On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:36:51 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>No, you're right, Felice. I'm such a pushover. I can never say no when
>someone asks. This drives my husband nuts to absolutely no end, too. I
>just feel inclined to help because these people are so clueless about how to
>prepare food and I hate serving bad food.
>
>Yes, I'm not as physically up to the challenge as I could be, but we will
>have others to help. My thing is to just make the cake and I'm hoping I can
>direct the others on what to do. Oh, and get this! This is the cake that
>Amanda wants:
>http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...rrent=thisisth
>ecakeiwant.jpg
>
>Sorry, I don't feel like doing tinypic. I'm not being bitchy about that,
>I'm just tired.

Killi sweety... JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are making a CAKE, not
the Taj Mahal.
She's given you a photo of what she'd like, now tell her that you'll
use that as your INSPIRATION and do the best you can...

The Dollar Tree is your friend - they sell foil cake pans in all
different shapes and sizes, I'm sure they have boxed cake mix nowadays
(they have everything else!) and they have plenty of ribbons over in
the giftwrap section. Do a little one-stop shopping and relax...

The cake would be very pretty with a big pink fluffy glittery bow on
the top of it, and that way you don't have to knock yourself out
trying to make ribbons for her out of icing.

You may care about the food, but they don't... so let them serve dreck
- you don't have to eat it! Do NOT use up your valuable time and
energy making fancy food for them that they probably won't even like.
You have far better ways to use your energy.

kilikini wrote:
> Giusi wrote:
>> kilikini wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> No, you're right, Felice. I'm such a pushover. I can never say no
>>> when someone asks. This drives my husband nuts to absolutely no
>>> end, too. I just feel inclined to help because these people are so
>>> clueless about how to prepare food and I hate serving bad food.
>>>
>>> Yes, I'm not as physically up to the challenge as I could be, but we
>>> will have others to help. My thing is to just make the cake and I'm
>>> hoping I can direct the others on what to do. Oh, and get this!
>>> This is the cake that Amanda wants:
>>>
>
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...rrent=thisisth
>>> ecakeiwant.jpg
>>
>> A gift is a gift and is not about filling an order.
>>
>> Make the prettiest cake you can and get away from the rest. It isn't
>> your business nor responsibility. All you are doing is creating a
>> rich fantasy life that the rest of the world is not going to maintain
>> for them.
>>
>> If you use real flowers and ribbons, they are merely removed before
>> serving. They are quite common on wedding cakes.
>
> I know all of you are right. I know. I *will* draw the line if they
> make me wear pink. <shudder>
>
> kili <------ who owns nothing pink and isn't buying anything!

I'm done with this. Wear PINK because a 17 year old decrees it? Good lord
woman, grow a spine! You're old enough to be her mother so act like it.
Sheesh.

> kilikini wrote:

> I know all of you are right. I know. I *will* draw the line if they
> make me wear pink. <shudder>
>
> kili <------ who owns nothing pink and isn't buying anything!

If they MAKE you wear pink? Oh, I give up.

Felice

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
>> I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>
>> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
>> birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
>> (ahem)......ready? (Keep
>> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't
>> be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to
>> cook it.)
>>
>> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
>> Chips - premade onion dip
>> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
>> Crudites with onion dip
>
>
> Are these people shaped like tuna, or blimps?

Dual blimps.

kili

Becca wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>
>> Oh, and get this! This is the cake that Amanda wants:
>>
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...rrent=thisisth
>> ecakeiwant.jpg
>
> Amanda is probably a sweetheart of a girl, and I hope she gets that
> cake some day. But... I would tell Amanda that I have good news and
> bad news. The bad news is, you will need a professional baker to make
> that cake. The good news is, I can bake you a delicious cake, any
> flavor you want, but it will just be a plain ol' cake. I am not a
> professional baker, honey!
>
> That is exactly what I would do.
>
> Becca

I did that today, Becca. Thanks.

