rhonda, a dabbling tanorexian came into today. she always seems like she might have a screw loose or she's too happy to be truly sane or she'll never be unhappy to see anyone. she is loveable, this rhonda. she's petite and southern and smiling. she loves to talk. you never know what she's going to say. she's around 57. she looks older, sadly. tanning will make you look like a husk.

she handed me a cookbook today and said,

look on page forty-one. that upsidedown chocolate pudding cake will make you want to slap your mother!

i shall copy this while she tans.

if you have a crockpot (recommended size: 3 1/2-qt)...

ingredients

1 cup dry all-purpose baking mix
1 cup sugar, divided
4 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder, plus 1/3 cup divided
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 2/3 cups hot water

1. spray the pot with cookin spray
2. mix half cup sugar, 3 tbs cocoa powder, baking mix, milk, and vanilla. spoon in evenly into pot.
3. mix remaining sugar, cocoa and hot water together. pour over batter in pot.
4. cover pot and cook on high 2-3 hours or 'til toothpick comes clean.

cake on top. pudding on bottom. eat it.

thanks rhonda.