Guilty pleasures!

ralphinlaos · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

Audrey -

What in the world is Pig Kicking Cake? It sounds awful - and is probably delicious. How do you make it?

I get so many channels, but one I do not get is Bravo. I'd love to see the show James Lipton does - the interview show. Is he still doing it? I do go to Bravo.com and read what they have on-line, but it's not very much. I'd really like to read some of his interviews.

Constance -

I missed Survivor this week - it's on Friday nights here and I was out of town. I have no idea who they kicked off this week - I hope the ladies stayed together and voted off Eric. I think that nurse, Cerie (is that her name?) is just going to sneak through and win this thing. I'll watch in in re-runs this week; maybe it's on today.

Ralph

Penelope · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:04 am Post subject:

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Audrey · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:07 am Post subject:

ralph-

Well pig pickin cake does sound awful, but it is wonderful. A matter of fact I am making one today (well actually two) for the big celebration at my Grandmother's for Mother's Day. The recipe...

You start out with a yellow cake mix and you mix it all up but you add mandarin oranges and blend the mix all together. Then you bake it. And for the icing it is a combination of cool whip, dry vanilla instant pudding mix, and crushed pineapples. It's a pretty light dessert, great for the summer time and you can eat piece after piece. It is highly addicting so I warn you Very Happy

The show by James Lipton? I'm not so sure if I know about that. Enlighten me.

ralphinlaos · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

Penny, you might as well admit it; you were probably reading Penthouse Forum.

Audrey, the cake does sound delicious, much more than it's name. I can find a yellow cake mix and mandarin oranges, but where am I ever going to find cool whip, dry vanilla (what's that?), and instant pudding mix. I can probably crush a pineapple, though.

James Lipton had one of the most popular shows on the Bravo network - maybe it's not on anymore. But he would sit down with someone from the world of the theater and they would just talk for an hour or two. Some of the interviews were fascinating, especially with the older actors and actresses or directors, whatever. I saw bits on them on Larry King Live once and wish I could have seen them all.

Thanks for the recipe - maybe I can adapt it for Laos.

Ralph

Penelope · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject:

No Ralph, I never read anything in Penthouse -

I just look at the pictures! Tease

ralphinlaos · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject:

As opposed to most of us, who just buy it for the well-written articles.

Huh!

Ralph

Audrey · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

Ralph, here is the recipe Smile

What you need:
Yellow Cake mix (+3 eggs, 1 and 1/4 cup of water, 1/3 cup of oil)
Mandarin Oranges (A small can-11oz. I believe)
Cool whip (It can be found in a grocery store in the frozen aisle with the ice cream)
Crushed pineapple (A regular can of this, it should be on the canned food aisle, but I'm sure if it was fresh that would be even better)
Instant Vanilla pudding mix

Directions:
Mix the yellow cake mix (and all the stuff it calls for) with the mandarin oranges and blend them up. I usually make it 3 tears with icing between each layer, it makes for a treat Wink

Bake it for about 15 minutes (until the cakes are golden brown on top) on 350 degrees.

Then while those are baking in the oven work on the icing. Mix the cool whip, pudding mix, and the crushed pineapple. And put it in the fridge, so it won't be so runny for the cake.

Take the cakes out, let them cool (if not your icing will be all drippy on the cake). Then icing that cake up! I like to put mine in the fridge before I eat it, but sometimes I just can't wait.

Enjoy!

Audrey · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject:

Ralph, I have watched Lipton. I think he had Johnny Depp on there one day. Yes, I enjoy that show. Wow you are missing out not having Bravo Sad

tarav · Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

I am a reality show junkie. I do not watch TV much at all, but I will watch just about any reality show if I am watching TV. I have watched America's Next Top Model, Real World, and even Rock of Love! In the book department, I have to say that I love reading these books by Diane Mott Davidson. They are fluff mysteries about a caterer and what I like most about them are the recipes that are included in the novels! I am still trying to think of other guilty pleasures. Does listening to 80's music count as a guilty pleasure?