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
>>> I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>>
>>> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
>>> birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
>>> (ahem)......ready? (Keep
>>> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't
>>> be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to
>>> cook it.)
>>>
>>> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
>>> Chips - premade onion dip
>>> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
>>> Crudites with onion dip
>>
>>
>> Are these people shaped like tuna, or blimps?
>
> Dual blimps.
>
> kili


How could you even have an appetite around them?

You know what? I'm your long-lost uncle, and I just called to say I've been
hospitalized with a broken hip, the doctors are driving me crazy, and I need
a family member to be here as my advocate. I'm paying for your plane flight,
lodging and food. It happens to be on the same day as the stupid birthday
party.

Jazz up the story as you see fit. Sounds like these morons will believe
anything.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
>>>> I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>>>
>>>> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
>>>> birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
>>>> (ahem)......ready? (Keep
>>>> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it
>>>> can't be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand
>>>> how to cook it.)
>>>>
>>>> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
>>>> Chips - premade onion dip
>>>> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
>>>> Crudites with onion dip
>>>
>>>
>>> Are these people shaped like tuna, or blimps?
>>
>> Dual blimps.
>>
>> kili
>
>
> How could you even have an appetite around them?
>
> You know what? I'm your long-lost uncle, and I just called to say
> I've been hospitalized with a broken hip, the doctors are driving me
> crazy, and I need a family member to be here as my advocate. I'm
> paying for your plane flight, lodging and food. It happens to be on
> the same day as the stupid birthday party.
>
> Jazz up the story as you see fit. Sounds like these morons will
> believe anything.

I'll go for that! Thanks for the "out", Joe!

kili

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:21:39 -0500, Pan Ohco > wrote:

>
>>You folks are being such a huge help in what's turning out to be a carnival!
>>LOL
>>
>>kili
>>
>Looking in my old Betty Crocker book, she calls for three pans 12",9"
>and 6" and batter for two cakes, for a three tiered wedding cake.
>She also call for using her "Silver White cake. I've made this cake,
>and it was moist and good,even with my limited ability.
>If you don't have the book,and If you need it I will type it out
>later.

If you have a scanner, just scan it into a Word Doc and send

>As to decorating, I can't help. I'm strictly a cover and comb man.

snork



--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

On Jul 16, 11:54 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time I ask,
> so..... I'm askin'.
>
> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th birthday
> next month on the 23. They're planning on serving (ahem)......ready? (Keep
> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't be
> nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to cook it.)
>
> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
> Chips - premade onion dip
> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
> Crudites with onion dip
>
> I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make lasagna -
> nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and sandwiches.
>
> In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow, falls
> to me because it's not covered under their government foodstamps because it
> would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white cake
> with pink frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a white cake?
> I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have to
> have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It must be a white
> cake with pink icing.
>
> Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to make
> this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got to do this
> right.
>
> kili


Hi Christy, Just saw this one while I'm at 'work'.

If you haven't already settled on a recipe, try a white chocolate mud
cake. They're *always* moist!!

http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/20...ke-recipe.html


Peter

kilikini wrote:
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every
>>>>> time I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
>>>>> birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
>>>>> (ahem)......ready? (Keep
>>>>> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it
>>>>> can't be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand
>>>>> how to cook it.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
>>>>> Chips - premade onion dip
>>>>> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
>>>>> Crudites with onion dip
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are these people shaped like tuna, or blimps?
>>>
>>> Dual blimps.
>>>
>>> kili
>>
>>
>> How could you even have an appetite around them?
>>
>> You know what? I'm your long-lost uncle, and I just called to say
>> I've been hospitalized with a broken hip, the doctors are driving me
>> crazy, and I need a family member to be here as my advocate. I'm
>> paying for your plane flight, lodging and food. It happens to be on
>> the same day as the stupid birthday party.
>>
>> Jazz up the story as you see fit. Sounds like these morons will
>> believe anything.
>
> I'll go for that! Thanks for the "out", Joe!
>
> kili

All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one says you
have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know what? Damsel was
right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend either, for that matter. I
don't remain friends wiith people who let themselves be STEPPED ON and
WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my friends have a back-bone. My friends
have spines. My friends know how to say NO. And the answer to this
ridiculous birthday party situation is NO. Period.

