Dos Vadanya, Ivan

After Hurricane Ivan dodged Louisiana and instead devastated the Gulf Coast of Alabama and the Florida panhandle, we sort of got back to normal (or that which passes for normal around here).

There were a number of things resulting from Ivan we didn't expect. One of 'em was that the Ivan-spawned Blustery Day had poor Suzette all but strung out on her last tree branch with all her honey pots waiting to catch Piglet as he floated by.

Another, believe it or not, is that the grass in my dadgum yard is getting crispy from lack of rain. It's like walking through cornflakes out there.

As far as the Hurricane provisions are concerned, the crunchy-munchies are being put to good use, as is the store-boughten ice - we're down to about two bags - and I was recently emailed a recipe to help deal with the 30,000 Pounds of Bananas cat food plus 10 pounds of litter:

Cat Litter Cake
(Billed as a sure-fire hit for the next family get together.)

Ingredienks:

1 box spice or German chocolate cake mix

1 box of white cake mix

1 package white sandwich cookies

1 large package vanilla instant pudding mix

A few drops green food coloring

12 small Tootsie Rolls or equivalent

Servink Dishes and Utenskles:

1 NEW cat-litter box

1 NEW cat-litter box liner

1 NEW pooper scooper

Destructions:

Prepare and bake cake mixes, according to directions, in any size pan.

Prepare pudding and chill.

Crumble cookies in small batches in blender or food processor.

Add a few drops of green food coloring to 1 cup of cookie crumbs.

Mix with a fork or shake in a jar. Set aside.

More Destructions:

Cool cakes to room temperature, and crumble into a large bowl.

Toss with half of the remaining cookie crumbs and enough pudding to make the mixture moist but not soggy.

Place liner in litter box and pour in mixture.

Artistical and Imaginative Creativity Activity (may be habit forming):

Faux Clinkers:

Unwrap 3 Tootsie Rolls and heat in a microwave until soft and pliable.

Shape the blunt ends into slightly curved points (you know what those clinkers look like).

Repeat with three more rolls. Bury the rolls decoratively in the cake mixture.

Sprinkle remaining white cookie crumbs over the mixture, then scatter green crumbs lightly over top.

Faux Clumps:

Heat 5 more Tootsie Rolls until almost melted.

Scrape them on top of the cake and sprinkle with crumbs from the litter box.

Heat the remaining Tootsie Roll until pliable and hang it over the edge of the box.

Place box on a sheet of newspaper and serve with scooper.

The Arthurities indicate it should look like this pheauteaux:

My Dear Sweet Wife thought the whole concept was disgusting beyond redemption. I decided it would be a good idea if I just leave out how much fun she had making "Dirt Cake" out of pulverized Oreos, chocolate pudding and Gummy Worms. Yeah, she'd be liable to get downright irritated if I brought that up, or how big of a hit it was with the schmedlets, their relations and associates, so I'll just avoid mentioning it.

Comments

[GrumpyBunny]

You are one sick puppy. Ha ha.

I have made something similar to the dirt cake. Though no worms. Kinda like having gum in my ice cream.

Be good thing to take to a halloween party! Thanks!

[The Soup Lady]

That "cake" is entirely too realistic.

[CC]

Ivan's back! You may have jumped the gun on ridding yourself of Hurrican™ supplies.

[rockynoggin]

Dang! I really could've used this when Thing2 was in Cub Scouts (the father/son cake bake)....

Oh, and ditto what the Otters said about Ivan. Better make sure the lawn mower still works.