Penelope · Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject:

Tarav: If you can get a website that shows UK TV - look out for 'Pie in the Sky'. That is about a detective who is also a restauranteur - and has recipes. I like any kind of book so long as it tells you what the people eat!

Very Happy

Daisy · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject: Guilty Pleasures

Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum Novels

Good Napa Valley red wine.

Creamy cheesy homemade pasta dishes - think Marcella Hazan.

Fires- outdoor and inside.

ralphinlaos · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:03 am Post subject:

tarav - Have you ever read Nora Ephron's "Heart Burn?" It's about a New York food writer and has some good recipes (a great one for Key Lime Pie) and is a funny, well-written book. Made into a good movie with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.

I think I read a Diane Mott Davidson book not too long ago; I don't remember the author or the name of the book, but it was about a lady caterer who worked out of her home (with a male assistant) and solved crimes along the way - lots of recipes in the book. I think this was Davidson.

80's music is probably a guilty pleasure; anything to which you can actually understand the lyrics is a pleasure.

Hi Daisy - welcome to BookTalk.

I have a Janet Evanvich book which I haven't read yet, but have never heard of Stephanie Plum

Creamy cheesy homemade pasta dishes are not a guilty pleasure, they are a necessity!

I guess another of my guilty pleasures is politics. I am just hooked and watch evrything political on TV, especially the Sunday morning talk shows (which we get on Sunday evenings). Sunday night is my TV night and I never miss Meet the Press, Wolff Blitzer (CNN, what's the name of that show?), Dateline London (which they have now moved to Saturdays), and the Sunday morning ABC news show with Stephanopolous. I watch them all - and they're all much the same.

Ralph

ralphinlaos · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:04 am Post subject:

tarav - Have you ever read Nora Ephron's "Heart Burn?" It's about a New York food writer and has some good recipes (a great one for Key Lime Pie) and is a funny, well-written book. Made into a good movie with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.

I think I read a Diane Mott Davidson book not too long ago; I don't remember the author or the name of the book, but it was about a lady caterer who worked out of her home (with a male assistant) and solved crimes along the way - lots of recipes in the book. I think this was Davidson.

80's music is probably a guilty pleasure; anything to which you can actually understand the lyrics is a pleasure.

Hi Daisy - welcome to BookTalk.

I have a Janet Evanvich book which I haven't read yet, but have never heard of Stephanie Plum.

Creamy cheesy homemade pasta dishes are not a guilty pleasure, they are a necessity!

I guess another of my guilty pleasures is politics. I am just hooked and watch evrything political on TV, especially the Sunday morning talk shows (which we get on Sunday evenings). Sunday night is my TV night and I never miss Meet the Press, Wolff Blitzer (CNN, what's the name of that show?), Dateline London (which they have now moved to Saturdays), and the Sunday morning ABC news show with Stephanopolous. I watch them all - and they're all much the same.

Ralph

Divissa · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject:

I've got a few guilty pleasures; some are reading-related, and some aren't.
There are some books that I read that aren't really "heavy", but I still enjoy to read them even if there isn't much to discuss about them. I classify these as "fluff." My current fluff enjoyment is the Blood Ties book series by Tanya Huff. I'm on the fifth and final book in the series, and after that I'm going to read a spin-off of it, I think it's called the Shadows series. Basically, the series is about a woman who's a private detective who teams up with her sometimes-lover cop and a romance novel-writing vampire and solves occult cases. Not a heavy read, but I've been enjoying the series.
I also love video games, both PC and on my DS Lite. And I like to indulge in sushi, lavender chocolate, and cherry Italian sodas, though not at the same time.

ralphinlaos · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 2:04 am Post subject:

Hi Divissa -]

And welcome to Book-Talk; I hope you stick around and have some fun.

Most books on the bestseller lists are not very "heavy" at all - and whether we admit it or not, most of us enjoy a little escapism once in a while.

I enjoy detective/suspense novels; I suppose they are considered fluff, but I read every one I can get my hands on.

Ralph


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