Monday, February 4, 2008

Did I say Domestic Diva?

I may have misspoken.


There are some things around my home that I am fairly good at. Gingerbread houses, for one. (“I hate false modesty. It’s just another form of lying.” Name that movie.)


But there are some skills that I haven’t quite mastered. Cakes from scratch would most certainly fall into that category.


Case in point:


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This latest attempt was bad on so many levels. Not even the lemon frosting my sister recommended saved it. Not even Obi-Wan (or is that Anakin?) with his light saber could save it.


So for today, Love Is . . .

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. . . throwing the entire cake away instead of subjecting your unsuspecting family to the disaster.


Whipped egg whites can’t save everything, I guess.