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i am making a version of chocolate mousse and i added the whipped cream before the chocolate mixture was at room temperature and upon folding in the whipped cream, the whipped cream melted....can i wait for it to cool and rewhipp the mixture?

I am moving out of the country and i have five nieces, ages 12,10,8, 2 and 1 month....and two nephews ages 7 and 5. I am very close with all of them, like their second mom, and i dont know what to get them - i am looking for gifts to give them that they will have forever, and always think of me. I am of course giving them a google voice number in which they can always call me, and there is always skype, and I am going to give them a clock so they can know the time difference (even thought i would want them to call me anytime...)

So any ideas would be great. I can not afford anything too extravagant...and i want to take each one out for a day just with them. But i want to give them something they can keep always, and not grow out of or break.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

So for my 23 birthday party, I wanted to have a small get together 7 friends and me. I tend to be a bit more formal than most my age and I am planning a sit down dinner party. I would like some help with the menu to ensure everything works well with each other.

I am cooking and baking everything myself, so I don't want to get too crazy or expensive.

Please tell me what you think about each of the courses and all of them together:

-spinach salad in a warm honey and balsamic vinaigrette

- a spicy salmon tartar

- roasted garlic and long beans with mushroom and Japanese sweet potato fries

and this is wear im stuck - i dont know what meat to make with this. im debating between a nice meat or chicken - i can always do both...but i dont what to do with them.

Thanks for your help - i really just want a perfect party.

I wrote this because I was stressed and needed a vent. The style of writing is just how it came out.

I would love some critical feedback on how it reads, and if you have any suggestions to make it more viable for publishing, and what publication might be interested in such a piece

Never haven fallen in love, I don’t really know what it feels like, what it should feel like, but I know that I want to. An innate attraction, a desire; I am not sure if such an natural feeling is suppressed with in, or am I never going to experience it. With all the pop teen movies, I feel like I’m behind. Everyone seems to fall in love in some coming of age big Romeo and Juliet summer drama. Never been kissed? But what if I never wanted to be kissed?

I know I am not unpleasant looking. At 5”5 always in 4” heels, I am overpowering – my personality and my being. My naturally highlighted blond hair is always big, my eyes always blue (though the shade might change), and a slightly bulbous nose always sits in the middle of my face. Not particularly ugly nor particularly beautiful, in my mind, I seem stand out in a crowd for no particular reason. If someone seems to be interested, I intimidate them by being my whole self, at times, even a little bit mean, when I’m normally nothing but sweet. If they are still interested, I never know why. When a good looking guy asks me out, I think it’s a joke – I say no because I must be on some reality punk’d show, and I’m being laughed at.

My friend’s dad passed away. Three years ago. I haven’t seen my father in nine years. Well, that’s not true, I have seen him. In my nightmares. After he hurt me, I cant bare to see him, speak of him, or even think of him. But is it wrong to wish that my dad could have died instead. My friend has embodied his dad’s persona, yet I try to erase all mannerisms and tendencies that nature had given me that are similar to his. I would give all of myself to take away my dad and give my friend his dad back. Now I am safe, but it pains me to know that such goodness was taken away, while evil is still out there.

I seem encompass all the stereotypes that a women should be, yet that’s not who I am; not completely. I am everything. I am an anomaly. Hiking, art, R&B and pearls, I am really like no other. But they like me because I cook, because I am sweet, or because I am fun, but I want to be loved for all that and because I am intelligent, ambitious, generous, and because I am passionate about everything.

Father issues, or just more picky. I don’t fall for the romantic movies. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Does that intense attraction really exist? I have been liked, I haven’t liked, not really liked, not loved liked. Never have I been wanted for why I wanted to be wanted.

Is it fear; did it just not happen for me yet? No crush yet, no, my love for now, is myself. And when I meet a guy who loves me for the reasons I love me, then I can love him. My third act will be played off stage.

