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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Hey, Bebeh
Thursday, January 8, 2009
"Check it. I've got a spiky polar-bear-skin rug for us to lounge on, and some suh-weet champagne glasses the size of water coolers. I even put on my navy blue tighty-whities, 'cuz I know how much you dig those.
"What's that, kitten? You like the light blue ones better? No problem."
[patting rug] "This cracked concrete floor is hard, baby, but not as hard as...er...my...devotion to you? Yeah. Yeah, that's it. Hey, kids! What are you doing in here? Amscray, will ya?"
"That's better. Now, where were we? Ah, yes, talking about how lucky you are - or at least how lucky you're gonna be. [waggling eyebrows] Aww yeaaah. This sea I'm lying in is the ocean of my love, and it's all for you, girl, it's all for you. [wink wink]
"What's a matter, doll? Still not convinced? How 'bout if I do some leg lifts?"
"My sticker may say 'yellow', pudd'n, but this here treat is pure chocolate, if you know what I'm sayin'."
I don't know about you, Aimee T., Lisa C., J.B., and Becky B., but I am definitely in the mood - for cake.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 299 Newer› Newest»- Unknown said...
- January 8, 2009 at 9:38 AM
That spike-studded Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man can't be comfortable for that poor guy to lay down on...
- January 8, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Boozy Tooth said...
What says come on over for a booty call more than a spikey Polar Bear rug, cracked concrete floor, and plastic child predator doing leg lifts? Nada, my friends, nada.
Jen, but you are the charmer mon cheri. - January 8, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Bachelor #3 there looks like he's on a polar-bear shaped pool floatie.
That's the only way I can reconcile the Speedo, anyway. - January 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
This post had me peeing in my pants. Hilarious!!!!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Ryan said...
Haha, I love the bear skin rug renditions - that makes it so much better.
- January 8, 2009 at 9:42 AM
But LOL at your commentary, which nearly made me spit water on my computer.
Word verification was verri: This post was verri funny. - January 8, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Jeshii said...
What is that a reference too? It has to be something, or otherwise why would they all have the same thing essentially? Is this some portion of the collective consciousness that I have (thankfully) missed out on?
- January 8, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- Megan said...
Hahahaha! What in the name of buttercream frosting were they thinking???
word verification: skindis. Um, I'd rather not. - January 8, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- D.B. Echo said...
Crocheted polar bear skin rugs are the best!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:44 AM
I thought the first one was Barbie's Ken wrestling with the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man.
WV: flion.... I want to be the flion the wall when these wreckorators first debut this kind of "art" to a coworker. - January 8, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- k-bro said...
I thought the first one was being attacked by the abominable snowman. - January 8, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- Jen said...
This is by far my favorite Cake Wreck day!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- Concrete Mama said...
oh. my.
the bearskin rug is the best part.
what on EARTH is the point of this cake? - January 8, 2009 at 9:47 AM
So, do the instructions on the "figurine" package say: "Use star tip to pipe bear skin rug or reasonable facsimile. Place on top of rug."
- January 8, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- gfxchick said...
Wow. I had no idea this cake was available. I am speechless. Is this "design" in one of those books of available designs? Wow.
- January 8, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Cheryl said...
OMG...I got that same exact cake for my 19th birthday!! (Ahem...21 years ago....) The guy is still sitting in my mom's china cabinet!! LOL
- January 8, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- queenb said...
oh dear goodness....frosting bear skin rugs....even in all this wreckiness, something I thought I'd never see....
Love it! - January 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Bachelor #2's head doesn't match his body!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Ummmm. . . the "rugs"? I would have guessed otter, rhino and race car - skin rugs but bear? I don't see it.
- January 8, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Why... why, why, why are there multiples of this absurd cake!?
- January 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Aw, if only I'd known about those cakes before my 40th birthday.
- January 8, 2009 at 10:02 AM
i know just the friend i'm going to request THESE CAKES for for her birthday.
she will die of embarrassment and i will die of laughing my ass off.
these are gold. gold i tell you! - January 8, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- Leah said...
This is just to funny! Thanks for the laugh.
- January 8, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- lynettepleasant said...
Is that supposed to be Burt Reynolds from the Cosmo centerfold 1123356489099870 years ago?
- January 8, 2009 at 10:08 AM
- I think my name is Jenny? said...
I usually read your blogs with my kids. It's a good thing I was too busy to include them. I was laughing 'til I cried! I don't even want to think about any occasions that would warrant one of these cakes. I can't even believe they make the plastic man in the first place. Someone somewhere is totally warped! Thanks for such a great post. -Jen
- January 8, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
A couple of those rugs look like the Abominable Snowman from Rudolph. Are these cakes celebrating the adult version of that movie?
"Hermey wants to be a male stripper!" - January 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM
I know what kind of cake I want for my birthday. Ooooh yeah... Makes me think of cheesey 80's goodness! Oh if only he had some painted on chest hair! oooooooer!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Just to make matters even better, does Bachelor #3's cake have text-spacing issues? "Bettis Getting Older"--Is the person's name "Bettis" and the decorator doesn't know proper grammar, or is her name "Bett" and she "IS getting older"? Just something to ponder while I do leg lifts on a bear-skin rug...
- January 8, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Jeshii & Linnea -- Monstrosities along these lines are sometimes served at bridal showers and bachelorette parties.
My cousin once got one, entirely frosted, without the speedo. Ugh!!!! Three guesses which portion of the cake everyone refused to eat?
WV: manerman. As in, man-er-man that is one unbelievable cake. - January 8, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- bitsie said...
I don't understand the writing on the red-undied one.
"Bettis getting old"?
A misspelled "beats getting old"?
"Bett is getting old"?
It's times like this I'm glad I just make my own darned cakes! - January 8, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh, yeah. These would really put me in the mood..for a diet. Geez. Why have a real man when you can have a plastic one on a spiked rug? Heh, heh, heh...
~Amy B - January 8, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- ME! said...
The scary thing is that SO MANY different cake places have this creepy "leisure suit larry" sans-suit guy on cake.
surist - This surist a seducing cake! - January 8, 2009 at 10:23 AM
OMG! I got one of those cakes for my 18th birthday. I had forgotten all about it until your brought that memory flying back! Too funny!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- Ice Cream said...
*cough, cough*
Ahem... uh...
*clear throat*
These look... tasty?
Not sure what to say here.
And why doesn't speedo boy #2's face match his body? - January 8, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Bibi said...
Oh my! I particularly like that the one "bear" is stabbed with a plastic Lucky Lady sign.
Not so lucky for the bear I guess, but the plastic man who survived drinking the 2 biggest drinks on the planet is plenty lucky to be so "perky." - January 8, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Amanda said...
So funny! Long time reader and I always get a laugh, but today it really struck me I guess, so I had to comment. =)
- January 8, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- Kate said...
I also vote this as my favorite cakewreck day ever! Commentary/"dialog" was priceless on this one. I love it!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM
AHHH!!! In light of all the global warming/endangered polar bear stories out there right now, a mostly naked guy floating around on what is (clearly) a dead polar bear prostrate on a blue ocean of cake is both topical and tasteless! Good for you, wrecky bakers! Take a stand!
Ha ha ha... HILARIOUS. - January 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- Amber said...
Nothing sets the mood like this cake!!!
I have to say this site has given me a whole new outlook on cakes!! It's wonderful!! I cannot believe the cakes decorators try to pass off!! Do they really think the cakes look good??? - January 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- Vashti said...
So wrong on EVERY level!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM
I just found your blog and I gotta say, this stuff is just so wonderfully horribly wrong, it's awesome.
- January 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Jesica said...
This just made my entire rainy day!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Trevor said...
You know, I had no idea that this theme would be so prevalant, and I was actually asked last night if I make adult-themed cakes. not that these are that adult.
But on that third cake (I think.. second?) the border and string work down the sides are actually nice! What the hell happened to the top!?! - January 8, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Cara said...
I like the Disney Princess napkins in the background of the first cake. Really makes you wonder what age group this "party" was for....
- January 8, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Misha said...
I had no idea that first one was supposed to be a bear skin rug when I first looked at it. I thought it was a screwy cloud, as if to portray some sort of "dream consort."
Those are all so awesomely creepy, though! I dig it (in the same way I dig really bad European '90s music). - January 8, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- Budgyrl said...
Why does the polar bear in the third picture have such a giant tail? I did not know that polar bears had giant tails. You learn something new everyday I tell ya!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- A Woman Of No Importance said...
