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Baking 101

Hi. Inspired by Semi-cooking expert,Sandra Lee, and after many YouTube videos, my son and I have made an attempt to make a cake like professionals make. I am not an expert in baking but I can surely say that I am very pleased with the results. We used. Betty Crocker's Supermoist yellow cake mix, which called for 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and one cup of water. Once done, we used Hershey's milk chocolate icing.      The purpose of making this cake was for a friend's birthday. So, working from scratch was not ideal since I wanted her to actually eat the cake. Besides, the fancy mixers and creams professionals use on tv was absent. The other reason was that it was a learning experience my son and myself. I was curious on how bakers made their cakes completely round. My cakes tend to come out bevel or lopsided. The mystery behind it was that they used a turning cake pedestal and I didn't. I did not have one and was well into the cake making process to stop then r...

Keeping Office Work Fun

Decided to change pens again. One doesn't have to spend a fortune to purchase a pen with eye-popping qualities. I can assure you that you can find the same satisfaction as dressing up your cell phone as you would when switching up with pen styles. You don't have to go to some high end office supply store. Stores like Dollar Tree and Family Dollar (or any bargain outlet) carries pens with lots of personality. The only thing you have to watch out for is co-workers stopping by your desk to borrow your pen and then stealing it away. Be very careful!