Glee - Beyond Addicting

I have heard A LOT about the TV show Glee. People on twitter, facebook, friends, and the like rave about this show, but I have a problem following the heard so I never watched it. At least until 2 days ago. Ever hear that saying "I wish my life was like a musical"? This show brings that to a reality. The songs range from Kanye to Frank Sinatra and so many more. The singers are amazing. The dance numbers fantastic. The drama is of course a little over the top, but it flows well with the show. Being a misfit all my life, the show really reaches out to me (band geek, theater kid, scholastic bowl). If you have an hour or two go find the pilot online somewhere. Zac and I even took our laptops out and watched a few episodes on Scott Field. Start from the beginning or you will miss all the good inside jokes! Enjoy!!

So I finally watched an episode of Glee

and it was amazing. I had heard only good things about the show but just never found the need to click that  hulu button until tonight. Man i am glad I did. Laughing one second and then it cuts to extreme heart breaking drama in the very next scene. A musical TV show, which has been attempted before but never got very far, that makes me want to dance and sing (not that it's difficult). So if you need a good laugh, a good villain, and a little bit of drama, check out Glee. You won't be sorry.

My current desert addiction - Cake Pops!!

Ever hear of a fantastic little baking site called Bakerella?

I came across this site when looking for a good way to advertise on cupcakes for my upcoming portfolio show (still trying to figure it out. What do you think on the wrappers? On the icing?)

DELICOUS recipies. Mouthwatering photos and fresh ideas (always good for a baking blog, hehe)

Cake pops: fun, messy, and delicious. All the good things that baking requires!

Try it!

1) Bake a cake (red velvet usually)

2) Once it cools crumble it up and add a tub of cream cheese frosting

3) Mix well

4) Roll into balls

5) Freeze until stiff

6) Put them on a stick

7) Dip in white chocolate

8) Let the chocolate harden

9) Decorate

10) Enjoy!!

These ALWAYS please. We made some as thank you gifts, class presentation goodies, Easter desert.

Check out her blog. One word: AMAZING…or DELICIOUS (you decide)

Mixed together (first picture) dipped in white chocolate - no sticks (second picture)

I have also made the little chicken ones as well as the hello kitty ones, but I don't have any pictures. Sorry

Review: Movie: Black Snake Moan

Whilst sitting in my room one night (around 2 am) I decided it would be a good time for a movie. Since my roommate has MANY movies I haven’t seen I decided to look alphabetically.  Black Snake Moan…er…well ok. Isn’t that movie all about some sex-addicted woman? Well ok… I guess.

30 minutes in  - end

Wow.

This movie was not at all what I suspected. It was quite a bit more religious than I expected as well (in a way that I liked).  Christiana Ricci did an AMAZING job and Samuel L. Jackson was amazing as usual. The use of blues, culture, and childhood issues were really amazing!

Also Justin Timberlake blew me away with his performance. It’s not a roll I would have imagined him in, but he played it well. Overall I think this was a very decent movie and although it had drugs and sex in it they didn’t use them in a way most Hollywood flicks do. It definitely seemed like a negative to the characters overall being.

So I say pop it in your player and enjoy!

Baking: Peace Cupcakes

 I have enjoyed baking for as long as I can remember, he smell of warm bread in the oven, freshly baked gooey chocolate chip cookies, and of course trying new things while baking old favorites.

Everywhere you will see cupcakes and when Christmas came this past year, I thought, why not ask for cupcake stuff. I got books, a cupcake tree, pans and icing tools.

For me, baking seems easy, but icing gives me troubles as you can see on these Pumpkin Pecan Spice cupcakes with white chocolate peace signs (least I tried.)

But I learn more everyday like what you can and can’t add to white chocolate.

For example do not add regular food coloring but instead use a gel food coloring (like Wilson’s)

The first of Many

Zang Wow....well it's the name of my blog.

What blog? Movie reviews, knitting, and baking. My 3 favorite things in one :)

I've been wanting to make this blog for awhile. So... KABLAM!