Jill

SkySkum wrote:
> On Jul 16, 11:54 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
>> I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>
>> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
>> birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
>> (ahem)......ready? (Keep in mind, these are my friends who eat
>> processed food and if it can't be nuked, they won't eat it because
>> they don't understand how to cook it.)
>>
>> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
>> Chips - premade onion dip
>> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
>> Crudites with onion dip
>>
>> I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make
>> lasagna - nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and
>> sandwiches.
>>
>> In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow,
>> falls to me because it's not covered under their government
>> foodstamps because it would be a special order. Amanda, the
>> birthday girl, wants a white cake with pink frosting. Does anyone
>> have an excellent recipe for a white cake? I need moist, delectable,
>> finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have to have something taste
>> good at this party for 60 people! It must be a white cake with pink
>> icing.
>>
>> Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to
>> make this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got
>> to do this right.
>>
>> kili
>
>
> Hi Christy, Just saw this one while I'm at 'work'.
>
> If you haven't already settled on a recipe, try a white chocolate mud
> cake. They're *always* moist!!
>
>
http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/20...cake-recipe.ht
ml
>
>
> Peter

Dang, that one looks great, Peter! Thank you!

kili

jmcquown wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>
> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one says
> you have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know what?
> Damsel was right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend either,
> for that matter. I don't remain friends wiith people who let
> themselves be STEPPED ON and WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my
> friends have a back-bone. My friends have spines. My friends know
> how to say NO. And the answer to this ridiculous birthday party
> situation is NO. Period.
>
> Jill

I have no idea where you're coming from on this one, Jill. I offered to
make a cake and I asked the group for a moist recipe. My friends are
turning the party into a fiasco - you don't know my friends. They're the
only friends I have locally, so as much as they drive me crazy, I'll keep
them. The larger the party got, and I felt a little overwhelmed, I vented
to the group and gave out a few details.

*Your* friends have a backbone? I guess I'm not your friend and haven't
been for about 5 years.

Some people are just nice, Jill. If the world was filled with more people
who concerned themselves with others, we wouldn't have the violent trouble
we're having today. Perhaps you should watch an old Andy Griffith episode.

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in
:


>>
>>
>> Hi Christy, Just saw this one while I'm at 'work'.
>>
>> If you haven't already settled on a recipe, try a white chocolate mud
>> cake. They're *always* moist!!
>>
>>
> http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/20...late-mud-cake-
reci
> pe.ht ml
>>
>>
>> Peter
>
> Dang, that one looks great, Peter! Thank you!
>


No worries.

I've made the (dark chocolate) mud cakes in the past and they're always
noice :-)

Nowadays, unless I'm taking it to a party, I usually make mud cake
muffins.

They can keep for a week (not that they ever last that long!!) in an
airtight container, take them out and nuke 'em for a few seconds and
warm moist muddy all over again :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
>I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time I ask,
> so..... I'm askin'.
>
> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th birthday
> next month on the 23. They're planning on serving (ahem)......ready?
> (Keep
> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't be
> nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to cook it.)
>
> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
> Chips - premade onion dip
> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
> Crudites with onion dip
>
> I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make lasagna -
> nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and sandwiches.

It's too bad they won't let you make meat balls. The difference between
tasty/tender home made and mostly oatmeal/sawdust frozen meatballs are night
and day. I've tried to be lazy with the frozen garbage and couldn't eat the
awful things.

Mitch

Mitch Scherer wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
>> I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>
>> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
>> birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
>> (ahem)......ready? (Keep
>> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't
>> be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to
>> cook it.)
>>
>> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
>> Chips - premade onion dip
>> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
>> Crudites with onion dip
>>
>> I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make
>> lasagna - nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and
>> sandwiches.
>
> It's too bad they won't let you make meat balls. The difference
> between tasty/tender home made and mostly oatmeal/sawdust frozen
> meatballs are night and day. I've tried to be lazy with the frozen
> garbage and couldn't eat the awful things.
>
> Mitch

I know, I wanted to make them. Sitting down, rolling meatballs, watching a
movie is kind of theraputic to me. I love to cook sit-down labor intensive
things while watching a movie.