Never having fallen in love, I don’t really know what it feels like, what it should feel like, but I know that I want to. An attraction, a desire, not sure if it is suppressed because I wouldn’t act upon it, even if it was there. With all these pop teenager movies, I feel like im behind. Never been kissed? But what about if I never even wanted to be kissed?

My friend’s dad passed away. Three years ago. I haven’t seen my father in nine years. Well, that’s not true, I have seen him. In my nightmares. After he hurt me, I cant bare to see him, speak of him, or even think of him. But is it wrong to wish that my dad could have died instead. My friend has embodied his dad’s persona, but I try to erase all mannerisms and tendencies that nature had given me that are similar to his. I would give all of myself to take away my dad and give my friend his dad back. Its not that i am scared of him, for his threats are meaningless now, I’m safe, I have a family, but its more that such goodness was taken away, while evil is still out there.

Having just met a Frenchie, I was explaining to him over dinner that being orthodox, I don’t touch men. He puzzled looked at me and said “But I kissed you” What? “That’s not possible, I just met you, and I don’t kiss men (or women), the only man I will kiss is my husband” “but I kissed you” maybe in your dreams.

Father issues, or just more picky. I don’t fall for the romantic movies. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Does that intense attraction really exist? I have been liked, I haven’t liked, not really liked. Never have I been wanted for why I wanted to be wanted.

No crush, no, my love for now, is myself. And when I meet a guy who loves me for the reasons I love me, then I can love him. My third act will be played off stage.

Is there any way for me to retrieve those video's. If so, How? I really appreciate any help you can give me cause I would really be upset if they are lost forever. Thank you all so much

Calories arent an issue, but to add melted butter makes it soggy. How can I make it like kettle corn, with out having to pop it over the stove and deal with that mess. Please answer will any suggestions or ideas - otherwise I will have to just have store bought or flavorless popcorn at the party (and thats no fun)

So this guy constantly jokes around asking me to marry him and I always say, first ask for a date, and then well see about marriage. But this time I wanted to have some fun

So when he asked yet again, i responded on his wall: Hey, you know what. Iv been thinking about it - Sure. Let me know when ; )

Him: lol, so when did you first realize you were in love with me? ;-)

Me: Who ever said anything about love?

Him: ahh, i see. so you're just going after the money. did you want both dollars?

I dont know what i meant by my remark but I need to know what to respond because im so not a gold digger or anything like that. Should I say something like "...and your change too - Prenup, Baby, Prenup"

What do yo suggest?

So does that mean that they are not really interested in me, or that they kinda like me and they kinda like everyone else too. I cant really decipher the signals. I mean, one winks at me constantly but does it mean anything if he does it to other girls. I just wana know what they are thinking when they are doing it

Iv never dyed my hair before but i want to dye a few strands pink for fun. I got this semi permanent alcohol free hair dye and I want to know if I can base my hair with anything in order to limit the time my hair remains dyed. I would love if it would come out after one washing or so. What can I do to make it less permanent?

Thanks for your advice

My ex refuses to be friends with me and but he is the one constantly initiating contact with me. Last time he made me feel so bad about myself i blocked him on IM. Two weeks later, he texted me and asked me why i haven't been online and i told him that i have been away. As always, he asked me if i met anybody. I then felt bad and i deblocked him, and he again starts talking to me. And again bugging me about how i should go out and meet guys. I dumped him a while ago and he first told me that he thought that the fight would really bring us closer together; then he claimed that he was over me, yet he still bugs me. Furthermore, he told me that he was a great catch and i was an idiot to give him up. What does this all mean. I dont want to be mean, but how do i get him to leave me alone.?

Im really not into him, but i think he thinks that we were meant to be-- so scary!

Dont get me wrong, i am most certainly straight, but i just think the guys my age (19-22) are so immature, and unsure of what they want. I think i intimidate them, so much so that they rarely talk to me. Maybe its just sour grapes. I am not ugly, at least i dont think so, I dont seem desperate, i am out going, driven, and have a mind of my own. How.....?