I can scarcely believe my eyes, and I'd bet the polar bear feels the same - Brrrrrrrr!
That's a cake maker (just the one I'd guess, and hope!) who is working out some kind of serious obsession, non? - January 8, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- marybindc said...
Bettis Getting Old?
- January 8, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- That Girl said...
I've never commented on here before but that was hilarious!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Excellent commentary! Just needed some chick-a- wow-wow guitar in the background...
- January 8, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Oh my. There was more than one? Wow.
- January 8, 2009 at 10:44 AM
The best thing about Erica's super-spikey cake (the first one) is that it comes with Disney princess napkins! How old is Erica that both are appropriate??
- January 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM
*** shakes head **** Never mind, just .... never mind. These are wrecky in too many ways!
WV: laste - what these wrecks are; bad laste. - January 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- エリック said...
Does that one who is flying/cruising through the sky/ocean say "Bett is getting older" or some other variation.. and have the poor spacers struck again ?
- January 8, 2009 at 10:47 AM
My husband did not mention he was doing any cake modeling...Looking good darlin'
- January 8, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- Lindsey Wolfe said...
Frequent reader - but never posted. This post had me bust out laughing so hard my boss stuck his head out of his office to see what was going on! HAHA! Awesome!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:50 AM
I'm kinda thinking MAYBE bachlorette party (except for the one that says "Bettis getting old" which I'm guessing is supposed to be Betti's getting old. Either way, not nice.
But please tell me these all came from the same place and they just had some extra plastic men lying around and couldn't figure out what to do with them. Although I'm not sure that sounds much better. - January 8, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Ream O Rama said...
I'm speechless. The fact you could even get one bohunk on a bearskin rug....but no, you get a choice of colors! Wow.
WV: grous. He grous me out, bebeh. - January 8, 2009 at 10:52 AM
These cakes crack me up. They look like something made for a bridal shower/bachelorette party circa 1977. And did you notice the size of the "claws" on the last "rug?" Holy cow!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Grandma J said...
I can't believe they're still doing these cakes! I was an in-store decorator for about 10 years starting in 1991, and I thought they were pretty cheesy back then.
Once in a great while people would order the silly things though. Usually for a stag-ette party or some woman's 30th birthday or something...generally as a joke.
I believe that after I ran out of these sexy men, I ripped the picture out of the book and never ordered any more. Jeannie - January 8, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Does the 3rd one say, 'Bettis getting old?'. If Betti is indeed getting on in years, then she will surely appreciate the gigalo cake.
These are just horrific, yet absolutely hilarious! - January 8, 2009 at 10:56 AM
The leg lifts! It took all I had to hold the laughter in. Thanks for making the start of my work day just a little more absurd.
I also wanted to say that I've loved all the cakes you've posted, but I've never felt inspired to "wreck"-reate one before today. My friend has no idea what she's getting for Valentine's Day. - January 8, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Oh my God, I used to see cakes like these in bakery windows in the 70's. I thought that the plastic gigolo cake decoration disappeared with disco. PLEASE tell me these cakes aren't recent! Please tell me that the plastic gigolo has not returned (still wearing the same 70's hairstyle no less. Geeze louise, even Ken dolls have changed their hair since then).
- January 8, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Anna said...
Hark - do I hear a little Marvin Gaye in the background?
My goodness - that has to be one of the best posts yet! Where can I get mine?!?!?! - January 8, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Jessica said...
I can't imagine why. Really. Why?
- January 8, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- WILLOW TREE said...
Oh My. Hilarious!!
Blessings, Carolynn - January 8, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- E.A.D. said...
I wondered why the first guy was lying on a pile of misshapen marshmallows. And why is one lying on a crocheted version of a bearskin rug? And have you noticed that all these male figurines either look like child predators, or those jerks in high school that other girls drooled over because they were on a sports team?
Maybe that's the reason for the speedos. They're all trying to recapture those glory days. - January 8, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Mama Nirvana said...
Seriously? I am definitely shopping at the wrong bakery.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Unknown said...
That is too funny.. wow, this is a fav of mine.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:05 AM
O.M.G.! I Can NOT Stop Laughing over This one! Excellent narration - As Usual!! You Always leave me rolling, but This one was Spectacular!! :-D
- January 8, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- harmzie said...
*Somewhere* there has to be an "it's supposed to look like this" photo. I tried searching but came up blank.
Thank goodness it comes with a plastic figurine. Can you imagine if they had to recreate the man?
(crocheted - yes, I saw that too) - January 8, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Lindsay said...
What disturbs me the most are the Disney Princess napkins in the background of the first picture. Who'd they get this cake for?!
- January 8, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Christie said...
I am literally crying I am laughing so hard at today's entry. I think it was the "pudd'n" that sent me over the edge. :D
- January 8, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- MarieA said...
you made my day today! I am falling out of my chair laughing (sneaking peaks at work) and my team is wondering what I am cracking up about.
For an about to be divorced woman - this is my kind of cake!
Hey! Can I make a request? divorce cakes? puleese? - January 8, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Hyena Overlord said...
I thought the abmoninable snowman was attacking bacholer #1.
Bacholer #2 has been on display for quite some time judging from the cracked icing. Someone must have done a background check. The tu tu under the cake sends a mixed message as well.
Bacholer #3 has a spelling/spacing error. I think it's supposed to say "Bet it's getting old" in reference to Bacholer #2's cake.
I agree with Sarah about the pool floatie. I see it as well in Bacholer #4's cake. Except he looks like he's in an extra large jacuzzi.
Speedo's and cake are never the right decision.
wvotd vence: the opposite of hence. Bacholer #2's cake was made many years vence the other cakes. - January 8, 2009 at 11:17 AM
I think the most disturbing thing about the first cake isn't the fact that it has a near naked man on a bear skin run. No, the disturbing part is the Disney Princess paper napkins in the background.
Please, oh please, tell me this cake isn't for a childs birthday.
If so, I have a number for a good therapist you will most certainlly be needing later in life. - January 8, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Heidi said...
I didn't even know they *had* erotic bakeries. Or at least I'm going to the wrong Wal-Mart. Mine doesn't sell nekkid man cakes OR polar bear rugs!
Seriously, who thinks these things up?? - January 8, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- Kathleen Taylor said...
Looks like one of them is on a maxi-pad...
- January 8, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
Does anyone else see a Nuva Ring on that first cake? Ack!
- January 8, 2009 at 11:24 AM
You know those grown men buy those half-naked statues in comic stores of their favorite superheroine or warrior woman or whatever? I feel like these cakes were made for the female equivalent of those guys.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- MichieGrl said...
Jeshii, you have never been seduced by a hairless man wearing a speedo on a polar bear rug? Huh. I thought everyone had that experience in their twenties.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Men aside let's look at the bears. We have #1 the bear that looks like those egg crate mattress pads...yeah that's sexy alright. #2 looks like he's doing the guru thing and that may just be a polar bear bed of nails? #3 and #4 both have the fierce claw action going on but I've never seen a rug with the claws attached. A trophy mount, yes...a rug? No. Because nothing kills the mood like a pointy claw in the back (or the bottom of the foot) And what's up with the tail on 4? Polar bears have butt stumps, not tails.
Okay bears aside, I can't think of a reason to give one of these cakes other than possibly:
1.) It's going to a Barbie collector who thinks Ken just isn't delivering if y'know what I mean.
2.) You really want to get fired (or didn't pay attention to that sexual harassment cake) and decide this is the perfect gift for your boss.
3.) You're just twisted like that.
Awesomeness! - January 8, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Me said...
I think this is my favorite post ever! this beats the naked carrot jockey babies in my book! I can't believe this type of plastic cake topper figurine thing exists!
- January 8, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- Poetry Sue said...
LOL what a great way to start the work day
- January 8, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Okay...I have to post on this one...what's with the princess napkins in the first picture. Please do not tell me this was for a child's birthday party.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- Wendy said...
Hmmm... I wonder where I could go to get myself a plastic man...?
Wait! There he is! Why didn't I think of looking in the bakery before? - January 8, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- Andrea Frederick said...
What shocks me is more than one person makes this cake. Honestly!
- January 8, 2009 at 11:41 AM
- Reformed Supermom said...
Wow. Uh...these wrecks make me feel a lil funneh...
- January 8, 2009 at 11:42 AM
- Thistledew Farm said...
Are you sure that's a polar bear rug and not the Abominable Snowman about to eat him?
