I've been trying to write IxH (Iryoki/Hikaru, original characters) fic for the past few hours but I keep getting interrupted, agh. So far I have... one and a half sentences. I think I'll take a break and watch anime.
Aside from that, I have a couple of poems lined up for calligraphy, but for some reason or another I can't start. Which is a little worrying, since I do have deadlines.
Also I need to fix my bookshelves since I have fifty or so books scattered around the house whose covers are getting dusty and tattered, but---
And I even haven't updated my "books read in 2008" list -- I've finished thirty or more since the last update -- and am afraid I'll forget everything and have to start all over again...
Gah.
</whine> (cheese plz)
Anyway:
I remembered a birthday, yay! (Though it was mostly because I paid attention to my flist greetings this time. I suck at dates, srsly.)
Oh look, it's a recipe!
Basic caramel1/2 c unsalted butter
1 c sugar
1 1/4c cream
Cook butter and sugar over medium heat until golden-brown. Slowly add cream (slowly because if you dump it in all at once you
will get scalded) and let it cook for a minute or so, stirring constantly, until you reach the desired thickness.
I had to experiment with this (and even now you'll note the temperature info is not that precise) because summer heat affects the cooking time and even how high you should have the fire.
You can use this caramel to: cook fruit in (bananas and apples especially), top ice cream and other desserts, glaze pastry, etc etc.
Right now I need cheering up, so I'm going to cook it and use it as cookie filling. BBL.
