tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:12:51 +0000http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/index.shtmlLadyGypsyBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-7483587889000437155Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:07:00 +00002006-12-21T09:12:51.103-05:00Thank you, and goodbye for this year The tech problems have become a real drag. I'm thinking the problem may be with my router, and I don't have the resources to fix it before Christmas. With only 4 days to go, I just can't fathom having to boot, reboot, reconnect, change ports, and reset 3 or 4 times before I even start the baking process each night. Par for the course in 2006. So we're http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/thank-you-and-goodbye-for-this-year.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-1573428593642744009Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:43:00 +00002006-12-20T18:43:41.655-05:00Crummy connection tonight. If im not on by 7 then ill be back tomorrow.--===============================================Brought to you by, Cingular Wireless Messaginghttp://www.CingularMe.COM/http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/crummy-connection-tonight.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-1274418563657759709Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:34:00 +00002006-12-19T18:36:22.819-05:00Live! Up and running again, which merits a big YAY! Tonight's gingerbread recipe is coming from the last post on Leslie's Advent site. If I get to the chocolate pinwheels, that'll be from Alton Brown. :)http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/live-up-and-running-again-which-merits.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-6943038990782636625Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:53:00 +00002006-12-19T06:57:37.482-05:00Ai yi yi First the modem took the night off. Then my laptop decided to walk on the wild side and not cooperate with me. I think I have both issues licked, so it's back to the kitchen with me. And I'm hella behind. Good thing I watched Alton Brown's Good Eats Cookie Episode. I'm reinspired. Think MAYBE I can get gingerbread done tonight? Sheesh.http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/ai-yi-yi-first-modem-took-night-off.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-2052009044241153414Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:45:00 +00002006-12-14T18:45:33.945-05:00Posting from cellphone. Modem wiggy. Will try again later.--Mobile Email from a Cingular Wireless Customer http://www.cingular.comhttp://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/posting-from-cellphone.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-240383436878953312Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:27:00 +00002006-12-14T18:31:03.005-05:00Day 3 - Gingerbread and ... laundry? Because Target rocks, I was able to pick up ginger without having to back to the grocery store. Happy me! So tonight I'll be doing gingerbread and some laundry*. So if you don't see me for a spell, I'm wrestling with my hamper in the laundry room downstairs. *Sorry...I'm out of clean towels and clean panties. One of those things I can skip tomorrow morning. http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/day-3-gingerbread-and.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-7292769428150211293Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:25:00 +00002006-12-12T21:37:03.660-05:00Ugggity ugh ugh Even the vixen shirt couldn't help this night. I have no ginger; therefore, gingerbread was a nogo. So I made regular sugar cookie cutout dough and popped it into the fridge to chill. The oatmeal batter came out really...creamy. But I still had a good time. Tomorrow night I'm writing out Christmas cards, so I'll be back on Thursday. :)http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/ugggity-ugh-ugh-even-vixen-shirt.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-4939652464017605618Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:06:00 +00002006-12-12T20:56:36.107-05:00cookiesLive again! I'm baaaaaack. Tonight I'm making gingerbread sugar cookie dough* to chill for tomorrow and some oatmeal cookies. So pull up a chair and grab a Dew. I'll be here until 9:30/10:00 and may turn Yahoo IM on later on. My 'handle' is ladygypsy. &*@#^*@&&!!! I don't have ginger here. Been restocking on spices and apparently forgot that liiiiiiitle detail. Grrr.. 7:40pm: The sugar cookie http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/live-again-im-baaaaaack.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-2360284760306356004Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:41:00 +00002006-12-11T23:05:31.521-05:00Day 1 wrapup I must admit I was a skosh nervous about the whole setup. But I think this is the easiest and most convenient cookiecam setup I've had yet. Below, you see what I see. And yes, those are vintage crinkly plastic Christmas decorations stuck to my windows. Thank the Lord for those 3M command strips. I can see my desktop pc from the kitchen ("It's all part 'n parcel of the whole http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/day-1-wrapup-i-must-admit-i-was-skosh.