- January 8, 2009 at 11:42 AM
OMG, what a way to start out the morning! As always, love the commentary by Jen. I do have a question though, what the heck does "Bettis Getting Old" mean on the 3rd one??
- January 8, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Emily S. said...
that is all. - January 8, 2009 at 11:43 AM
I had one of these buttercream wonders for my bachelorette party 5 years ago (Lucky me! I know, I know). It comforts me to know that some slightly inappropriate sugary hot messes never change.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:44 AM
- ilovebabyquilts said...
I don't understand why the traditional bear skin rug has turned into a polar bear. Would it look too much like he was laying in a pool of poo if they made it a traditional brown bear skin?
- January 8, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Elizabeth Douglas said...
Aboninable Snowman rugs for the win!
This post is "Pure chocolate." - January 8, 2009 at 11:47 AM
About Wreck #2.
It looks like some skill went into the cake itself (the ribbon work on the sides)...so what would possess them to plop that sleezy plastic guy on top of a pretty cake?
And the cracks - what's up with those? Maybe Mr. Washboard Abs is heavier than he looks. - January 8, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Nothing says sexy like lying on the skin of an endangered species.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:48 AM
so is this all from one company? is there a number to order from?? hehehe i know just the person to give this awesome cake too hehehehe I LOVE THIS BLOG!!!!!
- January 8, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- Mrs. Burns said...
Good GOD! A Burt Reynolds Cake!
- January 8, 2009 at 11:53 AM
- FreedomFirst said...
Aaauuuuggghhhh! Yuck!
Sorry, I just find guys in spandex undies really gross. - January 8, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- Bailey's Leaf said...
I haven't laughed that hard for a long time. What the heck are they thinking? I do have to comment that the round cake seems to be well done except for that crap on the top. (And obviously the "polar bear" rug.)
- January 8, 2009 at 12:07 PM
- kellybelly said...
Hehe, just like the infamous "Lucky Lady" window painting on one of the panaderías in my hometown...
http://flickr.com/photos/kellybelly/107869589/ - January 8, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- Molly said...
I've heard of a bear skin rug, but a POLAR bear skin rug? I'm not feeling it.
- January 8, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Careful ladies, this is how carrot-riding babies with mohawks are made......
- January 8, 2009 at 12:24 PM
it's the Don Bailey carpet guy!
http://www.donbaileyflooring.com/ - January 8, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Sandi said...
This just goes to show that the only thing that travels faster than bad news is a bad cake idea.
- January 8, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Re: the third cake...if you take out the "i-s" it looks like a perfectly spaced "Bett Getting Old." Methinks they did the old "who are the Chefs" thing and realized after they piped it that they were missing a word, so they squeezed it in and hoped no one would notice.
Judging by the comments on this blog, they were wrong. - January 8, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Suzanne Dargie said...
OMG! I thought toilet cakes were the limit! These are crazy! Your commentary is SO fitting! I recently introduced your blog to my teenaged nieces and they love it! I'm sure they'll laugh their heads off at this post!
- January 8, 2009 at 12:34 PM
While your comentary about had me in tears, reading the everybody comments from top to bottom has just put me over the top...
The tears are flowing because I'm laughing my @ss off. Everyone here is in rare form today. - January 8, 2009 at 12:35 PM
That cake could be even better if the 'muscle' man was loading the dishwasher.
I'm just sayin... - January 8, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- *~*Lis*~* said...
Seriously there are more than one of these cakes!!
- January 8, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Luvvie said...
LMAO @ the convo. It was deliciously tacky. Loved it!
- January 8, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- joan said...
I love the spiky, painful looking rugs! I think the only way these cake could be better (worse?) is if the rug was a CCC.
"...both topical and tasteless..."
"Hermie wants to be a stripper."
"I getta lick the guy!"
How did I live before I found this blog? - January 8, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- jengersnap said...
I love how Ken #2 and #4 have heads much lighter then their bodies. They must have been baked wrong in the tanning booth.
WV: unidat. I fear they're not wearing something unidat! - January 8, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- the un-bride said...
what the HELL is up with these?!? Please tell me this isn't a trend.
- January 8, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- Mad Izatie said...
Oy vey. Scary as hell. ... I'm surprised they didn't use black icing to make the doll's chest hair. o.o
- January 8, 2009 at 1:03 PM
*uncontrolled giggling*
- January 8, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- joan said...
BTW, what is UP with the giant champagne glasses?
- January 8, 2009 at 1:07 PM
The sad part is that it didn't just stop with one.
- January 8, 2009 at 1:08 PM
- jamiebentley said...
Um, I just sent this link to my husband and friends with the note "I want this for my 30th Birthday Party."
Is that wrong? - January 8, 2009 at 1:08 PM
- Dea said...
Your commentary is PRICELESS!!! OMG, these are so awesomely bad!!!
My personal favorite is the last one - because it so OBVIOUSLY is not a special order - it's just done up, put out there in the store, waiting for someone to decide to take him home. That in and of itself is so horrifyingly hilarious.
WV - wootter - is it just me that's thinking naughty thoughts?? - January 8, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- Beth said...
OMG I'm dying laughing! Tears in my eyes. Thanks Jen, I needed this today!
- January 8, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- Missy said...
WHY, when I read Jen's commentary, is the only thing I can think of is the Ben Affleck/Kristen Wiig "Target Lady" skit from SNL?!
wvotd: alses. You can all bet your alses these cakes are disgusting! - January 8, 2009 at 1:17 PM
- Sammee said...
Oh, Oh, Oh, my side hurts from laughing so hard!!!
- January 8, 2009 at 1:29 PM
- Michelle said...
Funnies. Post. Ever.
and some day, i want that cake. . . or Tom Seleck, one of the two - January 8, 2009 at 1:36 PM
- Erin said...
Ummmm ... still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that some one, some where, decided there was a need for those plastic guys, and then followed through and made them. "Hey, where do you work?" "I work in the factory that makes the little plastic, speedo wearing guys for cakes."
- January 8, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- Kate said...
Oh wow...I would not be able to eat if someone set this cake in front of me. Sick...
- January 8, 2009 at 1:39 PM
OMG...are those cakes based on THIS?
I think that's something that should have been left to die a quiet death in obscurity... o.O
Spot on commentary; I fell off the chair laughing at the post and the comments.... HA! - January 8, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Ah, the "Macho Man" kit sold by Bakery Crafts:
Sadly, the example cake doesn't look much better than the wrecked versions.
WV= belessin.
It's a belessin this cake isn't ordered very often. - January 8, 2009 at 1:51 PM
I just want to say...thank you for making me laugh aloud. Every. Single. Day!! Robin
- January 8, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- Concrete Mama said...
"Careful ladies, this is how carrot-riding babies with mohawks are made......"
I think I just peed my pants.
LOL! yes, the funniest post ever! - January 8, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- WM said...
Apparently there was a memo that went out on this "idea", since these are not from the same bakery?
Hysterical...and scary. - January 8, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- lexis said...
My birthday is in November - who's getting me one of these?
- January 8, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- Seraphim9 said...
My parents bought me a cake JUST LIKE the first one on my 18th birthday - that was 21 years ago. You'd think they'd have come up with something different by now.
- January 8, 2009 at 2:16 PM
You are absolutely hilarious! The dialogue in this post almost made me pee in my pants!!
- January 8, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- Mella said...
Aaaargh , whol buys this "cake"
- January 8, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- Shoshanah Marohn said...
Friends, March 27th, this is my cake. Until you come up with another one even more ghetto fabulous, which is, well, very doubtful.
- January 8, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Etiquette Bitch said...
jen, would that be you're in the mood for BEEFcake?
What does CW1 say-- "Links"?
And CW3 (or 2?) -- Betti's getting old? Or is it supposed to be "Bett is getting old"?
too funny. - January 8, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- Etiquette Bitch said...
ps-until i saw "polar bear rug," i thought guy #1 was lying in a marshmallow mountain.
- January 8, 2009 at 2:46 PM
I know Jerome Bettis is getting old, but do we need a whole cake with a scantily clad man to mark the passing of years?
Besides, he and I were born in the same year! Sheesh, people! - January 8, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Dawn said...
I think this may be a reference to Burt Reynolds Playgirl centerfold. It is the same pose on a bearskin rug. Just google it.
- January 8, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- the ginabean said...
No! I refuse to believe that there was actually more than one of these made! Ick!
And that first cake looks like he's lying on the Stay Puft marshmallow man. - January 8, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- Kristin said...
