#pix-idol-baking

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAKIO UZUKI 🍰

Throughout 2024, I've been making treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! Today we have Makio Uzuki from iDOLM@STER SideM, the final one I'll be doing this year!

For Makio, I decided to try making a vanilla cake with strawberry filling and whipped cream frosting! I later found out that he has a card with a very similar looking cake, so I used it for his picture this time 🥺

This was an experience to make, haha. On one hand: this recipe is wonderful! The cake is very soft and the strawberry filling is sweet and tangy. I used full strawberries on top instead of halves to match Makio's cake. On the other hand: cake decorating has never been my strong suit, and the whipped cream frosting seems to melt pretty quickly, so this came out MESSY. Not pictured: the amount of filling that leaked out the middle. Here's a link to the recipe I used! I will say that you should probably halve this - this cake is HUGE and we have a ton of leftover whipped cream frosting and strawberry filling lol

I can't believe this is my final baking project for the year! I'm so glad I decided to do this, it's been a ton of fun and I really enjoyed broadening my horizons a bit. You can check the #pix-idol-baking tag on my blog to see everything I did this past year! Thank you for coming along with me and happy holidays!

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2019 Nov 4-9 Program Versatility Changes (HIIT)

“Start by doing what's necessary, then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi 1181-1226

New Ozzy https://youtu.be/fMAAMfHgO4Q

Dark comes early, moving session up an hour where possible. New to rope face-pulls, harder than reckoned, and you might see me trying the arnold press. Not many people stir my thoughts after a session like that. 

The reverse-row heavy targets sternum and obliques, and lite+slow targets the lower. To use it, I’ve needed stretch the lower back with toe touches. Pre-exhaust, 5-second negatives, isometric final rep and high rep last set blow out, is how to cut. It’s steady state momentum, time under tension, and range of motion or not resting the weights on locked joints b/c of deadline. Link below. 

Leg day via cardio is better, upping my protein all meals has helped big mood, little moody inability eat carbs less for meat, w/o missing meals, and b-complex very exciting get thru session. Doing knee raises between stairmaster steps is helping. Obliques getting stretched taught from the reverse row machine. To rest b/w 10 minute stairs doing volume pec deck, lite to hold the arms/handles thru full range of motion, and slow to keep resistance, but avoiding resetting the machine or locking arms forward. 

Diet, adding whey returned to meals, flexing helps me stretch helps me get out of bed, that I thought was depression, actuality am cold by morning. So sick of the fat-free diet and putting eggs or summer sausage with anything lean. Dave Palumbo YT a couple of weeks ago said to some effect - post workout body doesn’t care what you eat, but that you eat, but not junk food’  - and explains diet-of-the-week’s articles run into the “essential fats” every spring, possibly. 

https://youtu.be/2Z9JYxTx0PE three chest exercises, incline press, barrel flys, pullovers. Starts as resistance, moves into progressive overload. 

Phone neck therapy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnm6G2YJ-nE&t=249s 

Enjoy your week and what’s left of the good weather. 

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Week 5 (all FST)

#25 Heavy Push (FST) ROM

Treadmill 5, treadhill 5? >> Shldr Press 7x7/10305070909090- >> DB front Raise 7*7/(2)10*7 >> DB Lat Raise 7x7/25*4,30*2,35- >> Chest press 7*7/7090110130150170190- >> Incl DB Bench 7x7/2630354045505560- >> Pec Deck 7x7/100115130146160176190205-220- >> Dips 7x7/7*7 >> Straight arm pulldown 7x7/30304040404050- >> Tric ext 7x7/1530456075*3 >> Rev-row 7x7/30405060708090- << Treadmill newp

Chest press 7*7& then lock elbows to do 7 ROM-reps, straight or cuff rotation; losing sleep from not eating, might as well put carbs with every meal, and slow carbs am, quick carbs post workout, and PB late, and the coffee was good and bad, some calories taste better than others, but it’s time to ‘cheat  meal’; best dips, did the abs-pusher/rev-row thang...slow af b/c of a Mike O’Hearn video emphasizing longevity and easy sessions for range of motion -- so I’ll be starting from newb with the abs; rounded up session with supermarket, take n bake, nap, such a Monday ...planned putting ego down and prioritizing the poses and pretty reps to get out quick, but killed it instead tired and swole 

#26 FST Pull  

Treadmill warmup 10 >> Lat Pulldown 7x7/7090110130150*3 >> DB 1-Arm Row 7x7/253035-50658095- >> Palms-In Pulldown 7x7/10012014160*3 >> Row 7x7/ 607590,105120135150- >> Smith Shrug 7x7/60*7 >> Lock Arm Pulldown 7x7/20253035505050 >> Bow draw 7x7/25303550-353535 >> Preacher Curl 7x7/30*3,45*3,60 >> Straight Bar Curl 7x7 /203040*3,50*2 >> Alt DB Hammer 7x7 253035*5 >> Treadmill feltöltődikok(?) 

