Looking at the sad state of this blog, one might be inclined to deduce that I either
a) have an incredibly boring life
or b) not a huge fan of the medium
Being a student of politics I'm inclined to say that neither is completely false, or true.
And that, it's well.... 'too complicated to discuss at this time, and that I'd be more than happy to return at some other juncture to discuss the matter with you in depth.'
So rectify this problem, I've vowed to try and put something up every weekday, and take photographs of (every) not so lovely creation that I make, in order for them to be mocked eternally.
To make things easier I've decided to go with Topic of The Day Posts (where I get to rant as much as I'd like - legitimately of course).
So today's topic of the day is: Dollar stores (or their equivalent)
Today I got taken by my Mum to the Bahraini equvalent of a Dollar store.
Oddly enough it wasn't even a-one-dinar-store.
Or the-one-dollarequivalent in dinars store
Just a cheap store filled with all sorts of goodies.
I had discovered the Dollar Store Crafts Blog the night before, and had a great time (at 2 am) looking through all the awesome stuff one can make (a hula hoop tent- awesome!)
So anyway we ended up going, and had a great time, but every time I end up leaving these places (even though I love them), somehow feeling used (more like deceived).
Not by the prices, but the fact that you always spend way more than you plan on going in.
So I made a pact with myself, and even though I barely made it out without the 'extras', my mum couldn't resist.
A battle for another day I guess.
Sigh
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After our morning adventure, I decided I was craving some chocolate cake with raspberry sauce that I had once at a restaurant in Seattle. It was amazing, and I had been thinking about it ever since.
But since this is Bahrain, and not the hills of England, it's somewhat hard to get your hands on raspberries.
Correction: Cheap (or fresh) raspberries.
So the other day I had taken the plunge and gotten myself some raspberries just for this occasion!
And this is how it turned out! (the pictures don't really do it justice!)
I started off by searching through all the cookbooks at home (nothing! gasp*), and ended up at the Betty Crocker site, which I never knew existed!
So if anyone's interested, here's the recipe I used:
Cake
Cake
1 | cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz) | ||||||||||
1/2 | cup butter or margarine | ||||||||||
1/2 | cup flour | ||||||||||
4 | eggs, separated | ||||||||||
1/2 | cup sugar | ||||||||||
Sauce | |||||||||||
1 | box (10 oz) frozen raspberries, thawed, drained and juice reserved | ||||||||||
1/4 | cup sugar | ||||||||||
2 | tablespoons cornstarch | ||||||||||
Glaze | |||||||||||
1/2 | cup semisweet chocolate chips | ||||||||||
2 | tablespoons butter or margarine | ||||||||||
2 | tablespoons light corn syrup
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