Its a booty call cake style...bwahahahahaha.
- January 8, 2009 at 2:59 PM
This post was the funniest I've seen in a while!!!
- January 8, 2009 at 3:05 PM
My nearly 4-year-old said, "Wow, that's a man cake. And he's in the snow, & I think he's a candle." For some reason "man cake" cracked me up almost as much as Jen's commentary.
- January 8, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- Kim said...
I keep hearing...
Fly to me my ladybug...
that's you (wink)...
in the misty morning.
The Jack-in-the-Box Commercial that won't go away. - January 8, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- Julie said...
I managed to stay composed until I got to the "leg lifts".....
...howling... - January 8, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- LadyRhian said...
Is it just me, or is that last polar bearskin rug... indecent? What *is* the vaguely arrow-shaped thing? It the rug wrong-side up?
Spam word: Aphytere. Those guys are wearing one awfully ugly aphytere - January 8, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- kimbalaya said...
I think the thing I find most disturbing is that there isn't just one of them. No, there's 2. No, there's 3. OMG They just keep on multiplying!!!
Word verification: boott... why yes, there is an awful lot of boot-t (booty) on this entry! - January 8, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Amusing and horrifying at the same time!
- January 8, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow.... I how the last one appears like its something just sold in a grocery store.
- January 8, 2009 at 3:34 PM
The way you posted the story line with it made the cake SO much more funny!
- January 8, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- LKB said...
These should be accompanied by a nice recording by Barry White singing "Let's Get it On."
-Lavetta - January 8, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Mandi said...
BUAHAHAHA!I had to forward this to my sisters and one said she's been at a bachelorette party with this cake! HAHAHA!!!
- January 8, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- Gretchen said...
Where do these designs even come from? One cake like this would be an anomaly, three + makes me think there's something weird lurking out there in the collective unconscious...
- January 8, 2009 at 4:18 PM
This cake is an imitation of Burt Reynold's famous naked photo shoot for Cosmopolitan! Check it out on google images.
- January 8, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Leslie said...
I forgot to say that I could almost hear the Barry White music playing in the background.
- January 8, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- Jess T said...
Holy crap! Think I had an accident. Ha ha ha!
- January 8, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Denise said...
I haven't laughed that hard in ages.
Thanks...yeah, baby! - January 8, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Laura said...
we sell those plastic hotties where I work. Once I started reading Cake Wrecks I looked at them in a whole new light. And now, here they are, on Cake Wrecks. Why am I not surprised?
- January 8, 2009 at 4:37 PM
I saw this exact cake design in a catalog at a bakery in Baltimore. The guy on the rug was on one page and the one on the next, facing page was for first communion.
- January 8, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Melissa said...
All I can think of is the SNL bit with Christopher Walken offering cham-pa-gne...
- January 8, 2009 at 5:08 PM
In my attempt to find a picture of what the book cake looks like, I ran into a picture of Mario Lopez, naked, on a bear rug. I'm going to go find a good therapist now
wv: calcomic They have calories, and they are definitely comic. - January 8, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- Melenie said...
I am ashamed to say that I ordered the female version of this cake for my husband a few years ago. I am a Wreck Enabler. I wish I had a picture. - January 8, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- K.Lee said...
That's not a polar bear...it's a squished Yeti!
- January 8, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Marie said...
Some women go out on Friday nights. Some prefer to stay home with cake.
- January 8, 2009 at 5:34 PM
- Brianna T said...
I love these! I'll have to see if I can find one for my drag queen friend's 40th birthday.
sessessi: thess plasstic mensss isss ssso sessessi - January 8, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Bri said...
I don't know if I'm more amazed that people make cakes with plastic gigalos on them or that people make plastic gigalos.
Insane! Wonderfully insane!
WV: gueates -- those mens got some awesome gueates! *bats eyelashes* - January 8, 2009 at 6:16 PM
- Unknown said...
Holy moly, these may be worse than the Flame body spray website (also involves bearskin rug).
- January 8, 2009 at 6:41 PM
- BellaLovesPink said...
Hilarious!!! Best Wreck of the year...so far!
- January 8, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Oooh.. god. This just made me laugh til my sides hurt.
I love your commentary, Jen. XD It's the best! I can't decide which one is worse.. it's just all around bad. The pink/purple liquid the first guy is lounging on with his road-kill rug is pretty rank-looking, though.. - January 8, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- Camille said...
Oh my freaking heck! This has to be one of my favorite posts of all time.
- January 8, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- Keemster said...
- January 8, 2009 at 7:03 PM
The first guy looks like he's gettin' it on with the Abominable Snowman! I'm guessing that's the Northern Lights in the background?
- January 8, 2009 at 7:12 PM
- Love This Space said...
egads, I saw this one over Christmas but couldn't take a picture because the store security guard was posted right by it.
- January 8, 2009 at 7:13 PM
That is so strange that you put these on today, because I just saw one at the grocery store yesterday! Where are they all coming from?
- January 8, 2009 at 7:14 PM
- Persnickety Ticker said...
I haven't laughed so hard in weeks!! The fact that there are at least 4 cakes like this out there in existence makes it even more funny! The commentary was priceless!!
Word vert: fulowe. As in, let that champagne from those watercooler sized glasses fulowe! - January 8, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Jillian Anderson said...
As the cakes get worse, it looks like the scary plastic men are jamming their elbows into the "polar bear"'s throats. The last guy wins. That polar bear is down for the count.
Jillian - January 8, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- debbiearnn said...
- January 8, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- sendingtheclowns said...
Well, now, what have we here?
I think I'll have a migraine with a side of nausea, please.
Those plastic "men" leave plenty to be desired; the heads are WAY too big for the bodies, for one ugly thing--and the legs are positioned all pretty, like a woman's. And they use NAIR! The last one appears to have fallen off the balcony of his cheap motel and landed on a giant three-toed sloth.
Who WOULDN'T want one of these?! - January 8, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- Bridget said...
Greatest cakes I have ever laid eyes on. I'll be needing one of these for my birthday which sadly wasn't even a month ago. I can't wait 11 plus months... it'll be sooooo worth it
- January 8, 2009 at 8:16 PM
oh my goodness
as if i wasn't laughing enough when i read the blog post - i came to comment on the bears and read all the comments .... that did it ... i was laughing so hard i was CRYING and my partner came up from downstairs to see what was wrong
after he read it (giggling) he said "i know why you read this everyday"
the bears (?) are the killer for me .... those big black evil eyes .... arhhhhhh
PS in australia we call those speedos 'budgie smugglers' ... !!! - January 8, 2009 at 8:22 PM
- Gallifrey said...
Classic, they are so great and so are your words Jen, I am going to get one of these for my single sister..... she will hate me for it too LOL
Great as always!! - January 8, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- Shalmeno said...
These are so wonderfully wrong that I LOVE them. Definitely the best (i.e., the most laugh-inducing) post I've read in a while!
- January 8, 2009 at 8:41 PM
- Kritter Krit said...
I just snorted a tic-tac onto my keyboard.
Seriously, this one needs to be framed and put permanently on your sidebar for easy reference.
My four-year old daugther just walked in the room and pointed to the screen. "Can I have one like that for my birthday, Mama?"
Eeesh. - January 8, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- Sara said...
Mmmm. Buttercream, bulging plastic muscles, and poorly executed sexiness.
That's just a typical Saturday night around here... - January 8, 2009 at 8:56 PM
That's a hunk! Ha, you could try to make your own at this easy bake online decorating game. http://www.ampgames.com/game/559/Easy-Bake.html
- January 8, 2009 at 9:12 PM
- Unknown said...
I thought that in the first picture, the smooth moves dude was lying on the Michelin Man or the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
It kills me that this sort of cake is popular.
-- Kate, redmcfred.blogspot.com - January 8, 2009 at 9:15 PM
I read this in my mind with a Barry White type voice. I was near tears!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- hockey_mum said...
Oh god! I want one. Those are too funny! Where oh where did they find them???
Thank you so much I was having the worst week and this totally cheered me up!! - January 8, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- Scritzy said...
Holy crap! The first one looks just like George Hamilton in Where the Boys Are!
For what it's worth, I was craft shopping today and, I came across an entire bag of Naked Mohawk Babies for just $1.99.
Of COURSE I bought them. (What're YOU looking at, check-out guy?)
