All these moments will be lost in time...

spinfrog @ 2009-11-10T09:19:00

2009-11-10T14:22:29Z

"holiday" music is like two+ months of auditory Chinese water torture..

spinfrog @ 2009-11-08T12:04:00

2009-11-08T17:07:40Z

Not sure how I feel about the healthcare reform. I am not a lawyer but to me it seems that a government-run health insurance refusing to pay for a legal medical procedure - that's just seems wrong, no? :/

Lucky people in Chicago

2009-11-06T21:25:13Z

Run and get tickes to these, shows will sell out FAST!

JAN 5-7 Butch Live at Schubas Tavern 3159 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL 60657 http://www.schubas.com/Shows/01-05-2010+Butch+Walker

ETA: haha they all sold out in like, three hours or something!

spinfrog @ 2009-10-01T20:20:00

2009-10-02T00:22:05Z

Also, if you have a twitter account, please maybe tweet this: #artdoesnotexcuserape. Polanski needs 2 ~~b prosecuted~~ pay. http://tiny.cc/EeMKc. Please RT

Seriously, was #luciferiscoming more important? :/

spinfrog @ 2009-10-01T20:14:00

2009-10-02T00:15:13Z

Please sign the petition supporting Roman Polanski's arrest.

spinfrog @ 2009-10-01T20:03:00

2009-10-02T00:05:21Z

Please go vote for your perfect line-up for AP Spring tour, and please please chose THE BIGGER LIGHTS as one of your five bands? *puppy eyes*

spinfrog @ 2009-10-01T14:28:00

2009-10-01T18:30:15Z

Ppls who went to see FOB: was 27 part of their set?

spinfrog @ 2009-09-29T12:00:00

2009-09-29T16:01:37Z

Who is looking forward to Eastwick tonight? :)

Also: why did I move from St Louis? *sigh*

spinfrog @ 2009-09-26T14:28:00

2009-09-26T18:29:51Z

only a few days left to vote for Empires... man, come Oct. 1st, if they're not the winners, I'll be pretty disappointed :|

spinfrog @ 2009-09-23T21:06:00

2009-09-24T01:07:13Z

guess what I am making this weekend? *____*

please repost

2009-09-23T16:33:27Z

NJ Montgomery Animal Shelter is CLOSING TODAY. Adopt for FREE 12-4. They will be euthanizing all pets w/o a home. 908-359-4308

spinfrog @ 2009-09-23T09:08:00

2009-09-23T13:10:30Z

Paul Anderson says he's making a Three Musketeer movie! We can has in 2011! :)!

Black Bean Brownies

2009-09-18T11:47:05Z

OK, I made my first batch.. I am very happy with the way they taste. They are sweet and chocolatey and if a person did not know, they'd never guess there were beans in there. The texture is more creamy than brownie-like. I am not sure if this is because I under-baked or if this is just the way these are always going to be because they are flour-free. I like then a lot though. If you are counting calories, my estimation for the whole tray is approx. 6,500. I divided them into 32 servings, so each one of those is appox. 200 to 220 calories each.

My version of the recipe:

Into the blender:
4 eggs, blend 30 seconds, then:

2 c drained black beans
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
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Into the double boiler^*:
1 1/4 stick unsalted butter, melt, then:

1/4 c. really strong coffee (I used 1/4 c. grounds & 1/4 c. water to brew)
12 oz semi-sweet choc, stir until just starting to melt,
take off heat, stir until totally melted, then add:

1 3/4 c. sugar
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In a large bowl, mix the stuff from the blender with the stuff from the double boiler, pour into a 11x13x2 baking dish of some sort (I greased mine & lined it with parchment paper), bake at 325F (pre-heated) until tester (I use a pairing knife) comes out clean. In my oven, it took 50 minutes (although now I think I should have let it stay in there the whole hour)..

Optional:
I also used 2 c. walnuts, pureeing 1 c. in food processor first and adding that into the blender, and mixing the unpureed cup into the large bowl with everything else.

* Note: (just in case) my "double boiler" is basically two smallish stainless steel pots, stacked on top of each other; the one on the bottom is a little smaller and about 1/2 filled with simmering water, the one sitting on top has the stuff I need melted.

spinfrog @ 2009-09-15T10:15:00

2009-09-15T14:15:50Z

only 4 more days left to vote for Empires...

this is totally PSA :)!