Halfway thru went to BK, coffee is my copilot; done, better maybe progress pic, coffee rules everything around me, TBH obliques stretching make improve muchly, but core-work, calisthenic abs push taking a lot out, and putting back scars on broadway's fuck and kill, my wrestling entrance music of frikn course.  

#27 cardio/Legs

Treadmill 5, hill 5; treadmill 7, hill 3; pec deck 70lbs*40, rev-row 40lbs*100slow; treadmill 5, hill 5; stairs 10, pec deck 85lbs*25; rev-row 40lbs *100-; stairs 10-; 

Post guitar pix, with new strings, play before going to pop's. 

#28 FST Push  

Row 6min >> DB Front 7x7/(2)15*7 >> DB Lat 7x7/(2)25*5;upright row 50lbs(7)*2 >> Shldr Press 7x7/10303030505070 >> Chest press 7x7/7090110130150170190~ >> Treadmill 10 >> Crossover 7x7/25,35*6 >> DB Bench 7x7/(2)60*7~ >> Pec deck 7x7/100*3,115*3,130+ >> Straight pulldown 7x7/35*7 >> Triceps 7x7/50*7 >> Rev-row  7x7/70809,110140150170- >> Treadmill? No. 

For the record, I don't post pics because haven't learned how to cut, might be about stamina and losing some mas in the cardio process. 

The swipe pass so the keyboard to make logographs? 

#29 FST Pull  

Treadmill warmup  >> Lat Pulldown 7x7/30507090909090 >> Low Row 7x7/100*7 >> High face pulls 7x7/25*4,30*4 >> Neutral pulldown 7x7/100*3,120*3,140*2 >> Archer 7x7/152025303550-65-- >> Shrug 7x7/50*5,100*2 >> EZ curl 7x7/2030405060*3 >> Preacher 1-Arm 7x7/10203040506580- >> Curl 1-Arm 7x7/(1)10203040506580- >> Rev-row   7x7/30405060708090(-5neg) Treadmill cooldown 

Odio semana d FST. Pre Exhaust the working muscles. Add an iso hold to final set. Use 5 second negatives. End with a high rep blow out. (https://www.stack.com/a/4-hacks-to-make-your-muscle-building-workouts-more-effective ) … Which is already part in parcels, pat for course, run of the mill, but usually ground up, do epic shit, might do this for the fuck around roughneck kicking my own ass week before walkabout, IDK, don't have idols have peers, never meet your enemies, 2 be careful what you say, somebody might take you seriously

#30 cardio/Legs  

Treadmill 10, stairs/kneeup 10, pec deck 60lbs*30, rev-row 40lbs *100, pec deck 60lbs*30, break 5, stairs 10, pec deck 60lbs*30, rev-row 40lbs*100, pec deck 60lbs*30, rowing machine 5, treadmill 10, elliptical (1min), treadhill 10, cd2.

It’s time to follow my own advice.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! RIAMU YUMEMI 💊

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! Today's lucky winner is Riamu Yumemi from THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls.

Okay I'll admit Riamu isn't one of my favorite characters, but I thought making a dessert for her would be so much fun! I tried to find something really out there. Uh, it worked. This is "low carb strawberry fluff", which I can't remember how I found. I think I was looking for strawberry desserts? It's heavy whipping cream and cream cheese, whipped up with strawberry jello mix added to thicken, color, and flavor it.

I actually split it in half before adding the jello mix and made half of it blue with a "berry blast"(?) jello and half of it pink with the recipe's intended strawberry jello. The blue half did not whip up as well as the pink half, or taste as good. There's also berries on top*! And I added some hot pink sprinkles for extra pizzaz or something. Here's the recipe I used.

I don't know how I feel about this one, it's really weird but also it's pretty OK. It was fun to make, though! Very easy to put together.

*The berry-free cup is for my beautiful wife who does not like berries

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! SHIN SATO 💖

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! Today we have Shin Sato from THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls!

I thought that decorated sugar cookies would be perfect for Shin! I'm not particularly adventurous so this was new territory for me, haha. My wife helped me decorate these, including some lovely writing!!

Here's the recipe I used! The cookies were made from scratch following this recipe, but we used store-bought decorative icing and sprinkles.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! EICHI TENSHOUIN ✨

Throughout 2024, I'll be baking treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! I've picked a handful to do, so there will be roughly 1-2 a month all year. First up is Eichi from Ensemble Stars, since his birthday is very early in the year (and my wife is an EichiP).

For Eichi, I've made an Earl Grey tea cake! :) It was made with milk infused with Earl Grey tea as well as loose tea powder, lemon zest, and honey, and the top was brushed with a sugar/honey/lemon juice glaze. Here's the recipe I used!

Looking forward to a fun and tasty year~

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! KIRIO NEKOYANAGI 🐱

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! Today's birthday is Kirio Nekoyanagi from iDOLM@STER: SideM!

A few years ago, I tried to make purple cupcakes with green and pink frosting for Kirio's birthday and they were HIDEOUS, so this is my redemption arc. I was looking for Japanese dessert recipes when I remembered that we actually have a taiyaki mold! What better for a catboy than a fish-shaped dessert? Stove cooking is not my expertise, so you can see I overcooked most of them a little, but they came out better than I was expecting. The filling is canned ogura-an (sweetened mashed red bean paste) from our local Japanese grocery store.

Here's a link to the recipe I used! It's JustOneCookbook's taikyaki recipe - it's a really great website to check out for all kinds of Japanese recipes! I've made their melon pan recipe a few times and loved it.

(You'll have to forgive the toaster background this time - I usually take pictures on our stove, but it's in A State after cooking both these and our dinner. lol)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! NORIKO SHIINA 🍩

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for my favorite idol game characters on their birthdays! Today we have my favorite iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls character, Noriko!

Donuts were the SUPER obvious choice here, so I went with one of my favorite recipes, King Arthur's Baked Donuts! This is an excellent base recipe for fluffy oven-baked donuts that you can decorate however you wish. For this batch, I went with coating half of them with cinnamon sugar, and the other half were double-dipped in an apple cider glaze! Here's the recipe for the donuts and a separate recipe for the apple cider glaze. I like a lighter, runnier glaze, so I doubled the amount of apple cider in mine.

In hindsight, these are a little plain looking and I could have probably at least added some food coloring or something to make them stand out more. In my defense, I made these pretty much as soon as I rolled out of bed. LOL

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAYOI AYASE ♣️

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! Today it's Mayoi Ayase from Ensemble Stars.

This one was a bit of a stretch - Mayoi's favorite food is grapes, so I looked into desserts incorporating them but didn't find anything that really appealed to me. So, I went with these peanut butter cookies - filled with grape jelly! Close enough, right? ...Right?

I did have a moment while making these along the lines of "of my god this is such a disaster why did I pick this recipe what am I even doing these look so bad", but they looked much better after baking, so maybe it wasn't such a bad choice for Mayoi after all. LOL

Here's the recipe I used!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MATSURI TOKUGAWA 👑

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! This time we have Matsuri Tokugawa from THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live!

For Matsuri, I've made a frozen grasshopper torte! The top layer is marshmallow fluff, whipped cream, milk, and peppermint extract; the middle layer is vanilla ice cream; the bottom layer is Oreo cookies. The original recipe had the top layer dyed green, but I also dyed the middle layer pink to match Matsuri's green and pink dress! Here's the recipe I used.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! NIKI SHIINA 🍽️

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for some of my favorite idol characters for their birthdays! Today we have none other than my Ensemble Stars oshi, Niki Shiina!

I've made tiramisu for him! I'm not sure why it occurred to me, but I thought that tiramisu seemed just perfect for him. This recipe was very straightforward, though I did use pre-made ladyfingers, and we had to break up some of them to fit them in the pan properly. It tastes super yummy! I never realized how easy it would be to make, the hardest part was just waiting for the heavy whipping cream to whip up. Here's the recipe I used!

Here's to another year, Niki! ♥️

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! NONO MORIKUBO 🐿️

Throughout 2024, I'm making treats for some of my favorite idol characters on their birthdays! Today we have Nono Morikubo from THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls.

Nono is my wife's favorite Cinderella Girls idol and I wanted to try something a little different, so I made these palmiers! They're simple, crispy, and sweet, and I thought it suited Nono's quiet and gentle demeanor really well. These would be good to read a book and drink some coffee with.

Here's the recipe I used! They actually took only two ingredients - frozen puff pastry and brown sugar. These were crazy easy to make, although if you try it for yourself I recommend cutting the cooking time down to about 16 minutes - I had to keep a sharp eye on these while baking and I feel like they would have burned if I had left them in for much longer than that.