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Mix the bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together in a medium bowl. Add in the flour mixture and carefully stir. Don’t over mix. Add in the cinnamon chips and gently stir.
4. In a small dish, mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon.
5. Add the batter to the loaf pan and smooth out with a spatula. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar topping generously over the batter.
6. Bake bread  for 50-60 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean. Transfer to cooling rack.
7. Let bread cool for 1o minutes and then remove from pan. Cool, slice, and enjoy.

Crepe is no doubt a very delicious and attractive looking thing. The fact that it is so good in taste makes it intimidating if one wants to make it. Well there is no need to get intimidated. Crepe is an astonishingly easy thing to cook. All that it needs is a little skill when it comes to frying. If you’ve fried even a toast before in your life then making Crepe is not going to be any extra effort.

The things that you would need for making Crepe are: One cup flour, half cup milk, quarter teaspoon salt, half cup water, two tablespoons melted butter and two eggs.

First of all mix the eggs and flour thoroughly, after that add in milk and water. Keep stirring the mixture while adding the milk and water so that the ingredients get properly combined. Add salt and butter in the mixture and batter properly until the product becomes smooth.

Now comes the time for frying. The mixing part was easy, but this part needs some skill. You may not be able to fry properly the first time but you’ll get better with practice. First of all make sure that the frying pan is heated moderately, not too hot. Secondly make sure that there is just a little amount of oil in the pan. A lot of heat and a lot of oil just make the Crepe “crappy”. Pour quarter cup of the batter in the moderately heated and moderately oiled pan. Keep it in until it becomes light brown on the lower side. Check for that by slightly lifting it. When satisfied turn it over to do the same on the other side. The Crepe is ready.