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These cookies look like flying saucers, and are probably crispy around the outside and chewy in the middle. Fail? More like win!
(via Nailed It: Dessert FAILS)
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On Facebook, a friend who is a person of color posted the following as his status: “You know, I just realized how dumb that ‘No homo’ thing is. It’s like how would I feel if someone were to say ‘No nigga’? It makes it seem like there’s something wrong with it, and it’s seriously not cool.
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easy dulce de leche $1.38 recipe
Because this looks amazing, that’s why.
from Budget Bytes
Oh boy, I may have done a bad thing when I made this… I may have opened Pandora’s box. Now I want this delicious dulce de leche on everything. I’ve been sneaking spoonfuls out of the fridge just to get a “fix” all week.
INGREDIENTSCOST1 (13 oz) cansweetened condensed milk$1.38TOTAL$1.38
Dulce de leche, which translates to “milk candy”, is a delicious caramel like dip. It is usually made by slowly cooking milk and sugar until the moisture boils off and the sugars caramelize leaving you with a thick, rich, creamy sauce.
Although it is printed clearly on every can of sweetened condensed milk NOT to heat the cans unopened, one of the most common ways to make dulce de leche is to boil the unopened cans in a pot full of water on the stove for 3-4 hours. Now, that method is very dangerous because the temperature is difficult to control and if too much water boils away the internal temp of the can will keep rising until it explodes. I’ve seen this happen. It’s not pretty and caramel is nearly impossible to clean off of the ceiling and walls.
Using a slow cooker is much, much safer (although, the danger still exists). A slow cooker will maintain a fairly constant temperature (and a much lower temperature), the lid will prevent the water from boiling off and most lids secure into place with a clamp which would help stifle an explosion. BUT, the can still warns against heating unopened cans… so… follow this recipe at your own risk.
Okay, so if you haven’t been scared off, this recipe is so super easy that it’s almost unfair. Not to mention, you can make a batch of it for about $1.50 which is far less than the bottles of caramel ice cream topping or dip that you’d buy at the store. What can you use it for? Dipping fruit, topping desserts or stir it into your coffee drinks. It tastes exactly like those little square caramel candies that you can buy around Halloween time.
Total Recipe cost: $1.38
Prep time: 5 min. Cook time: 8 hrs. Total: 8 hrs 5 min.
I find it convenient to make multiple cans at once. The extras can be stored in the refrigerator.
STEP 1: Remove the label from the can(s). Place the can(s) in the slow cooker and fill with water. The water needs to come at least one inch above the top of the can to maintain proper, even heat. Secure the lid on the slow cooker, set the temperature to LOW and let cook for 8 hours.
STEP 2: After 8 hours, turn the heat off, remove the lid of the slow cooker and allow the water and cans to cool undisturbed. Once cool, open the can and remove the dulce de leche. It is ready to serve! Store leftovers in the refrigerator.Step By Step Photos
Start with a can (or cans) of sweetened condensed milk, NOT evaporated milk. It needs the extra sugar that is in sweetened condensed milk for caramelization.
Remove the labels from the cans and place them in the slow cooker. Fill the slow cooker with water until it covers the cans by one inch (there is water in that picture but you can’t see it because it’s CLEAR! HA!). Secure the lid on the slow cooker, turn the heat on to LOW and let cook for 8 hours.
After 8 hours, turn off the heat, carefully remove the lid of the slow cooker and allow the water and cans to cool undisturbed. Once cool, the dulce de leche is ready to serve!
Completely decadent!
I labeled and dated my extra cans and am keeping them in the refrigerator (in case the seal was compromised on a microscopic level as the can oxidized in the water and heat).
The sweet and creamy dulce de leche was PERFECT with tart granny smith apples!
Hellooooooo delicious!
The longer you cook the dulce de leche, the darker and thicker it will get. So, if you prefer a lighter, more fluid dulce de leche, let it cook for about two hour less or carefully remove the cans from the hot water and let them cool in the air which will stop the cooking process sooner. -
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I was on my way to the gym wearing relatively short running shorts. While I was waiting for a train to pass, a pickup truck full of men approached, leering, asking if I wanted a ride suggestively, etc. At the same time I began to tell them off, a male stranger who had been walking behind me also began yelling at them that their actions were unacceptable and demanded they show some respect. The men, stunned by the double whammy of me sticking up for myself and another male holding them accountable for their actions, apologized.