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-4890619453393013880Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:27:00 +00002006-12-11T19:38:35.032-05:00Let the baking begin! In a little town in South Jersey. In a high-rise apartment building In a tiny apartment In a tiny kitchen... Stands one woman, alone. For the fifth year straight, she will turn on a webcam and begin to bake cookies. A tradition passed onto her from the women in her family. She will bake, and be pleased. She will burn, and be burned. She will curse, but you will not hear http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2006/12/let-baking-begin-in-little-town-in.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113545755393474305Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:45:00 +00002005-12-24T15:52:33.946-05:00Let nothing you dismay I know, I do this to you every year. Thank you all for another fantastic cookie season. Time's ticking and I have less than 2 hours to get ready for Christmas Eve dinner and I have a small dog snoozing on my lap and a large cat snoozing on my foot. I don't feel like disturbing them. I have more than enough cookies to bring to Christmas dinner tomorrow and to send to http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/let-nothing-you-dismay-i-know-i-do.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113540227086674431Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:09:00 +00002005-12-24T00:31:44.850-05:00The tools that rule! While I'm waiting for the last batch of Snickerdoodles to finish baking, I want to pay tribute to a trio of tools without whom CookieCam would have been MOST difficult. Mixer: Mom got me the Kitchen Aid mixer two Christmases ago. With the paddle attachment, it's totally unstoppable when mixing even the thickest of dough. I even trust it to evenly mix food coloring into http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/tools-that-rule-while-im-waiting-for.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113539824505450471Sat, 24 Dec 2005 04:18:00 +00002005-12-23T23:24:05.056-05:00Evening Update Geez...am I done yet? Apparently not. I just mixed some more of the Minty Chocolate Stars to replace the bunch I brought to work. While that's chilling I'm making more Peanut Butter Blossoms too. And maybe more snickerdoodles. The first batch of toffee turned out to be so mind-numbingly, orgasmically delicious that I was going to make a second batch. Then I burned it. D'oh! http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/evening-update-geez.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113536073672210368Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:53:00 +00002005-12-23T12:58:56.733-05:00Success! The toffee looks good, so far. I used peanuts instead of almonds. So sue me. It's chilling in the fridge. As is the dough for the gingerbread murloc village. As the day goes on I'm less inclined to enter the darn contest. But what makes me most happy is the amount of cookies I'll be able to share with work today. I'll stop over shortly and hand out the little baggies. The tray is http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/success-toffee-looks-good-so-far.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113531424927920544Fri, 23 Dec 2005 04:06:00 +00002005-12-23T10:58:06.946-05:00Change of plans Instead of going with chocolate chips, I decided to whip out the cookie press and make some spritz cookies. They're quick and pretty. Halfway through, John and Kristen came by to visit and experience life on the OTHER side of the cam. Kristen pitched in and extruded some spritz cookies... While John drank the vanilla extract. (Disclaimer: John did not drink vanilla. http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/change-of-plans-instead-of-going-with.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113535343630244348Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:55:00 +00002005-12-23T10:57:16.316-05:00(yawn) Oh look...I typed 9:30am last night. Silly me. (blush) Going to mix some gingerbread dough this morning (still have aspirations of entering the WoW cookie contest) and make some Toffee candy. And yes, I feel as tired as I look.http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/yawn-oh-look.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113530426509273211Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:13:00 +00002005-12-22T21:17:45.106-05:00Mmmphf... Cheez-n-crackers...I just got home. Haven't even eaten yet. I may try and frost some cookies, but will probably just make peanut brittle and/or chocolate chip cookies. Crunch time. Cookie trays will have to be taken to work tomorrow - even though I'm off I want to show the peeps at work how much I care! I think this is the first cookiecam year where I change haircolor midway. To http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/mmmphf.