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...

> I love to cook sit-down labor intensive
> things while watching a movie.
>
> kili
>
>

Get over here! I have some windows that need painting. They're removable,
and can be placed on short saw horses and painted while sitting. I'll pay
you in shrimp cooked eleventy-six different ways. :-)

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:41:29 -0700, SkySkum >
wrote:

Ahem, I don't think skyhooks is going to approve of the above skyscum.

>http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au

Nice site, Peter.... but it brings up my eternal question about
europeans and squash. It seems like they call every orange squash a
pumpkin. For instance..... is the "pumpkin" in this recipe
http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/20...up-recipe.html
this kind?
http://fogcity.blogs.com/jen/images/...n_in_patch.jpg
or really this kind?
http://tinyurl.com/2dhm6u
http://tinyurl.com/22fv7y


--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:48:32 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>
>I know, I wanted to make them. Sitting down, rolling meatballs, watching a
>movie is kind of theraputic to me. I love to cook sit-down labor intensive
>things while watching a movie.

Sounds like you're a natural for tamale parties! If you can convince
your neighbors to buy the ingredients for you (more food, less $$)....
have a meatball making party with the daughter and one of her friends
(it will be your small stab at teaching her how to cook). Buy some
cheap yet glittery nail polish and tell them that they can give each
other a manicure after the work is done.


--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

kilikini wrote:

>>Amanda is probably a sweetheart of a girl, and I hope she gets that
>>cake some day. But... I would tell Amanda that I have good news and
>>bad news. The bad news is, you will need a professional baker to make
>>that cake. The good news is, I can bake you a delicious cake, any
>>flavor you want, but it will just be a plain ol' cake. I am not a
>>professional baker, honey!
>>
>>That is exactly what I would do.
>>
>>Becca
>
>
> I did that today, Becca. Thanks.
>
> kili

You are a good cook, so I know they will be pleased with their birthday
cake. You are a good friend, I hope they appreciate you.

Becca

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I love to cook sit-down labor intensive
>> things while watching a movie.
>>
>> kili
>>
>>
>
> Get over here! I have some windows that need painting. They're
> removable, and can be placed on short saw horses and painted while
> sitting. I'll pay you in shrimp cooked eleventy-six different ways.
> :-)

I actually like to paint, too. I'll take you up on that. :~)

kili

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:48:32 -0400, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> I know, I wanted to make them. Sitting down, rolling meatballs,
>> watching a movie is kind of theraputic to me. I love to cook
>> sit-down labor intensive things while watching a movie.
>
> Sounds like you're a natural for tamale parties! If you can convince
> your neighbors to buy the ingredients for you (more food, less $$)....
> have a meatball making party with the daughter and one of her friends
> (it will be your small stab at teaching her how to cook). Buy some
> cheap yet glittery nail polish and tell them that they can give each
> other a manicure after the work is done.

I've always wanted to learn how to make tamales! Tamales and egg rolls are
two of the things I really want to learn how to prepare.

kili

sf wrote:

> Sounds like you're a natural for tamale parties! If you can convince
> your neighbors to buy the ingredients for you (more food, less $$)....
> have a meatball making party with the daughter and one of her friends
> (it will be your small stab at teaching her how to cook). Buy some
> cheap yet glittery nail polish and tell them that they can give each
> other a manicure after the work is done.

sf, I like the way you think.

Becca

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one says you
> have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know what? Damsel was
> right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend either, for that matter.
> I
> don't remain friends wiith people who let themselves be STEPPED ON and
> WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my friends have a back-bone. My friends
> have spines. My friends know how to say NO. And the answer to this
> ridiculous birthday party situation is NO. Period.

My God you are a sourpuss!!! Christy has a kind and generous heart, which
is something you know nothing about.