2009-09-15T01:19:58Z

MTV Latin America Los Premios MTV '09 awards is on October 15th, and Pete Wentz and Gabe Saporta are competing with each other for the coveted Male Fashionista Award. Nick Jonas is apparently also competing, but they'll never beat Caleb Followill! (g)

spinfrog @ 2009-09-13T22:34:00

2009-09-14T02:35:45Z

Kanye West ruined Taylor Swift's moment and spit in the face of all the fans who voted for her. What a dick :(

maple syrup vs sugar?

2009-09-12T00:53:13Z

I have this Strange Brownie recipe (to be provided below) where sugar is replaced by maple syrup. I suppose the person felt that syrup was "healthy" because sugar was more processed? I mean, it's certainly just as fattening.. /o\

Note: I do have some maple syrup. But I am not sure about using it. I think it will um, compromise the flavor? So I might actually just use reg sugar and then brew the actual coffee to compensate for the removal of liquid (syrup)? Anyway, here is the recipe as is:

Ingredients:

4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup butter or coconut oil
4 eggs
3/4 cup maple syrup
2 cups or 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, (drained??) pureed
2 1/2 tablespoons instant grain coffee substitute (like Cafix or Inka)
1 cup chopped pecans, walnuts, almonds, or other nut

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil or butter an 8-inch baking pan. Melt chocolate and butter or oil together in small saucepan. In mixing bowl, beat eggs and maple syrup together. Add melted chocolate mixture and beat well. Beat in bean puree and coffee substitute. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until set. If you press your finger in the middle, it should make a little dent. Don't overbake. Cool. Cut into 2-inch squares.

spinfrog @ 2009-09-10T14:49:00

2009-09-10T18:51:03Z

Haha! Yet more craziness thanks to twitter, and also thanks (but not really) to some rather unintelligent people who rather be unpleasant than learn anything new. Happy Thursday, or, as it'll be known from today on, Super Day!

These people give the rest of you in the religious community a bad name >:(

spinfrog @ 2009-09-09T19:42:00

2009-09-09T23:43:39Z

Watched Sons of Anarchy S2E1. The ending upset me quite a bit :(

spinfrog @ 2009-09-09T17:22:00

2009-09-09T21:34:53Z

Oh! Forgot to say: cranberry sauce also goes well with

Corn Muffins
(recipe slightly altered, originally from Barefoot Contessa)

* 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup cornmeal
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup 1% milk
* 1/8 (1/2 stick) pound unsalted butter, melted and cooled
* 4 tablespoons canola oil
* 1 extra-large egg, slightly beaten

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper liners. In a large bowl (or right in the measuring cup!) stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. In another large bowl, combine the melted butter, oil, and sugar; stir in milk and egg. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ones and stir until they are just blended. Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each one almost to the top. Bake for 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean (I do not have toothpicks, so I use a paring knife instead). Cool 15 min. and remove from the pan.

spinfrog @ 2009-09-09T13:54:00

2009-09-09T17:54:55Z

Only 11 days left to vote for Empires!!!

cranberry sauce recipe, sort of..

2009-09-09T17:38:59Z

I've had this bunch of cranberries that I froze a long long time ago. Turns out, there were 1.5 cups.. to that, I added 1.5 cups water, 1/2 cup brown sugar, a packet of "onion soup", about a teaspoon of cayenne and and a tablespoon of cornstarch. I brought all that to boil, stirring like mad, and simmered for about 2 min, stirring non-stop. Then I put it through a sieve, getting rid of all the mushy bits (blegh). I really like this sauce! I've used it as a sauce for chicken and rice, and as a dipping sauce for the potato & chicken & spinach & mozzarella burritos....

...I suppose instead of using "onion soup" I could have used vegetable stock as my liquid, and added in a bit of fried or oven-roasted onion... or! instead of using corn starch to thicken it, I could have kept the pulp and put the whole thing through a blender?...

Tip: (just in case someone doesn't know! /o\) cornstarch has to be the first thing in the pot, then add just a few drops of the (cold) liquid and stir until a paste forms, then stir the rest of the liquid in, then all the other stuff, otherwise cornstarch will form clumps..

stuff in Orlando

2009-09-09T17:12:37Z

Mr Bella and some other FL metal bands (UnSaid, Society Red, and.. some others) are playing The Haven on the 12th :) anyone want to join me?

spinfrog @ 2009-08-30T08:16:00

2009-08-30T12:18:21Z

I think I'm going to Blue Martini Lounge this Wednesday to see WTK :)

spinfrog @ 2009-08-29T18:49:00

2009-08-29T22:50:53Z

I can't decide if I want to see Cobra Starship and Boys Like Girls from 100 feet away or Hit The Lights and There For Tomorrow from 10 feet away, my life, so hard :P