Word verification: hootio. No explanation needed. - January 8, 2009 at 9:42 PM
I think the funniest thing about these is the sheer volume of them. Who knew there were so many men lying about in speedos on bear skin rugs? Lol!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:31 PM
I am seriously laughing so hard there are tears rolling. Oh my. I needed that!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:31 PM
- Kellygirlnyc said...
Wowee wow wow! I had no idea there was a market for these. They totally crack me up.
Appropriately the word verification is borpoo, which sort of is what the guys are laying on. Bwahahaha! - January 8, 2009 at 10:34 PM
- Jennifer said...
99% perfect. I really think that first dude would have said "shuga", not sugar. So, so funny.
- January 8, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- Sabrina said...
oh.my.god! GENUIS!!! Where can i get one of these bad boys *wink wink*
i was laughing so hard my husband said "you lookin' at those cakes again? Keep it down you're going to wake the kids!" note to self: no reading cake wrecks when muh bebees are sweepin - January 8, 2009 at 10:39 PM
"Betti's getting old?"
No matter what it's supposed to say, it's illegible.
But aside from that particular flaw, this would be the best prank cake EVER!
I have a few girlfriends with weddings coming up.... *evil grin* - January 8, 2009 at 10:46 PM
- Ted S. (Just a Cineast) said...
The music I thought of was I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred. As for guys using Nair, I had a friend in college who was into bodybuilding, and he shaved a lot of his body. I don't know if he used Nair or anything like that, though.
My mom worked in a place where they probably would have had a good laugh at one of these cakes. (Her female co-workers bought her an "over the hill" bra for her 60th birthday as a gag gift.) And I'm sure there are similar versions with scantily-clad women on top for us guys, so why not these cakes for women?
I think a good rule of thumb is that if there's anything sexual you can think of, somebody else has already commercialized it. - January 8, 2009 at 10:46 PM
>> put on my navy blue tighty-whities
How can you have navy blue tighty-whities? Wouldn't those be tighty-bluies? - January 8, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- joyce said...
wow---going for 200 comments on this cake--and I am amazed at the attention to detail of the commenters. Princess napkins indeed. Whoa.
- January 8, 2009 at 11:28 PM
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And while you're at it, why not congratulate dad, too?
Of course, mom also did her part:
You could even illustrate the whole process with the aid of disturbing plant analogies:
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Upper Respiratory Infection (URI or Common Cold)
What is an upper respiratory infection (URI)?
An upper respiratory infection (URI), also known as the common cold, is one of the most common illnesses, leading to more primary care provider visits and absences from school and work than any other illness every year. It is estimated that during a one-year period, people in the U.S. will suffer one billion colds. Caused by a virus that inflames the membranes in the lining of the nose and throat, colds can be the result of more than 200 different viruses. However, among all of the cold viruses, the rhinoviruses cause the majority of colds.
Facts about an URI or cold:
- Most children will develop at least six to eight colds a year. This number increases for children who attend day care.
- Colds may occur less frequently after the age of 6.
- Adults get colds about two to four times a year.
When is "cold season?"
Although upper respiratory infections can occur at any time of year, children are most likely to have colds during fall and winter, starting in late August or early September until March or April. The increased incidence of colds during the "cold season" may be attributed to the fact that more children are indoors and close to each other. In addition, many cold viruses thrive in low humidity, making the nasal passages drier and more vulnerable to infection.
What causes the common cold?
There are many different types of viruses that cause the common cold. In fact, over 200 different varieties of viruses can cause the symptoms of a cold. The most common virus is called the rhinovirus. Other viruses include the coronavirus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, enterovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
After the virus enters your child's body, it causes a reaction — the body's immune system begins to react to the foreign virus. This, in turn, causes:
- An increase in mucus production (a runny nose).
- Swelling of the lining of the nose (making it hard to breath and congestion).
- Sneezing (from the irritation in the nose).
- Cough (from the increased mucus dripping down the throat).
How did my child catch a cold?
In order to catch a cold your child must come in contact with someone who is infected. The cold virus can be transmitted in the following ways:
Through the air. If a person with a cold sneezes or coughs, small amounts of the virus can go into the air. Then, if your child breathes in that air, the virus will adhere to your child's nasal membrane.
Direct contact. This means that your child directly touched a person that was infected. A cold is easy for children to spread because they touch their nose, mouth, and eyes often and then touch other people or objects and can spread the virus. It is important to know that viruses can be spread through objects, such as toys, that have been previously touched by someone with a cold.
What are the symptoms of a common cold?
The symptoms of a cold start from one to three days after your child has been in contact with the cold virus. Usually, the symptoms last about one week, but this varies in each child, and may last even up to two weeks. The following are the most common symptoms of a cold. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Signs and symptoms of a cold in infants:
- Unable to sleep
- Fussiness
- Congestion in the nose
- Sometimes vomiting and diarrhea
- Fever
Signs and symptoms of a cold in older children:
- Stuffy, runny nose
- Scratchy, tickly throat
- Watery eyes
- Sneezing
- Mild hacking cough
- Congestion
- Sore throat
- Achy muscles and bones
- Headaches
- Low grade fever
- Chills
- Watery discharge from the nose that thickens and turns yellow or green
- Mild fatigue
The symptoms of the common cold may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's primary care provider for a diagnosis.
How is a cold different from the flu?
A cold and the flu (influenza) are two different illnesses. A cold is relatively harmless and usually clears up by itself after a period of time, although sometimes it may lead to a secondary infection, such as an ear infection. The flu can also be harmless, but may progress to a more complicated illness, such as pneumonia and even death. What may seem like a cold, could, in fact, be the flu. Be aware of these differences (source: CDC):
Signs and Symptoms
Influenza (Flu)
Symptom onset
Common; lasts 3-4 days
Common; often severe
Fairly common
Fatigue, weakness
Chest discomfort, cough
Mild to moderate; hacking cough
Common; can be severe
Stuffy nose
Sore throat
Who is at greater risk for catching the common cold?
Children suffer more colds each year than adults, due to their immature immune systems and to the close physical contact with other children at school or day care. In fact, the average child will have six to eight colds a year, while the average adult will get two to four colds a year. However, the average number of colds for children and adults will vary.
How is the common cold diagnosed?
Most common colds are diagnosed based on reported symptoms. However, cold symptoms may be similar to certain bacterial infections, allergies, and other medical conditions. Always consult your child's primary care provider for a diagnosis.
Treatment for the common cold
It is important to remember that there is no cure for the common cold and that antibiotics will not help treat a common cold. Medications are used to help relieve the symptoms, but will not make the cold go away any faster. Therefore, treatment is based on helping the symptoms and supportive care.
Treatment may include the following:
- Increased fluid intake. This will help keep the lining of the nose and throat moist and help to prevent dehydration.
- Avoidance of secondhand smoke. Keep your child away from passive (secondhand) smoke, as this will increase the irritation in the nose and throat.
To help relieve the congestion and obstruction in the nose for younger children, consider the following:
- Saline nose drops may be used.
- Use a bulb syringe to help remove the mucus.
- Place a cool mist humidifier in the room.
Do not give aspirin to a child who has fever. Aspirin, when given as treatment for viral illnesses in children, has been associated with Reye syndrome, a potentially serious or deadly disorder in children. Therefore, pediatricians and other health care providers recommend that aspirin (or any medication that contains aspirin) not be used to treat any viral illnesses (such as colds, the flu, and chickenpox) in children.
There are other medications for congestion, cough, or runny noses. In 2008, the FDA recommended a ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children younger than four years old.
Discuss your options with your child's primary care provider.
Can I prevent my child from getting colds?
Taking proper preventive measures can reduce the risk of your child developing a cold. Preventive measures may include the following:
- Keep your child away from a person with a cold.
- Encourage your child to wash his or her hands frequently and not to touch his or her mouth, eyes, or nose until their hands are washed.
- Make sure toys and play areas are properly cleaned, especially if multiple children are playing together.
What are the possible complications from having a cold?
The following are some of the complications that might occur if your child gets a cold:
- Ear infections
- Sinus infections
- Pneumonia
- Throat infections
Consult your child's primary care provider for further evaluation.
Cold weather and colds
Contrary to popular belief, cold weather or getting chilled does not cause a cold, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. However, more colds do occur during the cold season (early fall to late winter), which is probably due to a variety of factors, including the following:
- Schools are in session, increasing the risk for exposure to the virus.
- People stay indoors more and are in closer proximity to each other.
- Low humidity causes dry nasal passages, which are more susceptible to cold viruses.
Antibiotics overuse
Antibiotic overuse in children has become a common problem, aggravated by parental pressure for the medication, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). As a result, many bacterial infections in the U.S. and worldwide are becoming resistant to antibiotics, thus creating a lack of effective treatment for bacterial infections.
Overuse of antibiotics is leading to strains of diseases that are becoming resistant to the medication, making it harder to treat patients. All too often, antibiotics have been prescribed for conditions such as colds, fluid in the middle ear, or bronchitis, which do not respond to antibiotics, according to the CDC. Antibiotics are only effective in treating bacterial infections.
The key to preventing overuse of antibiotics is education of the parents and primary care providers in the appropriate use of antibiotics, according to the AAP. Some tips to remember when taking antibiotics, according to the American Medical Association, include the following:
- Take the antibiotics as prescribed.
- Finish the full course of antibiotics, as prescribed.
- Do not save or reuse antibiotics.
Always consult your child's primary care provider for more information.
Reviewed by Anthony F. Napoli, MD, Vicky L. Scheid, MD, FAAP


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Thursday, October 4, 2012
How to Flip Food in a Pan Like a Chef
36 comments:
So cool, I always wanted to be able to do this!! Thanks for the vid!!
- October 4, 2012 at 2:29 PM
Don't feel bad! We LOVE these kinds of videos! More, more, more...
- October 4, 2012 at 2:31 PM
- Monica said...
perfect. now i know why i could never flip. THANKS.
- October 4, 2012 at 2:33 PM
I always make a mess when I do this with fried eggs. Is the technique different for flipping eggs? For everything else, the back and forth motion works perfectly.
- October 4, 2012 at 2:34 PM
does your wife still sell the SFO sauces?
- October 4, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Unknown said...
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- October 4, 2012 at 2:52 PM
- Unknown said...
When I flip an egg, even though i will successfully flip it, my yolk always breaks and it becomes..like..u know..so, is it preventable??
- October 4, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Dawn (Dawn's Recipes) said...
Great tutorial! I've always wanted to learn this technique, but I never thought to practice when I wasn't actually cooking something. Question: Do you think this would work as well with malted milk balls? Mmmm...I love Whoppers.
- October 4, 2012 at 3:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Julia Child uses beans to teach the same method! Very cool with the more edible cheese puffs.
- October 4, 2012 at 4:18 PM
- Unknown said...
This video is great. Reminds me of Julia Child who taught the same technique using dried beans. Very cool.
- October 4, 2012 at 4:19 PM
I wondered the other day, when I was watching one of your videos while cooking, how you taught your class to do this. Now I know...however, I have an electric stove and question if this would scratch it??? Fixin to get a new cooktop so maybe I should practice now if it does scratch!!! TKS
- October 4, 2012 at 5:42 PM
- Unknown said...
As a reward, at the end I get to eat the cheese balls, right?
- October 4, 2012 at 6:05 PM
- Carol said...
Thank you so much for that wonderful tip.
- October 4, 2012 at 6:15 PM
- Chef John said...
Actually, once you get the move down, you can lift the pan off the surface, so you don't scratch the unit.
- October 4, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- Grams Pam said...
Anonymous - SFQ BBQ sauce is the BEST EV-AH! Here's a link:
Check the tabs along the top ... depending on where you are, you can buy local or place an order.
"and as always, enjoy!" - October 4, 2012 at 7:57 PM
- Food Junkie said...
This is a great video, thanks Chef John. I once asked a chef on the hotel omelette line how to do it and she learned with a cold fired egg which can also be tossed around without making a mess. I like the idea of the cheese balls since you probably have to me a little more precise to keep them all in the pan.
- October 4, 2012 at 8:46 PM
Aaaha! So that's it...got it! Well, I guess I will have to practice to be perfect! Your the best...chef that is! TKS
- October 4, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Chef John said...
I want everyone to be clear this technique is for tossing ingredients in a pan when sauteing, not necessarily for flipping eggs and pancakes. The move is very similar, but you do need some upward flip for those applications.
- October 4, 2012 at 10:06 PM
Chef John,
Shouldn't we use more of an up and down motion? - October 4, 2012 at 11:00 PM
- whitterbug23 said...
Aww don't feel unsatisfied Chef John I love these tips; they are useful and interesting. I used to always use a paring knife to slice everything because I was terrified of a chef's knife and it felt wrong in my hand, but then I watched your "Can't Boil Water" episode and now I use my chef's knife everyday. Added perk, it takes me a lot less time to cut everything up.
You are the reason I started cooking. I loved to bake, but cooking scared me (I have botched numerous recipes and almost burned the kitchen down [my sister left me to watch tortillas cooking when I was too short to see the top of the stove]). Then, I started watching your videos and you made cooking sound fun and were reassuring that recipe fails happen (even to experienced chefs), but that they are perfectly natural and okay. Now, I am confident in my cooking abilities and am improving daily.
By the way one thing I love (and that helped me build confidence in the kitchen) is that you show what the food looks like throughout the cooking process and what pitfalls lie ahead. Like with the caramel, the first several minutes look like you did something horrible wrong (it remains white forever, then it turns lumpy, then it goes from light to burnt in seconds, topped off with the frothing monstrosity once you add the butter and cream), but you show us all of that. So thank you a million times over. - October 5, 2012 at 12:35 AM
- Arina George said...
Pretty cool video,would like to try the technique – thanks for putting up !!!
- October 5, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Another great video. Thanks.
- October 5, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Culinary School 5 minutes a day. I love this.
- October 5, 2012 at 11:16 PM
Back and forth instead of up and down. My wife's been telling me that for years.
- October 6, 2012 at 12:00 AM
pretty cool, that this video has blown up for you! almost 500k views! Thnx for your vids, i learn a lot from them
- October 6, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Just saw this (again) on Gizmodo. Nice crossover. Great video, btw. Next, will you teach us (my food wish) how to flip pancakes or eggs? Thx, Lee
- October 8, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Just saw this (again) on Gizmodo. Nice crossover. Great video, btw. Next, will you teach us (my food wish) how to flip pancakes or eggs? Thx, Lee
- October 8, 2012 at 4:36 PM
- Unknown said...
Very helpful. Thanks!
- October 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Great demo -- how about some knife skills demos, too?
BTW, you're right: cheese balls aren't food. - October 10, 2012 at 10:22 AM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
I was making rocket beans and my hand just took over and did the ol' flippy flippy. I must be spending way too much tome in the kitchen.
I tell you what would be more impressive? Flip a 12 inch cast iron skillet. - October 11, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- Unknown said...
i definitely appreciate your posts i tried lots of your recipes and they taste so delicious
thanks chef john - October 14, 2012 at 10:50 PM
- Dawn (Dawn's Recipes) said...
Your video just showed up on Foodbeast! Love it! Not sure it helps with pancakes, but...
http://foodbeast.com/content/2012/10/17/how-to-not-fk-up-flipping-pancakes-tutorial/ - October 17, 2012 at 10:37 PM
- Lemming said...
That saying applies to more than flipping food in a pan...
- November 19, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- JMP said...
Dear Chef John, I recall seeing a French cook on the Riviera doing this trick with a very deep pot (maybe 5 or 6 inches high sides that were straight up, not slanted) and he was getting the content of the pot high up in the air, actually well over a foot high above the top of the pot. I found this impressive but never dared to try it.
Do you think this cook was using your technique or is there more to it?
PS I enjoy these technique video too.
- March 25, 2013 at 11:32 PM
- Chef John said...
prob same thing! :)
- March 26, 2013 at 12:27 AM
- Lacemaker427 said...
Chef John,
I tried my hand at an "old saying that I just made up" ->
"Up and down makes a mes,
but back and forth is true finesse!"
11/2015 - November 30, 2015 at 12:04 AM


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Update: Every actual statistician or econometrician I've talked to about this has said essentially "This debate is old and boring, both approaches have their uses, we've moved on." So this kind of reinforces my prior that there's no "there" there...
Update 2: Andrew Gelman comments. This part especially caught my eye:
One thing I'd like economists to get out of this discussion is: statistical ideas matter. To use Smith's terminology, there is a there there. P-values are not the foundation of all statistics (indeed analysis of p-values can lead people seriously astray). A statistically significant pattern doesn't always map to the real world in the way that people claim.
Indeed, I'm down on the model of social science in which you try to "prove something" via statistical significance. I prefer the paradigm of exploration and understanding. (See here for an elaboration of this point in the context of a recent controversial example published in an econ journal.)
Update 3: Interestingly, an anonymous commenter writes:
Whenever I've done Bayesian estimation of macro models (using Dynare/IRIS or whatever), the estimates hug the priors pretty tight and so it's really not that different from calibration.
Update 4: A commenter points me to this interesting paper by Robert Kass. Abstract:
Statistics has moved beyond the frequentist-Bayesian controversies of the past. Where does this leave our ability to interpret results? I suggest that a philosophy compatible with statistical practice, labeled here statistical pragmatism, serves as a foundation for inference. Statistical pragmatism is inclusive and emphasizes the assumptions that connect statistical models with observed data. I argue that introductory courses often mischaracterize the process of statistical inference and I propose an alternative "big picture" depiction.


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Same-sex marriages have now resumed in California, after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday removed a stay that had kept counties from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. The court's move comes two days after the Supreme Court ruled on a case involving the state's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage.
Update at 8:05 p.m. ET: First Gay Marriage After Prop 8
Kristin Perry and Sandy Stier, who were plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 case, "were first in line at San Francisco City Hall waiting to get their marriage license," reports SF Gate.
And they held a ceremony immediately. Photos from the scene show State Attorney General Kamala Harris officiating, as the couple stands in front of a large crowd.
SF Gate reports that San Francisco's City Hall will stay open late Friday, and through the weekend, to handle the marriage requests.
Our original post continues:
After the Supreme Court's ruling this week, initial reports stated that the circuit court would take 25 days to act, a result of the delay between a decision's being made and the lower court's being officially informed of the ruling.
With the stay lifted, gay marriages can resume almost immediately.
After this week's Proposition 8 ruling, California Gov. Jerry Brown said he "directed the California Department of Public Health to advise the state's counties that they must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California as soon as the Ninth Circuit confirms the stay is lifted."
In that statement, Brown also said the Department of Health would send a letter to county officials when the stay is lifted.
As The Two-Way reported Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the sponsors of Proposition 8 did not have legal standing to defend the law in court, after California's government had declined to defend it. As a result, the case was referred back to the circuit court.
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Half a bag of the Heath Toffee Bits remained after making the Caramel Crunch Bars with Tuesdays with Dorie...so I turned the package over and found the recipe for Oatmeal Toffee Cookies!
Half the batch were Oatmeal Toffee Cookies (click for recipe) with Heath Toffee Bits, and the other half used mini-chocolate chips.
I cut the sugar from 2 cups to 1 3/4, used old fashioned oatmeal instead of quick cook oatmeal, and (of course) did not include the optional coconut flakes. The package says you should get 4 dozen cookies but I got 5 dozen because I made them a bit smaller.
My toffee cookies came out a lot flatter than the chocolate chip ones...I wonder why? Same dough, just different "bits" added in. Oh well, they were gobbled up at the library.


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Rowan Atkinson, the British comedian who's probably best known to Americans as Mr. Bean, is in the record books for something that's not all that funny.
According to reports from The Scotsman and other news outlets in the U.K., Atkinson's insurers paid 910,000 British pounds (about $1.4 million) to repair the McLaren F1 supercar that he wrecked in 2011. That's a U.K. record, newspapers say.
The bill is about 42 percent more than the 640,000 pounds Atkinson paid for the car in 1997, the Scotsman says. The reason the car is worth fixing: its value has soared. One "immaculate model" sold for 3.5 million pounds ($5.5 million) last year, adds the Scotsman.
Atkinson was not seriously injured in the crash. Don't assume, by the way, that he drives like his Mr. Bean character would. As fans of Top Gear will tell you, he's long been near or atop the show's ranking of celebrities who drive a "reasonably priced car" around a test track. He's nuts about cars, as was clear when he sat down with Top Gear.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan
I get a lot of requests for more slow cooker recipes and since I've been craving Italian food a lot lately, I decided to combine the two! I've slow cooked chicken breasts in various sauces before and they've always turned out well, so I figured Chicken Parmesan was the perfect next step. Who doesn't love seasoned, breaded chicken smothered in marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese? As with all the best slow cooker recipes, this is very easy to make. The prep time is less than 10 minutes and then your work is done until you're ready to eat! I served this with a side of wheat spaghetti and pasta sauce, but you could definitely serve it with vegetables or a salad if you want to get some greens in. Some days you just don't want to spend a whole lot of time in the kitchen, and this is the perfect recipe for one of those days. To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan
- 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 4 (4 oz each) raw boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets , (1 lb total)
- 2 egg whites
- 1 ½ cups marinara sauce
- ¾ cup 2% shredded Mozzarella cheese
- Spread the bread crumbs across the bottom of a large dry skillet and bring over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes, stirring every minute or so to rotate which crumbs are on the bottom until the crumbs are browned.
- Combine the flour and chicken breasts in a large Ziploc bag and seal shut. Shake until the breasts are coated with the flour.
- In a shallow bowl, lightly beat the 2 egg whites. Place the bread crumbs on a separate shallow bowl or plate. Dip one floured chicken breast in the egg whites, coating all sides, and then press it into the bread crumbs. Flip the breast to coat with crumbs and then place it into your slow cooker. Repeat with three remaining breasts, creating a single layer of breaded chicken breasts at the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Spread the marinara sauce over the top of the chicken layer. Place the lid on your slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours. About 15-20 minutes before the cooking is finished, add the cheese so it can melt. Serve and enjoy!
7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
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It's my last day here in Dubai. We'll be flying back to Germany tomorrow afternoon. As always it's with a bunch of mixed feelings. I am happy to be going back - to Tom, to my home, my life and at this time of year to experience the wonderful season of Spring. On the other hand I will be leaving behind my parents and brother and the fun, laughs and the carefree life I enjoy here.
I take leave of two things when I am in Dubai - my watch and my wallet. Time is not as much of an importance as it is back home. Soeren and I have have a rough routine here but we glide through it not worrying too much about the time. My wallet remains in the closet for most of my trip. As my brother's T-Shirt boldly states "My dad is an ATC!", it is, more often than not, the truth. I had to laugh when my brother put on the T-shirt, the funny thing was I kind of saw pride in my father's face. Funny huh? But that's what my parents are like - my mother and father take on most of the responsibilities with Soeren, preparing his breakfast, playing with him, bathing him. Leaving me with free time to relax - I managed to read two books in this time and of course had time to blog too.
What I do miss very much though is my kitchen and being able to cook. My parents have a cook, who is fantastic and prepares some really great tasting dishes. But for me cooking is a way of relaxing and letting any steam out and I do not feel whole when I have not cooked or baked for a while. I did get a chance to make my family the lovely Bulgur with Vegetables and Feta though and a lighter version of the Perfect Party Cake. I was also in the pastry kitchen at the hotel where my dad works, where I spent the morning with the pastry chef learning how to make a few exquisite desserts. I do plan to share them with you soon.
Today though I thought I'd show you what I did with some of the leftover cake I had from the Perfect Party Cake. I had quite a bit as I made mini-cakes and as the cake tasted so good there was no way I was going to throw any of it away. I hate throwing stuff away and this makes me a bit more creative, as I have to think up of recipes to make with them.
I decided to do a light interpretation on the trifle, where cake, fruit and custard are layered to give a fantastic dessert. Although strawberries are not 100% in season in Germany right now - I did find some lovely organic strawberries at my organic store. Back home, I macerated the strawberries in a bit of limoncello and soaked the cake in lemon syrup. The cream is a mixture of low-fat cream cheese and heavy whipping cream, giving a lighter more airy texture. The result was an exceptional dessert with lemony flavored cake and a slight sweetness from the fruit and limoncello, topped off creamy, smooth cream. Of course you can use any lemon flavored pound cake for this recipe. Whatever you use - I am sure you will enjoy each spoonful of this dessert.
The Monthly Mingle gets fruity this month! My guest host Abby has chosen a spectacular theme for this month - Spring Fruit Sensations. So get out your colorful fruit creations and send them over to Abby.
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Printable version of recipe here.
50g sugar + 2 tablespoons
60 ml fresh lemon juice, preferably from organic lemons
60 ml limoncello
350g cake or pound cake, cut into slices. I simply broke the leftover cake into pieces.
225g cream cheese, low-fat
240g heavy cream
700g strawberries - sliced
Handful of pistachios - chopped
Place the strawberries in a bowl and pour the limoncello over them. Allow to infuse for a few minutes.