Please STFU and leave the sweet wee soul to do what she wants
to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:01:11 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>kilikini wrote:
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every
>>>>>> time I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
>>>>>> birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
>>>>>> (ahem)......ready? (Keep
>>>>>> in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it
>>>>>> can't be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand
>>>>>> how to cook it.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
>>>>>> Chips - premade onion dip
>>>>>> Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
>>>>>> Crudites with onion dip
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Are these people shaped like tuna, or blimps?
>>>>
>>>> Dual blimps.
>>>>
>>>> kili
>>>
>>>
>>> How could you even have an appetite around them?
>>>
>>> You know what? I'm your long-lost uncle, and I just called to say
>>> I've been hospitalized with a broken hip, the doctors are driving me
>>> crazy, and I need a family member to be here as my advocate. I'm
>>> paying for your plane flight, lodging and food. It happens to be on
>>> the same day as the stupid birthday party.
>>>
>>> Jazz up the story as you see fit. Sounds like these morons will
>>> believe anything.
>>
>> I'll go for that! Thanks for the "out", Joe!
>>
>> kili
>
>All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
>shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one says you
>have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know what? Damsel was
>right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend either, for that matter. I
>don't remain friends wiith people who let themselves be STEPPED ON and
>WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my friends have a back-bone. My friends
>have spines. My friends know how to say NO. And the answer to this
>ridiculous birthday party situation is NO. Period.
>
>Jill
>

not only is jill above reproach, but her friends are, too. i am
totally in awe of such a superior human being.

your pal,
blake

Becca wrote:
> sf wrote:
>
>> Sounds like you're a natural for tamale parties! If you can convince
>> your neighbors to buy the ingredients for you (more food, less
>> $$).... have a meatball making party with the daughter and one of
>> her friends (it will be your small stab at teaching her how to
>> cook). Buy some cheap yet glittery nail polish and tell them that
>> they can give each other a manicure after the work is done.
>
> sf, I like the way you think.
>
> Becca

I like the way she thinks too! I'd love to learn the art of tamales, but
kind of like bread and pizza dough, I think it's something that I'd want to
be assisted with on my first try. Anyone who knows how to make one care to
come over and help show me? I'll do the work if someone just leads me
along. :~)

(P.S. My husband LOVES tamales!)

kili

kilikini wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> kilikini wrote:
>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>
>> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
>> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one says
>> you have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know what?
>> Damsel was right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend either,
>> for that matter. I don't remain friends wiith people who let
>> themselves be STEPPED ON and WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my
>> friends have a back-bone. My friends have spines. My friends know
>> how to say NO. And the answer to this ridiculous birthday party
>> situation is NO. Period.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I have no idea where you're coming from on this one, Jill. I offered
> to make a cake and I asked the group for a moist recipe. My friends
> are turning the party into a fiasco - you don't know my friends.
> They're the only friends I have locally, so as much as they drive me
> crazy, I'll keep them. The larger the party got, and I felt a little
> overwhelmed, I vented to the group and gave out a few details.
>
Ask a few people in the chat channel what they think about all this drama,
Christy. No one would let themselves be cornered into making a fancy tiered
cake like this for a 17 year old. Now ham rollups? What's next? And did
they once offer to pay for any of this? JUST SAY NO. Fer crying out loud.

> *Your* friends have a backbone? I guess I'm not your friend and
> haven't been for about 5 years.
>
No, you're an acquaintance who calls me on the phone from time to time. I
don't call you, do I? I don't have any friends except for Nancy, Paula and
Diane.

> Some people are just nice, Jill. If the world was filled with more
> people who concerned themselves with others, we wouldn't have the
> violent trouble we're having today. Perhaps you should watch an old
> Andy Griffith episode.
>
I'd rather watch Perry Mason. The "bad guys" usually look like the nicest
people in the world. And by the way, nice guys finish last.

