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Gundam 00
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Morning Musume
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I decided I would group up with art and icon posts so I don't flood the comm LMAO


I Can Dream Can't I by =propensity on deviantART

aaaaand I posted 33 Gundam 00 icons @ idkreeg!

Who is currently watching Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei? (I didn't even finish the first season :P) I heard this came out of the episode yesterday.

preview:




( Big pictures here... )

chocolate cupcakes with a cheesecake middle. more at my food blog HERE
x-posted

I've been wanting to make a savory cupcake (maybe this counts as a "cupfake" too!) for awhile now, and it struck me the other day that a cheddar bacon biscuit would be delectable with some creamy avocado on top. So I pondered and googled for a week to work out the details, and voila! These came out so, so yummy. You should DEFINITELY make these!!

Cheddar Chive Bacon Cupcakes with Avocado Frosting

( recipe and more photos )

More info and pictures (including process photos) can be found at my baking blog, Willow Bird Baking!


x posted to bakebakebake and curiouscupcakes

I'm sure there are die-hard German Potato Salad purists out there, as well as bacon fans, who will throw their hands up in horror at the idea of replacing bacon with halloumi cheese - but I have no regrets!

I've never been a fan of bacon - well, no, I can see the appeal of the smell of bacon on a lazy weekend morning but whenever I've eaten it I've always been left a little disapppointed. Possibly my family just bought cheap bacon but I love my veggies, so I haven't ever really missed eating bacon. Cheese, on the other hand, I cannot do without. So, when I saw wolfsilveroak 's post on Hot German Potato Salad I spotted an opportunity to use up the masses of potatoes my mum has given me from her allotment and have an excuse to buy some halloumi. Everyone wins!

Recipe is pretty much exactly how it is in the original post, but replacing the bacon with halloumi. I also had to add a little more oil when cooking the onions and celery as halloumi likes to keep its grease to itself. Also, I let my mind wander and over cooked the potatoes, and instead of one medium onion I used a small white and small red onion (again, courtesy of my mum's allotment).



It's not exactly beautiful to look at but, the taste... YUM. It's been horrible, drizzly, February-like weather today, so this was perfect comfort food. I can't wait to have some tomorrow when the flavours have had time to blend together. Although I can't tell you this is better than a traditional bacon version, the halloumi definitely added (in my opinion) the salty/crispy/chewy bacon factor that just makes the potato salad so delicious.

The only thing I would change next time is to add more cheese! I used about 3/4 of a 250g slab this time around because in the pan it looked like a huge amount of gooey cheese. I may even fry up the remainder of the packet tomorrow to add to the salad... So, I guess I would recommend about 250g of halloumi for this. It may seem a lot but, well, I think it's worth it.

I've never made a rippled ice cream before, and I should probably have used more jelly. The jelly is Smucker's grape jelly.



Recipe for ice cream here

Title: Enjoying ice cream
Rating: G
Warning: BL
Characters: Neil and Tieria
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