The Soviet Death Oven suffered a crushing defeat at the oven mitts of yours truly. It was close for awhile, but I triumphed in the end. I finally got around to making those scones I mentioned previously. As always, they started getting burned after five minutes in the oven. I took them out and stuck [...]
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Victory
Posted in Bulgaria, Food, Soviet Death Appliances on October 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Soviet Death Switch
Posted in Soviet Death Appliances on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Everyone’s favorite series, Soviet Death Appliances, has returned with a special school edition. I don’t know if this qualifies as an appliance, but oh well. Deal with it. I draw your attention to my newest discovery, the Soviet Death Switch. For those of you who can’t tell, these three little buttons are the light switches [...]
Cooking
Posted in Food, Soviet Death Appliances, vibes on June 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I thought Amy’s question about cooking warrants an entry of its own. I will get to the other questions (though, Liz, I gotta say I might not be answering all your questions. Sorry. ) The question: How has your cooking style evolved or changed? The short answer: I never used to cry over my failure [...]
Haide, 4ao, Soviet Death Vacuum
Posted in Soviet Death Appliances on April 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
This has been a rather unspectacular week. My brain really really wants to be on vacation but, alas, my body really really has to drag itself into school every day. My patience is all but gone. I actually find myself lying in bed at night attempting to have a conversation with God, which tends to [...]
Haide 4ao, Death Fridge
Posted in Soviet Death Appliances on March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The life of my refrigerator ended with something in between a bang and a whimper. Now, to wait and see what I will get as a replacement… In the meantime, the contents of my fridge are chillin’ in the kitchen and on the balcony, both of which have become remarkably colder without the heat generated [...]
Death Tree
Posted in Soviet Death Appliances on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Although this may not technically fall into the category of “appliance,” I still feel it deserves an entry in the “Soviet Death Appliances” series. Meet: Death Tree “But Andrea,” you are thinking, “that looks like a perfectly normal, albeit slightly hastily decorated Christmas tree that is doing a wonderful job of spreading holiday cheer to [...]
Death Heater
Posted in Soviet Death Appliances on December 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I am, with Theresa’s permission, going to steal her idea and contribute to her series, “Soviet Death Appliances.” She has already written about the Death Toaster and the Death Dryer. Meet my own little Soviet Death Appliance, the Death Heater. This bad boy lives in my kitchen. My main source of heat is the new, [...]
