February 28, 2010
Today was the last day of the Olympics and the Men’s Gold Medal Ice Hockey Game. Our Canadian boys did us proud and beat the US 3 to 2. The game took a disappointing turn with only 24 seconds left on the clock, when the United States scored their second goal, tying the game. But the Canadian fans were not disenchanted, as our young phenom, Sidney Crosby, won the game for us in overtime. What proceeded was pure magic; Canadians everywhere rejoiced in the streets and in pubs, singing and dancing and hugging their neighbours. Evidently, I got very carried away with the celebrations and ended up meeting up with someone that I haven’t seen in a long time, only to later regret my actions – no, it wasn’t my ex, but for inquiring minds, his name rhymes with today's question. But enough about that; back to the brilliant hockey game, although Crosby did not score all three goals, I started to wonder about the game terminology. So, today’s question is: where does the term ‘hat trick’ come from?
A:
The first use of this phrase was in cricket for the feat of a bowler who took three wickets with three successive balls, for which he would be presented with a new hat by the cricket club. Hat trick later came to be used for threefold feat in other sports such as horse racing, soccer, baseball, and hockey.
Sources:
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingsh.htm
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2539
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Nothing but net
January 17, 2010
This afternoon, I went with my brother and some of his friends to a basketball game. We went to see the Toronto Raptors play the Dallas Mavericks. I don't know much about the rules of the game, but I do know a little about the game's history. I know that it was invented by an Ontarian named James Naismith - but this is largely in part to the Heritage Canada commercials. I asked a lot of questions at the game, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Today's question is: where do the Toronto Raptors sit in the 2009-2010 standings?
A: Okay, okay; so today's question is a bit of a cop-out. But it's 365 random questions; I never said they were always going to be a good questions! I suppose I should really look into the rules of the game - but I chose this question because my brother was asking his friends where the Raptors sat in the standings - no one knew. I suppose no one was a real die hard fan!
The Raptors are 7th (out of 15 teams) in the Eastern Conference and 17th (of 30) overall. Including today's win, they are showing 21 wins and 20 losses.
This afternoon, I went with my brother and some of his friends to a basketball game. We went to see the Toronto Raptors play the Dallas Mavericks. I don't know much about the rules of the game, but I do know a little about the game's history. I know that it was invented by an Ontarian named James Naismith - but this is largely in part to the Heritage Canada commercials. I asked a lot of questions at the game, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Today's question is: where do the Toronto Raptors sit in the 2009-2010 standings?
A: Okay, okay; so today's question is a bit of a cop-out. But it's 365 random questions; I never said they were always going to be a good questions! I suppose I should really look into the rules of the game - but I chose this question because my brother was asking his friends where the Raptors sat in the standings - no one knew. I suppose no one was a real die hard fan!
The Raptors are 7th (out of 15 teams) in the Eastern Conference and 17th (of 30) overall. Including today's win, they are showing 21 wins and 20 losses.
Soccer Snacks
It was our week to bring snacks to soccer. You'll never guess what we brought...
Let me just say...I HATE DRAWING PENTAGONS!!! Ugh!
These cookies were probably the most difficult ones I've made in a while....I am apparently polygon-challenged. They're not my favorite, either, but the kids liked them. I think everyone enjoys seeing their name on something, don't you?
Looking for more sports-related cookies? Try these:
Let me just say...I HATE DRAWING PENTAGONS!!! Ugh!
These cookies were probably the most difficult ones I've made in a while....I am apparently polygon-challenged. They're not my favorite, either, but the kids liked them. I think everyone enjoys seeing their name on something, don't you?
Looking for more sports-related cookies? Try these:
Bowl me over
My sister and nephew are coming for a visit tomorrow! :) My nephew is 2...here he is...
....go ahead. Awwwww!
His great love....bowling! Santa even brought him a bowling ball for Christmas. So, I made some bowling cookies for him.
I used a vintage-y cutter that I found on eBay. It was fun to finally use it, although it is one of those cutters that is closed on the top. You know what I mean? It wouldn't cut all the way through the dough...it wasn't deep enough, so I had to go around the shape with a paring knife.
Other than the cookie cutter issue, these are really easy cookies to make. I just outlined and filled the shapes with black/white icing and added the pin stripes using a #4 tip and the finger holes with a #3. Easy Peasy!
I hope he likes them!!!
More sports cookies:
....go ahead. Awwwww!His great love....bowling! Santa even brought him a bowling ball for Christmas. So, I made some bowling cookies for him.
I used a vintage-y cutter that I found on eBay. It was fun to finally use it, although it is one of those cutters that is closed on the top. You know what I mean? It wouldn't cut all the way through the dough...it wasn't deep enough, so I had to go around the shape with a paring knife.
Other than the cookie cutter issue, these are really easy cookies to make. I just outlined and filled the shapes with black/white icing and added the pin stripes using a #4 tip and the finger holes with a #3. Easy Peasy!
I hope he likes them!!!
More sports cookies:
Are you ready for a GIVEAWAY?
