Being all domesticated and shit

For those of you NOT following along on Twitter, I have this very small, very trivial, practically irrelevant announcement: I am now unemployed.

TA - DAAAAAAH!

Moving on...I've only been home like 2 days and I'm already driving Big Daddy up the wall. We're like an old retired couple. Only he's actually trying to earn a living and I'm puttering around interrupting him by washing a load of clothes or letting the dog out to pee.

Today I was trying to make a cake and the mixer was sort of interrupting his conference call. I guess. And I was all "SHEESH!" and he was all, "Uhh, ONE OF US has to support the family ya know."

Don't think for a second that he won't EAT MY CAKE though. (Which is in no way related to DRINKING MY MILKSHAKE. I'm guessing. Because I didn't actually see that movie so I don't really know what the hell that expression is supposed to mean. Also? Daniel Day-Lewis is completely buck-ass crazy. Just something I've noticed.)

I also cooked dinner for tonight - a shrimp & wild rice recipe from Paula Deen. Which, she really needs to recompute how she figures that prep time/ cook time thing because the recipe said Prep Time: 10 minutes and dudes! It took me 10 minutes JUST TO CHOP THE GREEN PEPPER. Who do these TV chefs think we are, Wonder freakin Woman?

The cake didn't come out as pretty as it should have:

THEIRS (Courtesy Something So Clever)

MINE (Courtesy of that dumb-ass Pampered Chef olive oil-sprayer thing which totally does not work as good as Pam I don't care what that sales lady tried to tell you at the party.)

Yeah, so mine totally stuck to the pan. But I've been eating the scrapings from inside the pan and YUM. So I don't really care what the cake looks like as long as I can stuff my face with all those delicious, sweet banana butterscotch calories.

Also? (One last thing) GO TIGERS!!!

Banana Butterscotch Cake
1-2/3 cups (11-ounce package) butterscotch chips, divided
1 package (18.5 ounces) yellow cake mix
4 large eggs
3/4 cup (2 medium) mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease 10-cup bundt or round tube pan.

Microwave 1-1/3 cups butterscotch chips in medium, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high (70%) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.

Combine cake mix, eggs, bananas, vegetable oil, water and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until moistened. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes.

Stir 2 cups batter into melted morsels. Alternately spoon batters into prepared bundt or round tube pan.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 20 minutes; invert onto wire rack to cool completely.

Place remaining chips in small, heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on medium-high (70%) power for 30 seconds; knead. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, kneading until smooth.

Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake.