Testing

Last week, in anticipation of my upcoming empty nest yet desire to continue blogging, I published an application in my Help Wanted post. I’m trying to find applicants with attributes similar to those of my boys to take on their ability to cause the stress that results in my inspire me to both bake and blog when they both leave for college in a month. Anyone who’s read this blog over the past two years knows that those boys are a pain in the a$$ unique in their attitudes and actions.

Congratulations to those who’ve made it through the application process. Before we sit down for an interview we have one more step. I’m conducting a test. Don’t be concerned, there’s no right or wrong, this is just to help me better understand whether your natural instincts are a good fit as a stand-in for the boys.

For each of the scenarios below, just pick the answer that you feel fits best with who you are. To assure that you respond with your initial instincts, you’ll only have 1 minute to complete this survey so use your time wisely. Good luck.

Questionnaire

1) The phone is ringing. Do you:

     a) answer it

     b) mind your own business

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

2) The tornado signs are going off. Do you:

     a) bake

     b) put on your headphones

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

3) The toilet is clogged. Do you:

     a) grab the plunger

     b) keep flushing and flushing and flushing . . .

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

4) There’s only a little milk left in the fridge. Do you:

     a) ask if anyone needs it for baking

     b) drink it based on both first come, first served and finders keepers, losers weepers

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

5) You’re called to dinner. Do you:

     a) sit down and eat what you can

     b) say you don’t like it even though you don’t know what it is yet

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

6) The hand towel from the bathroom is in the wash and no one’s replaced it yet. Do you:

     a) call out to see if someone can bring you a towel

     b) air dry your hands by waving them around, flinging water all over the bathroom

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

7) The newspaper is in the driveway. Do you:

     a) bring it in the house

     b) run over it with your car

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

8) The timer goes off, the treats are done and no one’s around. Do you:

     a) pull the pan out of the oven and put it on the counter

     b) open the oven and eat the treats out of the pan so they don’t burn

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

Toasted PBJ Cups

 

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9) There’s a $20 bill sitting on the desk in the kitchen. Do you:

     a) leave it there, it’s there for a reason

     b) take it, it was clearly meant for you

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

10) I’ve bumped my toe on the coffee table. I’m writhing on the floor, wincing and trying not to cry. Do you:

     a) see if you can help

     b) step over me so you don’t have to ask me to move out of your way

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

11) You’ve borrowed the car and it’s almost out of gas. Do you:

     a) go to a gas station and put a little gas in

     b) rush home hoping you make it

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

12) The windows are open and it’s just started to pour. Do you:

     a) quickly get the windows closed

     b) assume that they were opened for a reason

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

13) You’re locked out of the house, you’ve forgotten your key. Do you:

     a) use the keypad outside the garage door

     b) break a window, you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

14) Most of the cake is gone, there are 2 slices left. Do you:

     a) eat one slice

     b) eat them both so no one can fight over them

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

15) You come in to work in the morning. There’s no coffee and you know how I am without my coffee. Do you:

     a) quickly get the coffee maker started

     b) quietly back out of the house and call in sick from the driveway

     c) all of the above

     d) none of the above

All tests will be scored when I d@mn well get around to it immediately. For every question that you responded to with a “b”, you will be awarded one point. No other answers acquire points. Anyone scoring 15 points can expect to be granted an interview.

As I said last week, interviews will be scheduled by employer. Baked goods will be served. BYOB.

 

 

 

PS: A more savory version of this recipe can be seen here: Chicken Brunch Cups.

Toasted PBJ Cups

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Printable Recipe
 
Ingredients:
6 slices of bread (I removed the crust)
½ cup peanut butter
¼ cup jelly of your choice
6 marshmallows
6 berries
 
Directions:
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Either spray a 6 cup muffin tin with non-stick spray or grease the cups with butter.
*Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread slices.
*Pinching the sides in, fit the bread slices into the muffin cups. Tamp down the sides and bottom.
*Mix together the peanut butter and the jelly.
*Put a dollop of the peanut butter mixture into each of the 6 bread slices. Press a marshmallow into the center of each.
*Cook for 15 minutes, until the marshmallow is browning.
*Remove from oven, run a knife gently around the sides of each cup and carefully remove from pan.
*Place a berry on the top of each marshmallow.