Jill <--eating a blueberry muffin

jmcquown wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
>>> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one
>>> says you have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know
>>> what? Damsel was right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend
>>> either, for that matter. I don't remain friends wiith people who
>>> let themselves be STEPPED ON and WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my
>>> friends have a back-bone. My friends have spines. My friends know
>>> how to say NO. And the answer to this ridiculous birthday party
>>> situation is NO. Period.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I have no idea where you're coming from on this one, Jill. I offered
>> to make a cake and I asked the group for a moist recipe. My friends
>> are turning the party into a fiasco - you don't know my friends.
>> They're the only friends I have locally, so as much as they drive me
>> crazy, I'll keep them. The larger the party got, and I felt a little
>> overwhelmed, I vented to the group and gave out a few details.
>>
> Ask a few people in the chat channel what they think about all this
> drama, Christy. No one would let themselves be cornered into making
> a fancy tiered cake like this for a 17 year old. Now ham rollups?
> What's next? And did they once offer to pay for any of this? JUST
> SAY NO. Fer crying out loud.
>
>> *Your* friends have a backbone? I guess I'm not your friend and
>> haven't been for about 5 years.
>>
> No, you're an acquaintance who calls me on the phone from time to
> time. I don't call you, do I? I don't have any friends except for
> Nancy, Paula and Diane.
>
>> Some people are just nice, Jill. If the world was filled with more
>> people who concerned themselves with others, we wouldn't have the
>> violent trouble we're having today. Perhaps you should watch an old
>> Andy Griffith episode.
>>
> I'd rather watch Perry Mason. The "bad guys" usually look like the
> nicest people in the world. And by the way, nice guys finish last.
>
> Jill <--eating a blueberry muffin

Forgot to say, "nice" people are the ones taken advantage of most often and
also always stepped on. I'm a nice perso but I don't let myself be run
over. Life ain't Mayberry RFD, sweetie. And yes, I *do* know your
neighbors. You tell us about them all the time. They are idiots who don't
know good food from bad crap but they are certainly willing to take
advantage of you. And you're willing to let them.

Jill

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:40:31 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>I like the way she thinks too! I'd love to learn the art of tamales, but
>kind of like bread and pizza dough, I think it's something that I'd want to
>be assisted with on my first try. Anyone who knows how to make one care to
>come over and help show me? I'll do the work if someone just leads me
>along. :~)
>
>(P.S. My husband LOVES tamales!)

I bet if you went for "walks in the neighborhood", you'll find a
friendly Latino neighbor. Make friends and eventually you will be
invited to a Tamalada!


--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:04:18 -0700, sf wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:40:31 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:
>
>>I like the way she thinks too! I'd love to learn the art of tamales, but
>>kind of like bread and pizza dough, I think it's something that I'd want to
>>be assisted with on my first try. Anyone who knows how to make one care to
>>come over and help show me? I'll do the work if someone just leads me
>>along. :~)
>>
>>(P.S. My husband LOVES tamales!)
>
>I bet if you went for "walks in the neighborhood", you'll find a
>friendly Latino neighbor. Make friends and eventually you will be
>invited to a Tamalada!

I don't know what the big deal with tamales is. They're very easy,
just time consuming. When you take into account that you'll be able
to freeze a bunch for future quick meals or snacks, the time works out
just fine.

Lou

jmcquown wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
>>> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one
>>> says you have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know
>>> what? Damsel was right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend
>>> either, for that matter. I don't remain friends wiith people who
>>> let themselves be STEPPED ON and WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my
>>> friends have a back-bone. My friends have spines. My friends know
>>> how to say NO. And the answer to this ridiculous birthday party
>>> situation is NO. Period.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I have no idea where you're coming from on this one, Jill. I offered
>> to make a cake and I asked the group for a moist recipe. My friends
>> are turning the party into a fiasco - you don't know my friends.
>> They're the only friends I have locally, so as much as they drive me
>> crazy, I'll keep them. The larger the party got, and I felt a little
>> overwhelmed, I vented to the group and gave out a few details.
>>
> Ask a few people in the chat channel what they think about all this
> drama, Christy. No one would let themselves be cornered into making
> a fancy tiered cake like this for a 17 year old. Now ham rollups?
> What's next? And did they once offer to pay for any of this? JUST
> SAY NO. Fer crying out loud.
>