Wednesday is Bake at 350's 1 year blogiversary! Woo-hoo! :) In celebration, I thought we'd have a little giveaway.
Leave a comment on this post....with either a link to your blog or an email address so I can contact you...and a winner will be chosen at random on November 19th. The prize is...a box of cookies! :) (US address only.)
I'll leave you with the cookies we're taking to the end-of-season baseball party this afternoon. (No, these are not the giveaway cookies!) Nothing fancy, but my son really wanted them to have the team name on them. The more I wrote "giants" last night, the stranger it looked. I had to come out of the kitchen and ask my husband..."is giants spelled G-I-ANTS?" It still looks weird!
Leave a comment on this post....with either a link to your blog or an email address so I can contact you...and a winner will be chosen at random on November 19th. The prize is...a box of cookies! :) (US address only.)
I'll leave you with the cookies we're taking to the end-of-season baseball party this afternoon. (No, these are not the giveaway cookies!) Nothing fancy, but my son really wanted them to have the team name on them. The more I wrote "giants" last night, the stranger it looked. I had to come out of the kitchen and ask my husband..."is giants spelled G-I-ANTS?" It still looks weird!
Baseball (?) season
Yes, it's still baseball season here in Texas. Our family was scheduled to bring snacks to my son's game yesterday. When I sold cookies, baseball cookies were probably the cookies I made the most. Texas is not just football country! 
I realized Halloween night as I was getting ready to ice these, that I was out of disposable icing bags....my own personal Halloween horror!!! Rather than run out, dodging trick-or-treaters, I used gallon freezer baggies. In a pinch, they worked, although they were not as easy to use as the icing bags. My advice...baggies are for emergency icing situations only! :)
To make the baseball mitts:- Using a #3 tip, outline around the edge of a baseball mitt cookie in dark brown icing....you'll make the "fingers" later. (AmeriColor Chocolate Brown)
- Thin medium brown icing with water to a syrup-y consistency and cover with a damp towel. Let sit several minutes. (AmeriColor Chocolate Brown)
- Run a rubber spatula gently through the icing to pop any bubbles that have formed on top. Pour into a squeeze bottle.
- Fill in the cookie with the flood icing. Let dry 1 hour or more.
- Again with the dark brown icing and #3 tip, pipe the details including the fingers on the mitt.
- In red icing, with a #3 tip, pipe the remaining details. (AmeriColor Super Red)
Sweet Swimmer
A sweet surprise for swim coaches or a snack at the meet....
- With a #2 tip, pipe the outline of hair on the cookie in brown. (Spectrum Chocolate Brown)
- Using a #1 tip, pipe lenses of the goggles on the face in gray. (Spectrum Super Black)
- With a #2 tip, pipe the face outline in fleshtone, meeting with the hair outline. (AmeriColor Fleshtone/Copper)
- Thin brown, fleshtone and gray icings to the consistency of syrup. Cover with a damp cloth and let sit several minutes. Stir gently to pop bubbles that have formed on top.
- Pour brown into a squeeze bottle and fill in hair. Use a toothpick to coax the icing into all corners and to edges.
- Follow the same instructions with the gray icing and fill in goggles.
- Follow the same instructions with the fleshtone icing and fill in the face.
- Let dry at least 1 hour.
- Again using the #2 tip and brown icing, pipe hair detail, going back over the outside outline as well.
- Using a #1 tip, go over outline of goggles and add a nose piece.
- Using a #2 tip, add goggle straps in red. (AmeriColor Super Red)
- Change red icing bag to a #1 tip and pipe smile.
- Mix a little silver lustre (luster) dust with vodka. (The vodka will evaporate.)
- Using a small paintbrush, apply silver to the goggle lenses.
Forty-LOVE
We're heading off to my son's tennis class with these belated Valentine tennis cookies. I was picturing them cuter in my head :), but I think the kids will like them. I toyed with the idea of making pink racquets with red hearts and red racquets with pink hearts...you know, really valentine them up...but got vetoed by the boys around here. Next time, I'll bake first, ask questions later!Those hearts are big heart sprinkles from Sur La Table. I just attached them with a little blob of royal icing (piping consistency) on the dried cookies.
Geaux Tigers?
Given OU's poor Fiesta Bowl showing, I guess it's time to root for LSU! There's always next year.
For the footballs:- Outline the football shape in white icing using a #2 tip.
- Flood the cookie with thinned brown icing. Thin with water to the consistency of thick syrup. Cover with a damp towel and let sit for several minutes. Run a rubber spatula gently through the icing to pop any bubbles that formed on the top. Pour into a squeeze bottle. Use a toothpick to spread the icing. (Spectrum Chocolate Brown)
- Let dry for at least 1 hour.
- Using the #2 tip, add "stitching" to top of football.
- Switch to #1 tip and add side detail in white. Using yellow and purple with a #1 tip, add detail color to sides. (Purple: AmeriColor Violet; Yellow: AmeriColor Egg Yellow)
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