Comments on: Do NOT Try This at Home….. http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:18:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: anita http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 anita Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:16:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=447#comment-2093 maybe you could cut it up into small bite-size pieces and put it in one of those clear glass dishes...mix it with some whipped cream, or ice cream and chocolate sauce and nuts or something...then it would look like you did it on purpose! maybe you could cut it up into small bite-size pieces and put it in one of those clear glass dishes…mix it with some whipped cream, or ice cream and chocolate sauce and nuts or something…then it would look like you did it on purpose!

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 lightening Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=447#comment-2089 detached - thanks for dropping by. I've read the Tightwad Gazette. Borrowed it from the library and took copious amounts of notes. Amazing lady - not sure I could quite do what she did but I did get some great ideas. Don't think I've seen that website before though - thanks for that. As for blogging vs novel writing. I *think* for me the blogging might be hard because people actually read that. With the novel, I can write whatever and it doesn't matter. What am I saying? With the blog I write whatever too! LOL.<br/><br/>Tammy - hi and thanks for dropping by. :-) Yeah, I'm not overly fond of microwave cakes myself but there are probably better recipes around now than back when I first tried it.<br/><br/>Lisa - hmmm....not sure I have a pan that fits in my slow cooker (it's oval shaped). But I do want to get some of that squishy bakeware stuff (not the technical terms there) to go in the caravan as it won't take up too much space. Of course, we need to *buy* a caravan first.....otherwise I'll end up with a house full of stuff *for* the caravan we don't actually have. LOL. Actually, that sounds exactly like what I would do! LOL. detached - thanks for dropping by. I’ve read the Tightwad Gazette. Borrowed it from the library and took copious amounts of notes. Amazing lady - not sure I could quite do what she did but I did get some great ideas. Don’t think I’ve seen that website before though - thanks for that. As for blogging vs novel writing. I *think* for me the blogging might be hard because people actually read that. With the novel, I can write whatever and it doesn’t matter. What am I saying? With the blog I write whatever too! LOL.

Tammy - hi and thanks for dropping by. :-) Yeah, I’m not overly fond of microwave cakes myself but there are probably better recipes around now than back when I first tried it.

Lisa - hmmm….not sure I have a pan that fits in my slow cooker (it’s oval shaped). But I do want to get some of that squishy bakeware stuff (not the technical terms there) to go in the caravan as it won’t take up too much space. Of course, we need to *buy* a caravan first…..otherwise I’ll end up with a house full of stuff *for* the caravan we don’t actually have. LOL. Actually, that sounds exactly like what I would do! LOL.

]]> By: Detached http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Detached Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:28:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=447#comment-2088 Good luck to you as well! I figured that the blogging will be a great deal easier to do than novel writing...I plan to blog about my experiences in writing - who knows how these things will turn out, though!<br/><br/>On another note, I noticed your calculations on electricity usage! I used to do the same thing when I was a stay at home mom lol...I bought a book called The Tightwad Gazette - unbelievable how far a buck can stretch when you are determined!<br/><br/>http://www.tightwad.com/ Good luck to you as well! I figured that the blogging will be a great deal easier to do than novel writing…I plan to blog about my experiences in writing - who knows how these things will turn out, though!

On another note, I noticed your calculations on electricity usage! I used to do the same thing when I was a stay at home mom lol…I bought a book called The Tightwad Gazette - unbelievable how far a buck can stretch when you are determined!

http://www.tightwad.com/

]]> By: Tammy http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 Tammy Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=447#comment-2087 I have baked or should I say "nuked" a cake in the microwave before. It wasn't as good as if I cooked it in the oven, but it wasn't that bad. Thanks for dropping by my blog :o) I have baked or should I say “nuked” a cake in the microwave before. It wasn’t as good as if I cooked it in the oven, but it wasn’t that bad. Thanks for dropping by my blog :o)

]]> By: Lis http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2082 Lis Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=447#comment-2082 Ditto on the cake pan - perhpas you could find one that fits inside your slow cooker, depending on the shape. My mum also used ot amke cakes in an electric frypan when we lived ina caravan for 6 months - I think she had a special mat that sat int he bottom of the frying pan then the cake tin sat on that so it wasn't in direct contact with the base. <br/>As far as microwave cakes go I used to make the "no name" cake mixes up in my microwave with great success using a microwave cake ring. Somewher I also have a make it form scratch "yellow cake" (buttercake) type recipe that is from an american website. Email me if you want to try it.<br/>-hugs-<br/>Lisa Ditto on the cake pan - perhpas you could find one that fits inside your slow cooker, depending on the shape. My mum also used ot amke cakes in an electric frypan when we lived ina caravan for 6 months - I think she had a special mat that sat int he bottom of the frying pan then the cake tin sat on that so it wasn’t in direct contact with the base.
As far as microwave cakes go I used to make the “no name” cake mixes up in my microwave with great success using a microwave cake ring. Somewher I also have a make it form scratch “yellow cake” (buttercake) type recipe that is from an american website. Email me if you want to try it.
-hugs-
Lisa

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 lightening Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=447#comment-2081 Thanks Lisa. Perhaps I need to do some research before I attempt this again. I'm a "jump in without any instructions" type person. :-) Oh well, at least it provided a funny photo for my blog.<br/><br/>Oh dear about your own disaster....we all have them. :-) (well, *most* of us do anyway...) Thanks Lisa. Perhaps I need to do some research before I attempt this again. I’m a “jump in without any instructions” type person. :-) Oh well, at least it provided a funny photo for my blog.

Oh dear about your own disaster….we all have them. :-) (well, *most* of us do anyway…)

]]> By: Lisa http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/25/do-not-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2080 Lisa Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=447#comment-2080 Lightening - if you can, source some cooking info for the humble old camp oven. I'm sure they would be a similar cooking experience. From memory, when cooking cakes in a camp oven (big cast iron pot in the coals of a campfire) you put a wire rack (cake cooler would do) in the bottom (so your cake doesn't burn) and you place the cake in a caketin on top of it. Not sure if this would fit in your slow cooker but it might be worth an experiment. I had a similar disaster a few weeks back using a food processor to make a cake. When I arrived at the party for which it was made, the whole lot had cracked and virtually disintegrated into a crumby mess. The cream and strawberries made it edible but it wasn't fit to be seen! Lightening - if you can, source some cooking info for the humble old camp oven. I’m sure they would be a similar cooking experience. From memory, when cooking cakes in a camp oven (big cast iron pot in the coals of a campfire) you put a wire rack (cake cooler would do) in the bottom (so your cake doesn’t burn) and you place the cake in a caketin on top of it. Not sure if this would fit in your slow cooker but it might be worth an experiment. I had a similar disaster a few weeks back using a food processor to make a cake. When I arrived at the party for which it was made, the whole lot had cracked and virtually disintegrated into a crumby mess. The cream and strawberries made it edible but it wasn’t fit to be seen!

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