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U.S: Equal employment policy updated to protect against discrimination based on gender identity
Via Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund:
Updated Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Bars Discrimination Based on Gender IdentityTLDEF applauds the United States Department of Labor’s announcement yesterday that it has taken steps to protect its transgender workers from employment discrimination. The Department of Labor added gender identity as a protected category in its equal employment opportunity statement. The policy applies to all hiring, promotion and disciplinary practices for the approximately 17,000 employees of the Department of Labor.
“Whether in private or public employment, what matters is not who you are, but how you do your job,” said TLDEF executive director Michael Silverman. “The Department of Labor now joins the many public and private employers that have recognized that discrimination is bad business. We applaud Labor Secretary Hilda Solis for her leadership on this issue.”
Transgender people face tremendous discrimination in the workplace. In a recent survey, 47% of transgender people reported being fired, or denied a job or promotion, just because of who they are. In a recent case, TLDEF filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender man who was fired from a male-only job solely because he is transgender.
“Employers like the Department of Labor set an example for other employers to follow. It is a great day when diversity is embraced and discrimination is rejected in the workplace,” added Silverman.
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“What we’re talking about is the prospected result between Jesus Christ, the man, and Batman, the savior Gotham needs.”
(via Lance)
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Lisa Lampanelli Teams Up With Westboro Baptist Church to Donate $50,000 to AIDS Charity
This is pure win:
Of course, the haters at the Westboro Baptist weren’t willing team members, but that doesn’t matter. When Westboro decided to protest Lisa’s show in Topeka, Kansas, she had a great idea: for every one of those rubes that shows up, she’ll donate $1,000 to the Gay Men’s Health Crisis:
48 people, many of them children turned up to the demonstration complete with their usual placards declaring declaring that “God hates fags” and that “Fags are beasts” as well as “the Jews killed Jesus” (Lampanelli is not Jewish).
After the show, Lampanelli tweeted that she’d round up the donation, writing: “I won’t quibble. I’ll make it an even $50,000!!!”
What a lovely gesture! Thanks to Westboro for sending the whole flock out to Lisa’s show, as that money will go a long way toward helping a lot of people.
Here’s some fun video of the event:
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Lisa talked to the Village Voice afterward, which was pretty entertaining. On the subject of what she’d like to put in the “for” line of her $50,000 check:
So we’re going to GMHC on Wednesday. I asked if we could put in the memo line of the check, “Courtesy of the in-bred bigots,” but the nice lady at GMHC said that’s a little politically incorrect.
On the subject of people who may think giving Westboro any attention is too much attention:
Some people have told me that I gave them too much attention. Well, I gave them attention to give 50 grand to help stop AIDS. So shut the f*ck up.
All righty then. Good work, Lisa.
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WIN: So You Can Game while you Pre-Game, Right?
I’d actually play chess if I had this! Though, it does make me wonder who drinks the shots? If it’s the person who just lost the piece, that’s a great way to increase the handicap of one’s opponent. :D
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At the grocery store. Orange juice was available as:
- No Pulp
- With Pulp
- MORE Pulp
- LOADED With Pulp
They did not have the other levels which are, in order of increasing pulpitude:
- Loaded With Even More Pulp
- Extra Loaded With Lots Of Pulp
- Holy Shit, That’s A Lot Of Pulp
- Seriously. There’s A Lot Of Pulp In This Motherfucker.
- Stop Fucking With Me. Who Would Want This Much Pulp?
- I’m Not Fucking With You. There’s So Much God Damned Pulp In This Sumbitch That You Should Forget A Straw Because You’ll Need A Fucking Ladle.
- Screw The Ladle. Get A Carving Knife.
- No Longer Juice. Slightly Damp Pulp.
- An Orange
Losin’ it here.
real. tears.
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Proof that the addition of bow ties may not solve all your problems, but it will make the process of explaining them more full of WIN.
(via Awkward Zone: Sustained?)
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Wow, this takes me back a decade. When I was a high school freshman starting out the Shakespeare unit, the teacher had us read from this list and throw paper balls at each other. We all knew we wouldn’t be bored that year.
Yay for teachers!
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I am in total awe.
Tagged: Like A Boss, mods rigged it, no they didn’t, post, total accident we swear.
(via LIKE A BOSS)
Genderqueer with a touch of happy humanism.
