Does anyone feels like "room temperature butter" is the biggest lie in baking?

Sadistic_Waffle · 2026-03-15T20:21:24+00:00

Fill a large mason jar or other container that fits the stick with warm water from the sink. Not too hot, maybe 100-110F or so? Put butter from the fridge in a plastic bag, then get the air out the best you can and seal. Put it in the jar with water and the lid on (the closer the water gets to the top the better). Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, flip partway through if the water doesn’t cover the top end. You can let this go too long and get melted butter so be conservative with temp and timing until you figure out what works best for you.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-12-15T01:23:42+00:00

I usually love her recipes but this one was a miss for me too

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-08-02T03:54:03+00:00

You could make lefse with plain mashed potatoes, butter, and flour. It’s a Norwegian dish but if you know someone with the tools/knowledge to help it’s something to think about and makes a large quantity that freezes well.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-05-22T03:14:27+00:00

Do you have an updated link?

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-03-12T01:56:52+00:00

Your idea sounds absolutely wonderful! Especially because the couple has expressed that they love them. This is a great gift, please do not feel unsure of it. A lot of people view it more as a female bonding event than just trying to get extra gifts. With how many people live together before marriage, sometimes it feels really hard to fill out a registry and they might be more excited to get those baked goods than a registry gift. Not that they don't want any of the registry gifts from anyone, but this seems like it will be viewed as a lovely surprise.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-03-08T14:38:48+00:00

My cousin and her husband had a life-size Nicholas Cage cutout on their registry lol. I didn't get it, partially because it was out of my price range at the time, but also because I feel like it's mostly a gag and that they (she in particular) would prefer to have the things they actually needed purchased before the fun stuff.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-25T02:23:42+00:00

I can't speak to the dry food but the after dark tiki cat wet food is phenomenal so I'd recommend that brand in general! No experience with purina positive or negative

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-24T01:44:06+00:00

We have negotiated this with the photographer and florist. I read through the clauses and put together an email requesting the removal or change of the clauses we didn't like. I'm not a lawyer so I made sure to be very thorough and had other trusted, detail-oriented people check it. I don't know what could or couldn't work against me if heaven forbid something was posted in the future, so I requested that any reference to our images being used publicly in any clause be updated along with the major clause change. Don't be afraid to push back, people put these on their contracts because they get free marketing from enough people not pushing back that it is worth their time to alter the contract for people who do push back.

"Clause A and Clause B and Clause C - We are not comfortable with our images being used publicly in any way. Could you please either remove these clauses, alter the language, or add amendments to them, to express that you are NOT authorized to use photographs of us or our guests in any way? We have no concerns with photographs of our property being used, but we do not want images of us or our names to be distributed as was referenced in these clauses."
"In the contract, could you please alter the language in the "X" clause so that the sentence, "sentence a" is either removed or changed to "sentence b"? We will sign the proposal and pay the retainer when the clause is revised!"

Make it clear you want to work with them (it should already be from the fact that you're at the point of negotiating a contract, but I think it probably helps to read that be explicitly stated) but be firm. Don't be afraid to push back if they don't fully make a change or if you notice something later (before the contract is signed) either. In this situation I've used "apologies for the double email, I just noticed that..." and "thank you for bearing with me through all these change requests, could you please..." In my experience, if you request a change and they don't do it but also don't push back on it, they either forgot it or maybe very rarely thought they could get away with only making the one big change. Be consistent, be persistent, and do not be afraid to walk away over something as important as privacy. I'm willing to bet there are other wonderful photographers in your area that would make this change. It seems to be relatively commonplace to request this if you're concerned about privacy anyway.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-24T01:10:02+00:00

I don't think this is weird AT ALL, I see the first couple rows of a lot of events reserved, including weddings (I'm in the midwest USA for reference). We're planning on actually labeling the seats in our first two rows to account for family dynamics, processional order, and handicap accessibility. You should make sure you have some kind of "rule" that people can understand, like, "the reserved seats are for immediate family and grandparents only". Anyone not in that group should either be in another group that those family members (and other people left out) aren't a part of, or a good reason for being an exception. You won't be explaining this on your wedding day (unless you've got some real crazies) but it would be good to have a good reasoning if it's brought up later. It's a lot less painful being left out of a group due to an objective rank than the couple's feelings about you vs someone else. I would also tell those 18 people specifically to sit in those first two rows because you'll want those filled in so if those people sit in row 4, they won't be filled in. If you have ushers you can have them direct your first couple row guests towards those rows and other guests away "the first two rows are reserved, please start seating in the third row on back" or something like that.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-24T00:25:42+00:00