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113526590405567651Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:37:00 +00002005-12-22T10:38:24.070-05:00Change of plans I was supposed to get my hair colored last night, but my stylist cancelled. I'm rescheduled for tonight at 6:30, which will push the cookiecam startup time forward indefinately. Maybe 9pm? Color to be determined.http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/change-of-plans-i-was-supposed-to-get.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113513539430337386Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:17:00 +00002005-12-20T22:29:35.553-05:00Tech issues I couldn't get into Blogger until now and I was having trouble keeping the updated cam image loaded on my laptop. I'm not sure if it was my internet connection at fault, or the notoriously sluggish Blogger. It's probably a combination of both. Tonight the Best Mom in the World joined me for an evening of baking and basically to experience my glamorous life in front of the CookieCam.http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/tech-issues-i-couldnt-get-into-blogger.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113505000123597992Tue, 20 Dec 2005 03:17:00 +00002005-12-19T22:41:24.766-05:00Uneventful, yet productive The gingerbreads baked with very few casualties: And ended up looking scrumptious, albeit plain. (I hate decorating cookies...so I save it until last) And despite the supermixer kicking up a puff of flour out of the bowl, dooming me to a case of white lung in the future... ...the oatmeal raisin cookies turned out okay, though a bit chunky looking. That may be http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/uneventful-yet-productive-gingerbreads.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113504052870468688Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:59:00 +00002005-12-19T20:02:08.716-05:00The plan So you've been watching for the last 1/2 hour and wondering... "What's she gonna do?" Here's the plan...tonight I'll be:Rolling out and baking the gingerbread cookies. Making some Oatmeal-Raisin cookies, and Possibly making some sugar cookie dough to roll out tomorrow. Tonight's CookieCam session is brought to you tonight by Mountain Dew and Harry and David's Moose Munch courtesy ofhttp://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/plan-so-youve-been-watching-for-last.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113494779310149979Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:53:00 +00002005-12-18T18:18:47.466-05:00Oh...my aching feet! Wow...over 5 hours of cookieness today! To recap: The swirl cookies sliced and baked perfectly! I mixed some gingerbread dough...that's in the fridge now for baking tomorrow or Tuesday. I also baked a favorite of the husband's -- cheese sausage balls. Not cookies, really, but it'll be a cold day in hell before I try to launch "Hor d'oeuvre cam." I then mixed and bakedhttp://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/oh.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113493171528165728Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:31:00 +00002005-12-18T13:49:45.136-05:00What's going on today? Here's the plan: I sliced and baked the peppermint swirls from two nights ago. They came out okay, shockingly While they were baking, I mixed up gingerbread dough. That's supposed to chill for 3 hours Now, I'm going to mix and make sausage balls. Then, peanut butter cookies and peanut butter blossoms. The sausage balls and peanut butter duo are the request of my husbandhttp://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/whats-going-on-today-heres-plan-i.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-113487120881521478Sun, 18 Dec 2005 01:57:00 +00002005-12-17T21:00:08.826-05:00CookieCam tomorrow! Today was spent refilling the pantry. Girl can't have enough butter. Anyhoo, I'll be back tomorrow at 12-noon EST to continue the cookie madness.http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2005/12/cookiecam-tomorrow-today-was-spent.htmlLadyGypsytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622336.post-107119352490491615Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:45:00 +00002005-12-16T22:38:54.366-05:002003: I don't make these things up. Honestly. I was well on my way to baking the Chocolate Crinkles. I'd shaped the dough into cute little 1" balls and rolled them generously in powdered sugar. Twelve little crinkles in perfect rows. I lovingly picked up my tray to put in the oven. Today's lesson: Spheres roll. Four little crinkles rolled off of the tray and met their Maker on the 350-degree http://www.ladygypsy.net/cookiecam/2003/12/2003-i-dont-make-these-things-up.htmlLadyGypsy