In the meantime make the lemon syrup by placing the 50g sugar, lemon juice and 50g water in a saucepan and bringing the mixture to a bowl on medium heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
Using an electric mixture, beat the cream cheese with the remaining sugar on high speed until light. Reduce the speed to medium and gradually add the heavy cream in a steady stream. Continue to beat the mixture until the mixture is light and airy. The mixture should look like very soft whipped cream.
Brush the cake pieces with the lemon syrup and divide among small serving bowls or arrange in one bowl. Spoon some of the cream over the cake, then add the strawberries, spoon some more of the cream and finally top off with more strawberries. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour or even overnight so that the flavors infuse with each other.
Just before serving add a dollop of cream and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
I like to call these type of desserts "dive-in" desserts, because they make you want to dive straight in and eat your way out. It's a fantastic way to use up and leftovers you have lying around, but it is well worth the trouble to go out and buy the ingredients. You will be rewarded with creamy strawberries in soft gooey cake. Aromatic with the limoncello and crunchy with the pistachios. This is real seduction!
Mike over at Mike's Table, who lives in wonderful Florida decided to have us all join in on his Strawberry Seduction. I am looking forward to the roundup as I am sure there will be tons of great recipes, just in time for the strawberry season in Germany. This is my entry.
You might also enjoy these strawberry seductions:
Strawberry Kisses | |
Strawberry Yogurt Ice-cream | |
Strawberry Mirror Cake |
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I am also rather chuffed and pretty ecstatic right now, for two reasons.
The stunning Sabra from one of my favorite blogs Cookbook Catchall just informed me that I was awarded the host's award for my submission in March - Tropical Fruit Salad (02). Thank you! Please visit Sabra's blog to check out all the other DMBLGiT winners for March.
Each month, Margot of Coffee and Vanilla nominates 3 budding photographers from across the blog-e-sphere, then readers are supposed to vote for their favorite. This March I was nominated along with the superb Graeme from Blood Sugar and the lovely Gattina from Kitchen Unplugged. It certainly was tough competition. In the end I was able to bring this lovely badge home. However, this would not have been possible without my loyal readers and friends out there. I thank every single one of you who took a minute to vote for me. Thank you!
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Netflix is introducing a long-awaited feature that will make it easier for the Internet video service to track and analyze the viewing habits of people sharing the same $8-per-month account.
The tool coming out Thursday can splinter a single Netflix account into up to five different profiles at no additional charge. The Los Gatos, Calif., company is hoping its 37.6 million worldwide subscribers will use the profiles feature because it will help Netflix's recommendation system gain a better understanding of the different tastes of viewers using the same account.
The feature initially will only be available on Netflix's own website and several other viewing outlets, including the iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Apple TV and some smart TV models. It may take up to two weeks before the profiles choice pops up in these options. Profiles should be available on the Wii console before the end of August and on Android devices before the end of the year. Netflix subscribers who use Netflix on Roku's set-top box probably won't be able to use profiles on that device until early next year.
Until now, deciphering the preferences in large households could be tricky because Netflix's system couldn't distinguish between when a 50-year-old dad was watching its Internet video service and when his 10-year-old girl might be viewing under the same account.
"If the kids have been watching a lot of 'Shaun the Sheep,' that doesn't particularly help us help you find the next gritty drama to watch after they have gone to bed," said Neil Hunt, Netflix's chief product officer.
Profiles will now make it possible for several members of the same household to click on their screen name to get customized recommendations, based on what they have previously watched and seemed to enjoy in Netflix's library of movies, old TV shows and original programs. Netflix relies on viewers' own ratings of video, as well as computer-driven analyses of the genres previously watched.
Netflix Inc. considers its recommendation system to be one of its biggest advantages over rival Internet video services run by Amazon.com Inc., Hulu.com and Redbox. As long as Netflix keeps steering its subscribers to videos that they like, the company figures customers will be less likely to cancel the service.
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Even though it's often analyzed a jumbled mix of viewers, Netflix's recommendation system apparently is hitting a sweet spot more often than not. The company says about three-fourths of the video watching on its service is driven by its recommendations.
The new profiles can also be used to link to each user's Facebook account. That connection allows Netflix members see what the other people in their online social network have been watching on Netflix, too.


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Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham, Mustard and Honey |
Val of More Than Burnt Toast - Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham, Mustard and Honey
Joanne of Eats Well With Others - Green Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk and Warm Spices
Susan of The Spice Garden - Dorons Meatballs with Pine Nuts, Cilantro and Golden Raisins
Taryn of Have Kitchen, Will Feed - Apple Butter
Heather of Girlichef - Scottish Scones with Lemon and Ginger
Miranda of Mangoes and Chutney - Cream of Scallop Soup
Jeanette at Jeanette's Healthy Living - Chana Masala
Katie - Making Michael Pollan Proud
Kathleen Van Bruinisse at Bake Away with Me
Sue of View from The Great Island - Salted Peanut Butter Cookies
Barbara of Moveable Feasts - Jimmy's Triple Chocolate Scones
Nancy of Picadillo - Apple and Butternut Squash Soup
In a few short minutes I am headed for a shopping adventure, but what would be an adventure be without some serious foodie time. I am going to go to a Cider Mill as well as a town in the Cascade Mountains that leaves you feeling you are in Bavaria. Schnitzel anyone!!! Camera in tow I hope to have some adventures to share with you all.
- 1 3/4-pound red-skinned sweet potato (yam), peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon (packed) dark brown sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick, 1/2 cup) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, plus 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup chilled buttermilk
- Dijon mustard
- 6 ounces thinly sliced country ham or Black Forest ham
- Honey


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It is very important to find IFSC code ANDB0002046 of correct branch before initiating a NEFT or RTGS or IMPS transfer. Though all banks will have a mechanism to verify the IFSC Code, Bank Branch, Account Type and Name and any mismatch will result in failed transaction!
The best and simplest place to verify ANDB0002046 IFSC code branch is the cheque book. Most banks now print IFSC Codes on the cheque books. Also, your account pass book should have the IFSC Code printed.
ANDB0002046 is the IFSC Code for Baraut branch of Andhra Bank. This can be used for online funds transfer via NEFT, RTGS amd IMPS to Andhra Bank account. The address of Baraut branch is Bhagwan mahavir marg, baraut - 250011, which is located in Baghpat District of Uttar Pradesh State.
In Andhra Bank IFSC Code, the first 4 characters (ANDB) represent the bank name, 5th character is 0 (ZERO), which is reserved for future use. The last 6 characters (002046) represent the Andhra Bank branch code.
Find more information on IFSC Code ANDB0002046 of Andhra Bank Baraut Branch IFSC Code Baraut for NEFT transfer, RTGS transfer and IMPS transfer below:


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Today I wanted to share with you my mom's simple Savory Glutinous Rice. I remember on every festive season she will cook a big pot of her savory glutinous rice. She will wakes up as early as 5.00am to cook this dish besides other dishes. She likes doing that as this way nobody gets in her way in the kitchen and she can cook in peace. We used to get upset with her as we will smell the fried garlic and shallots all the way to our upstairs rooms where else we still wanted to continue our beauty sleep. But now I wish I can have that smell to wakes me up in the morning here. This dish has both a sentimental and comfort to it that will always reminds me of home and my mom.
500 grm glutinous rice
6 shallots, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic – finely chopped
1 piece chicken breast – sliced thinly
10 dried mushroom, soaked till soft, drained and thinly sliced
6 dried scallops, soaked till soft then drained and shredded
1 Chinese sausage - remove casing and diced small (optional)
3 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 cup water
For garnish
Some fried shallots
some roasted peanuts
some small diced green onions
1. Soak the glutinous rice in water for at least 2 hours. Drain and set aside.
2. Heat up the wok, add in some olive oil and fry the shallots until golden brown. Remove for garnish later. Add in the chopped garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.
3. Add in the meat, chinese sausage,mushroom and scallops and stir-fry for five minutes.Add light soya sauce, sesame oil, oyster sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well. Add glutinous rice and stir-fry for few minutes.
5. Add in the water, mix well and cook the rice for two minutes.
6. Transfer the rice into a steaming pan and steam the rice for 40 minutes. Stir rice every 20mins, sprinkle some water if necessary. Steam until the rice is cooked.
7. Remove the rice from the steamer and top with fried shallots, roasted peanuts and some spring onions.
Note: For best results, steaming is recommended so that the rice doesn't get mushy.