A great explanation for my cooking/baking dissociation

[lanalucy]

"I’m a good baker, but I am a terrible cook. ... I’ve heard it’s a left-brain/right-brain kind of thing: people who like cooking like playing it by ear and improvising, while people who like baking tend to be goal-oriented and want to know exactly what their outcome will be. Cooking is an art, but baking is a science, and I’m probably the most scientifically-minded person to graduate with a degree in Drama from NYU."

From here.

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[lanalucy]

Velveeta in the FREEZER section? What is wrong with people? lol

I could never be an alcoholic in NYC. I am WAY too cheap. Hahaha!

If mom ever can't get you Rotel, I'll be happy to ship it. :D

[singerdiva01-sk.livejournal.com]

RE: the Velveeta. IDEK. But it's standard across the city. At the very least it's in the fridge. They seem to be under the impression it's real cheese. Fools.

Thanks for the offer of Rotel help! But be careful because I may have a whole list. HEB tortillas. Deep Eddy's grapefruit vodka. Rosa's Cantina anything. Taco C. anything. Mexican martinis from Trudy's. Chilton's.

Frak. Now I'm starving and homesick. Someone call me an ugly, disgraceful, sinful dyke before I think it's a good idea to move home!

[lanalucy]

I am a complete bitch, so I am going to mention Blue Bell.

*runs away cackling as fast as possible*

HEB hasn't made it here yet. It's made it as far north as Waco. Central Market is here, though. But every time I go home (San Antonio), I have to go to HEB at least once, even if I'm not going to buy anything. :)

I think we're allowed to have dykes in Texas. If not, no one ever told me. I've known more than a few. lol Maybe it's the sinful part? We are in the Bible belt, though I think of the metroplex as more the local willy-wagger. Heeee!

[singerdiva01-sk.livejournal.com]

HA! Every single Texan I know would slap my wrist for neglecting Blue Bell. One problem: I hate all ice cream no matter what brand. I know, I accept the shame.

HEB hasn't made it to Lubbock yet, we have our own high end local store brand that's managed to fend them off. (I went to UT Austin, explaining my HEB love) Central Market. There was one in Austin but it was in too wealthy of an are for me to find an excuse to go. Lots of friends liked it and I'm glad you do too!

Dykes are allowed in Texas, I think. A high femme lesbian masquerading (because she had no idea) as an evangelical, virginity pledging teen just fighting for comprehensive sex education to the point there was national attention and a movie on the topic...well, yeah. It's not so much that I go back and get called out for being a lesbian. It's more I go back and get called out for being me. (banghead)

(BTW: Am on a long flight so you are under no obligation to keep commenting back!)

[lanalucy]

I can eat Blue Bell, Breyers, or homemade ice cream. Everything else makes me ill. :/

Central Market is HEB's answer to Whole Foods. It's ginormous, and clean, and has a fantastic selection of various things, but it is on the spendy side. It's also laid out like Ikea. You have to go the way they tell you - you can't just pop in, get something, and get right back out. It's a maze. lol