Jill, I'm paying for the CAKE, the CAKE! They just want my help on the
other ingredients. The CAKE was my gift.

kili

kilikini wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> kilikini wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
>>>> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one
>>>> says you have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know
>>>> what? Damsel was right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend
>>>> either, for that matter. I don't remain friends wiith people who
>>>> let themselves be STEPPED ON and WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my
>>>> friends have a back-bone. My friends have spines. My friends know
>>>> how to say NO. And the answer to this ridiculous birthday party
>>>> situation is NO. Period.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I have no idea where you're coming from on this one, Jill. I
>>> offered to make a cake and I asked the group for a moist recipe.
>>> My friends are turning the party into a fiasco - you don't know my
>>> friends. They're the only friends I have locally, so as much as
>>> they drive me crazy, I'll keep them. The larger the party got, and
>>> I felt a little overwhelmed, I vented to the group and gave out a
>>> few details.
>>>
>> Ask a few people in the chat channel what they think about all this
>> drama, Christy. No one would let themselves be cornered into making
>> a fancy tiered cake like this for a 17 year old. Now ham rollups?
>> What's next? And did they once offer to pay for any of this? JUST
>> SAY NO. Fer crying out loud.
>>
>
> Jill, I'm paying for the CAKE, the CAKE! They just want my help on
> the other ingredients. The CAKE was my gift.
>
> kili

And you want to give this girl a cake because she's done exactly WHAT for
you?

jmcquown wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say
>>>>> you shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No
>>>>> one says you have to make anything for a friggin birtday party.
>>>>> Know what? Damsel was right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her
>>>>> friend either, for that matter. I don't remain friends wiith
>>>>> people who let themselves be STEPPED ON and WALKED OVER
>>>>> constantly. Sorry, my friends have a back-bone. My friends have
>>>>> spines. My friends know how to say NO. And the answer to this
>>>>> ridiculous birthday party situation is NO. Period.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> I have no idea where you're coming from on this one, Jill. I
>>>> offered to make a cake and I asked the group for a moist recipe.
>>>> My friends are turning the party into a fiasco - you don't know my
>>>> friends. They're the only friends I have locally, so as much as
>>>> they drive me crazy, I'll keep them. The larger the party got, and
>>>> I felt a little overwhelmed, I vented to the group and gave out a
>>>> few details.
>>>>
>>> Ask a few people in the chat channel what they think about all this
>>> drama, Christy. No one would let themselves be cornered into making
>>> a fancy tiered cake like this for a 17 year old. Now ham rollups?
>>> What's next? And did they once offer to pay for any of this? JUST
>>> SAY NO. Fer crying out loud.
>>>
>>
>> Jill, I'm paying for the CAKE, the CAKE! They just want my help on
>> the other ingredients. The CAKE was my gift.
>>
>> kili
>
> And you want to give this girl a cake because she's done exactly WHAT
> for you?

She's been cleaning my bathroom for me. I still can't scrub my tub.

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> And you want to give this girl a cake because she's done exactly WHAT
>> for you?
>
> She's been cleaning my bathroom for me. I still can't scrub my tub.
>

So, you have your answer superwoman! Knowing you, you would probably just
take it as your given right that they should do it for you!

Ophelia wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
>> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one says you
>> have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know what? Damsel was
>> right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend either, for that matter.
>> I
>> don't remain friends wiith people who let themselves be STEPPED ON and
>> WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my friends have a back-bone. My friends
>> have spines. My friends know how to say NO. And the answer to this
>> ridiculous birthday party situation is NO. Period.
>
> My God you are a sourpuss!!! Christy has a kind and generous heart, which
> is something you know nothing about.
>
> Please STFU and leave the sweet wee soul to do what she wants
> to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
Watch out, she'll make you a cake and then want to watch you eat it!

