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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2008 5:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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.

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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.

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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Here comes my real guilty pleasure, and quite a secret; no one knows this except my mom. I like reading the advice column in an English daily newspaper. I don’t read it everyday but whenever I get a copy, I only read this column and the strips page. All letters are from different states in America. I always marvel that there are many questions in the world, well, in the states, and they are asked and answered. Some are amusing, some interesting, some funny, some profound.


They might have been in English - but they were American letters. I expect you would find the advice columns in English newspapers quite different.

I thought it was great, when we were in India, that I could read the magazines and newspapers, because they were all in English language because that is the common language in India, it seems. I was amazed at the advice pages in the womens' magazines. Much, much more forthright than in ours. Although some of them made me gasp, I found it very refreshing.
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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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.
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2008 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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.

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No Ralph, I never read anything in Penthouse -

I just look at the pictures! Tease
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As opposed to most of us, who just buy it for the well-written articles.

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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

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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.

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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
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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?
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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!


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