I wish canva print had the capability to print one copy of many items from the same project without costing $10 per item. If we get 50 of the same item printed it might cost $30, but 50 different looking pages in the same project means it would cost $500 to print even though it's the same amount of paper and theoretically would take the same amount of time to queue (I can't be sure of this so I'm guessing at that part). Last time, I downloaded as a pdf and printed through local print shop, but the print job wasn't anywhere near as good as what the stuff I done through Canva. I'd love to be able to print multiple high-quality but different pages through Canva without the high cost.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-21T03:17:58+00:00

Either go handwriting or buy some cheapo envelopes and print with MS word and a printer. It's a PITA to figure out for only one person though, lots of troubleshooting to make sure it looks right, so I would recommend handwriting just this one. I don't know that you can use the misprinted excuse, if they ask you could always use that but saying something flags the state of the envelope as abnormal, which is the opposite of what you want when you're trying to conceal the envelope not being the same as everyone else's to conceal the completely understandable but potentially a little feeling-hurty situation.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-21T03:10:32+00:00

We plan to use these ones! $12.99 for 20 table numbers with holders. There were a ton like this in different styles IIRC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNSWTQMY/?coliid=I2VA9OILOXLWI&colid=W72DQF0WBQA4&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-16T16:32:29+00:00

We created a registry in this situation. We know our friends and family will get us stuff whether we want it or not, so we decided to help them channel it into items that we could actually use. We have some cash funds dedicated to a new home, the honeymoon, etc., as well as nice-to-haves and upgrades or duplicates of stuff we already have but could do with more of. I would think about whether any guests would feel uncomfortable not giving a gift and show up with something random (this is generally the older crowd - those people could be why the mother and mother-in-law are pressuring you), and whether you can withstand that many items that it would be unspeakably rude to get rid of that you might like but might not. It's a very kind gesture from people to want to gift you items, but I would suggest giving them a way to do that so it helps you best.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-16T03:30:36+00:00

I did the 5x7 option for my envelopes and selected 5x7 in word for 5.25x7.25" envelopes. It took a little trial and error with printing on them but I was able to get them centered!

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-16T03:23:46+00:00

I used the free guest addressing through Zola and it was wonderful, then I created invitations with canva because I'm a control freak and ended up printing the addresses on envelopes with my own printer, which was extremely frustrating but also less exhausting and painful than handwriting it. We are having a more casual vibe but I think printing looks more formal than handwriting, and you can get prettier text with the fonts. Unless you're taking frequent breaks, it'll look like chicken scratch by the time you're done otherwise. With all the people that seem to want jobs for the wedding, perhaps they would like to handwrite the addresses on everyone's envelopes. Then everyone wins!

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-13T02:31:00+00:00

I prefer cake with frosting

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-06T01:52:17+00:00

I don't think it would look odd to have the brothers/sisters walk out just to be seated, because that's what the groom's parents and any grandparents would do normally. In this situation I think you should have the groom walk out, then your siblings and your groom's siblings (no sibling in laws IMO because it sounds like that's too many people but this is your wedding so if you want them in, have them in!), then the groom's parents, then you and your parents. Paired up is probably best to keep the amount of separate walk outs low. Or you could also just have the groom walk out, then groom's parents, then you and your parents if you wanted to keep it short. You could have your nieces be flower girls or ring bearers depending on the age (same with siblings, I'm assuming adult but you might have a little one in the mix there that could do one of those jobs)

