divine angst

When we moved and had our cable switched, they told us about a special they had running on digital cable with HBO, and the special worked out to cost the same as what we’d been paying.

So we went for it.

I’m so happy we did. HBO might be slightly overpriced if you’re just getting plain jane “HBO.” But if you get HBO with digital cable, you get something like twenty HBO channels. So right now, I get to watch Shrek 2.

“I am Pusssss….in boots.”

“I’m a STALLION! I can whinny! I can TROT!”

While I liked the first one better, this movie is rich with one-liners. I heart one-liners.

I tried making oatmeal pancakes today for brunch—whirr oatmeal in a blender to powder, add to flour, mix with low-fat milk and egg whites and a small amount of canola oil, and cook.

Except, despite the addition of baking powder, the pancakes just didn’t get fluffy. I’m not sure if I overmixed the batter or if the oatmeal itself made the batter flat. Whatever the case, the flavor wasn’t bad but the texture left something BIG to be desired.

I think I’ll try them again, but I’ll maybe try making them buttermilk oatmeal pancakes, using my regular recipe, only substituting the amount of oatmeal from this recipe. Maybe that’ll make them fluff.

Or maybe pancakes should just stay one of those things that we splurge on, and I’ll keep making them with whole eggs and regular flour and fry them in butter. After all, not every bad-for-you food should be retooled into something health-foody.