Yesterday I had a sudden desire to make fondant. I went back to the buttercream rolling fondant recipe I tried back in December. Again, it was incredibly greasy. I refrigerated it and covered my cake this morning. It wasn't pretty--and it tore in a couple of places. The cake wasn't much to brag about either :( It was too fluffy (overmixed) and it almost fell appart. I frosted it and froze it to keep it together. When I covered it the already lumpy frosting made the fondant look extra lumpy...I colored the rest of it yellow and green, and I am going to punch out some flowers to cover the cake tonight. The stuff tastes good, but it doesn't work well in the rolling and transferring department. If my cake looks halfway decent I will post a picture. This recipe called for 1 c crisco, 1 c corn syrup, 1/2 tsp salt, some clear vanilla extract, and 2 lbs of powdered sugar. I am going to try a different recipe the next time which calls for less corn syrup and also has gelatin in the mixture.
I jogged my mile 6 seconds slower than my top speed yesterday. Today I walked a mile with 5 lb hand weights and did some lunges and alternating leg lifts at the end of my route. I jogged sprints this past weekend--40 seconds of fast running, then 60 seconds to recover. I did 6 total sprints. I am adding time to my sprints so I can increase my endurance. I hope I can increase my regular jogging pace if I can get my breathing in better shape.
I am a huge breakfast cereal lover. I like Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Blueberry Shredded Wheat, Oreo O's, Special K with Chocolate or Strawberries, or any sweet cereal with yogurt covered granola bits. I purposely got myself some Cheerios when I went to the grocery store. I can still eat cereal for breakfast, but I will not sit around in the evening and eat a whole bowl of marshmallow chocolate goodness. I can still mix in a little bit of the cereal I like, but I get mainly cheerios. I am beginning to develop a taste for the simple cereal.
Until next time...
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