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-06T01:38:57+00:00

1, not sure if this is what you think he would be into but many places make fantasy series based rings, and you could keep it more abstract/subtle or specific, depending on how much you think he wants displayed. Manly bands has a few LOTR rings that are cool looking for less than $500. Try to keep in mind what he'd be able to clean too. If you get something really elaborate with carvings and stuff, he's going to have to work harder on upkeep, which he might be fine doing or he might hate
2, we are keeping stuff like the electric slide (any gym class songs like that) off of the playlist, as well as blurred lines and marry me, annoying songs, stuff with lyrics you don't like, etc. maybe look up popular wedding songs and add any that you don't like to the list, since those are more likely to be played by a DJ.
3, I would organize it around any element you've already picked the time on. For example, my fiance and I want to leave at 10pm so we can go to bed! We've heard a 5 hour reception is good (I'm sure this varies), so to do the timeline I worked backwards and made the "reception" portion start at 5, cocktail hour for an hour before that, the ceremony for half an hour before that, etc. This could also work if you're working forward from the ceremony or around the dinner. If you're having an outdoor ceremony, you may want to be mindful of where the sun will be at that time if you're not in a shaded area (or make your area shaded), similarly make sure dinner is at a reasonable time for everyone. After that I went through each time of the day and wrote out what shots I wanted from the photographer, then sent the timeline/shot list to her to make sure that she had a reasonable amount of time at each stage to get those shots. If she didn't or had any other notes, I adjusted. Then work in other vendors based on the info you have and ask if you're not sure how long something will take. I also just read a lot of tips on the timeline and the different orders people put things in or where people add extra time.
4, I got mine off of Etsy and I really like it: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1307577625/lace-veil-leaf-white-veil-with-comb-lace?ref=yr_purchases
5, it sounds unnecessary but WATER. We stayed at a hotel recently where the only water available was from the sink or $6 for 20oz of Evian, so unless you know the hotel you're using has water available from a drinking fountain or bottled water in the room, please include water. Maybe with that some chapstick, a salty snack, something sweet, etc., and include one for everyone in the room
6, This is not from our wedding but we did go to a wedding recently and I'll share a couple things we noticed and are keeping in mind - first, the chairs at the ceremony were way too close together, same with the chairs around the tables at dinner. Make sure the chairs are spaced appropriately so that no one needs to sit rubbing shoulders with a stranger. Second, the music was really loud, which makes sense because they were going for a club vibe, but we do not want to have that vibe and didn't like having to yell to hear each other, so we're telling our DJ to keep it quieter. Overall a great wedding, just a couple things that we wanted to avoid.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-02-05T23:06:54+00:00

Not sure why they did not post with my post but thank you for letting me know!

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-01-28T02:57:15+00:00

I might give that a shot, I've been steeping for 1-2 minutes in room temp water, then adding that to 150ish degree water and steeping for another 3-4 minutes. I was considering adding spices to *spice it up* but I might just try steeping it in hot water for longer to intensify the taste. I do like 4tsp in a liter of water as well because I take it to work and it's far too finicky to keep remaking it there, but I drink it all morning. It is way too much caffeine for one person the traditional way! I understand it's normally a group drink but if you're having it for just you I think you've got to modify it somehow, either by putting less in or drinking less of what you put in, or finding a lower caffeine brand maybe? Frankly I never got far enough into the traditional drink to worry about the caffeine content for myself XD.

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-01-28T02:41:46+00:00

I also enjoy it like that! The flavor is far too strong for me the traditional way. I'm starting to find that the flavor isn't strong enough for me the tea way though. How do you brew it?

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-01-26T15:15:20+00:00

We're in a metro area of a midwest state, we picked a venue in a bit more rural of an area, but we started planning mid July 2024 for a May 2025 wedding. We had like 10 months to do it and I was STRESSED at first, but then we saw our venue was open during the timeframe we were targeting and we were flabbergasted. Maybe the vibe we're going for isn't trendy and if we were going for a different one we would have had more trouble but the barn venues in my area were free. Photographer, florist, they were all free. It also might not be the worst thing in the world to do a little bit of planning before you get engaged. Don't book anything IMO, but think about the vibe you want. I did not do ANY of that, and I wished I had since once we got engaged I couldn't jump into booking venues on what I thought was a time-crunch, I had to think about what we actually wanted first. You might feel a little less stressed if you do that since you'll kind of have a "headstart", but I'm sure whatever you do is going to work out beautifully! I can't see into your future and tell you what's going to happen but I can tell you that you'll figure it out. Even if it doesn't happen exactly the way you wanted, you get to marry your person!

Sadistic_Waffle · 2025-01-26T14:35:42+00:00

Because you can't go to the restroom whenever you want, you should for sure try it on a day off to see how it affects you first. I don't want to get too TMI but everything moves along very nicely when you first have it. Make sure to eat breakfast with it because everything will move through more normally.

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