September 23, 2007

Funnies

Tonight it's back to reality for me after shirking my homework for weeks. I'm combatting it by watching the Cowboys/Bears game, reading the BYU Police Beat, and surfing for college football news. That shows maturity. I'll share some funnies with you in case your team lost this weekend, too:

From the BYU Police Beat, July 11, 2007:

Tip of the Week: Make sure blinds and curtains are fully closed in the morning or at night when showering and getting dressed, as warmer weather tends to bring out exhibitionists.

Huh?

Criminal Mischief

July 4: A man was reported making a suspicious phone call to a female in Helaman Halls in which he claimed he was doing a psychology project and then proceeded to hypnotize the female student on the other end of the line. The roommate of the female came home to find her asleep on the floor. The female is reported of reacting strangely when certain words are spoken.

From the BYU Police Beat, September 20, 2007:

Roommate Conflict

Sept 12: A conflict, due to a failure to communicate and talk problems out, was reported between two 18-year-old female students living in M. Smith Hall in Heritage Halls. The roommates have been arguing over apartment chores and accusing one another of destroying each other's food. Profanity and some hair pulling was involved. This has been turned over to the housing office for a resolution.

I found a great Red Raider blog in Disco Tech. You probably have to be a pretty diehard fan to appreciate most of the site content, but I hope everyone can appreciate this Budweiser Real Men of Genius ad turned anti-Oklahoma State propaganda.



Lemon-Buttermilk Sherbet in Caramel SauceAnd of course the best way to unwind is with some ice cream. I tried another recipe from David Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop. Lemon-Buttermilk Sherbet is extremely quick and easy to make, and this atypical combination just sounded good to me last night when I was perusing the book. I really liked it with the caramel sauce. The picture doesn't look great, because the sherbet was very soft and didn't form a nicely rounded scoop.

Lemon-Buttermilk Sherbet
Recipe by David Lebovitz from The Perfect Scoop
Makes less than 1 quart

1/3 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
1 lemon
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

In a medium, nonreactive saucepan, mix the water and sugar. Grate the zest of the lemon directly into the saucepan. Heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and let stand until the syrup reaches room temperature, then chill thoroughly in the refrigerator.

Whisk the buttermilk into the syrup, then whisk in the lemon juice. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Chocolate-Bread-Pudding
i'm wondering if this would go with sherbet?

Anonymous said...

Great video. He DOES look like a hedgehog! I'll never look at him the same again.

Kimberly said...

Personally, the combination of sherbet and chocolate bread pudding does not sound good to me. Sherbet is almost always flavored by fruit, and I think that a chocolate bread pudding has plenty going on flavor-wise already. Vanilla ice cream would be better, since vanilla is fairly neutral and plays off the vanilla flavor notes in the bread pudding.

The Chocolate Bread Pudding wikiHow recommends several different accompaniments. I would just go with a little cream. That's a pretty heavy dessert with the custard and chocolate combination. I'm not really a bread pudding fan, but maybe I just haven't tried a good version of it.

Anonymous said...

Here are some more funnies for you from the police beat.

http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/65377