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"Giusi" > wrote in message
.. .
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> All you're after here is attention, Christy. No one has to say you
>>> shouldn't buy the ingredients and make this stupid cake. No one says
>>> you
>>> have to make anything for a friggin birtday party. Know what? Damsel
>>> was
>>> right. I'm not your friend. I'm not her friend either, for that
>>> matter. I
>>> don't remain friends wiith people who let themselves be STEPPED ON and
>>> WALKED OVER constantly. Sorry, my friends have a back-bone. My friends
>>> have spines. My friends know how to say NO. And the answer to this
>>> ridiculous birthday party situation is NO. Period.
>>
>> My God you are a sourpuss!!! Christy has a kind and generous heart,
>> which is something you know nothing about.
>>
>> Please STFU and leave the sweet wee soul to do what she wants
>> to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
> Watch out, she'll make you a cake and then want to watch you eat it!

Bleughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:00:41 -0500, Lou Decruss >
wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:04:18 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:40:31 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:
>>
>>>I like the way she thinks too! I'd love to learn the art of tamales, but
>>>kind of like bread and pizza dough, I think it's something that I'd want to
>>>be assisted with on my first try. Anyone who knows how to make one care to
>>>come over and help show me? I'll do the work if someone just leads me
>>>along. :~)
>>>
>>>(P.S. My husband LOVES tamales!)
>>
>>I bet if you went for "walks in the neighborhood", you'll find a
>>friendly Latino neighbor. Make friends and eventually you will be
>>invited to a Tamalada!
>
>I don't know what the big deal with tamales is. They're very easy,
>just time consuming. When you take into account that you'll be able
>to freeze a bunch for future quick meals or snacks, the time works out
>just fine.
>
When you want to make big ones, you have to piece together the corn
husks. Then you have to tie them... it's a lot of work for one
person.


--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

Ophelia wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> And you want to give this girl a cake because she's done exactly
>>> WHAT for you?
>>
>> She's been cleaning my bathroom for me. I still can't scrub my tub.
>>
>
> So, you have your answer superwoman! Knowing you, you would probably
> just take it as your given right that they should do it for you!

A 17 year old expecting something as grand as for the Queen of England? I
don't think so. Kili and I have talked about this and she knows I didn't
really mean to hurt her feelings. But this is way over the top.

Ophelia wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> And you want to give this girl a cake because she's done exactly
>>> WHAT for you?
>>
>> She's been cleaning my bathroom for me. I still can't scrub my tub.
>>
>
> So, you have your answer superwoman! Knowing you, you would probably
> just take it as your given right that they should do it for you!

Oh, and why doesn't her husband scrub the tub?! Eh? My John certainly
would.

jmcquown wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> And you want to give this girl a cake because she's done exactly
>>>> WHAT for you?
>>>
>>> She's been cleaning my bathroom for me. I still can't scrub my tub.
>>>
>>
>> So, you have your answer superwoman! Knowing you, you would probably
>> just take it as your given right that they should do it for you!
>
> A 17 year old expecting something as grand as for the Queen of
> England? I don't think so. Kili and I have talked about this and
> she knows I didn't really mean to hurt her feelings. But this is way
> over the top.

didn't mean to hurt her feelings????????????? Are you serious?????????????

you could take a lesson or two from that wee lassie.

jmcquown wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> And you want to give this girl a cake because she's done exactly
>>>> WHAT for you?
>>>
>>> She's been cleaning my bathroom for me. I still can't scrub my tub.
>>>
>>
>> So, you have your answer superwoman! Knowing you, you would probably
>> just take it as your given right that they should do it for you!
>
> Oh, and why doesn't her husband scrub the tub?! Eh? My John
> certainly would.

As would my David, but unless you live her life, in her house, might I
suggest you know nothing and therefor keep your opinions to yourself.

Kili lives her life in the way that she wants. If she wants to treat a
friend, then why must she not?

She was not asking for sympathy, she was asking for advice. Might I suggest
you either give her the advice she requests or just shut up!