Category: Food

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Daily Bread

100 Happy Days #4

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I’ve done a bit of study on the subject and have found that Sprouted Wheat Bread is suppose to be a healthier choice than whole wheat–and of course, almost anything is better than white bread. So, thinking that I’d have to go to some fancy-schmancy organic health food store to find it was a bit daunting. Imagine my surprise to find it at my own little old grocery store–one measly block from my house. It make a great sandwich and lovely toast.

All in all, a better, healthier choice and…

it makes me very, very happy.

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Hot Air Balloons?

Did anybody notice that there was no post for the 4th of July Balloon Festival?

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Well, that, my friends is because we were totally ready to go at 5:30 am but when we arrived at the field…

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all the people and cars were going the other direction.

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Apparently, there was too much cloud cover and too much wind so the whole darn shootin’ match was canceled and everyone was heading back home.

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Which pretty much means that this year the Hot Air Balloon Festival was just, you know….

hot….air.

Yeah, I crack myself up.

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Luckily, even in a dreadful crisis such as this, we still know how to behave.

It was a good day.

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Poor Poor Baby

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Oh, to watch this little Magoo, having his first real taste of this exotic, lovely treat…

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one would certainly think that he was being force fed something scary…

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nasty…

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horrific even.

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Certainly it must be a dreadful tasting thing. Something so terrible that it makes a baby cry…

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and then gag.

Poor, poor baby.

Come on now.

Be brave.

Be strong.

Be good…

and…

eat…

your…

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cupcake.

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Seriously?

 

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:: Boston Cream Cake ::

Oooh-oooh. Boston Cream Cake in all it’s scrumptious glory. In a hurry? Need a dessert like…NOW?  Well, my friends, you’re in luck.

Easy. Quick. Yummy beyond belief.

And I mean it.

Oh, and don’t be confused–or alarmed by the pictures. We tripled the recipe–hence, three of everything. Your eyes work just fine.

Luckily, 3 fit in a 9 x 13 Pyrex pan just perfectly. About the right amount for this crazy crowd.

Boston Cream Cake

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups cold half-and-half cream

1 small package instant French vanilla pudding mix

1 loaf frozen pound cake, thawed

3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoons baking cocoa

4 to 5 teaspoons hot water

Directions:

In a large bowl, whisk together cream and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set.

Cut cake into three horizontal layers.

Place bottom layer on a serving plate.

Top with half of the pudding.

Repeat layers.

Top with third cake layer.

In a small bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa and enough water to reach desired spreading consistency.

Spread over top of cake, letting glaze drizzle down sides.

We served ours with fresh strawberries…

and it was gone in exactly 12 minutes of a hurricane-type eating frenzy.

It wasn’t my fault…but it was an incredible 12 minutes.

See for yourself.


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Boston Cream Cake
 
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Ingredients
  • 1-1/2 cups cold half-and-half cream
  • 1 small package instant French vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 loaf frozen pound cake, thawed
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 4 to 5 teaspoons hot water
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together cream and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set.
  2. Cut cake into three horizontal layers.
  3. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with half of the pudding.
  4. Repeat layers.
  5. Top with third cake layer. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, cocoa and enough water to reach desired spreading consistency.
  6. Spread over top of cake, letting glaze drizzle down sides.

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Pineapple Angel Food Cake

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If you’re ever in the mood for a scrumptious dessert but don’t have much time to fuss around–you, my dears, are going to LOVE this one.

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Open 1 can of crushed pineapple and pour it into a bowl.

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Pour the contents of one dry Angel Food cake mix on top of the pineapple and stir.  Brace yourself, because something amazing is about to happen.

Be brave.

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When the pineapple juice mixes with the cake mix it starts to foam up and get all fluffy–like you whipped it for twenty minutes. But of course, you didn’t. Pour it into a 9 x 13 Pyrex baking dish.

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Now pop it into the oven and bake for 35 minutes at 400 degrees. When it comes out the top will be a lovely golden brown.

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But on the inside–well, just look at all those magical little pineapple pieces all mixed in there making it all so moist and heavenly.

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Oooh, it’s enough to make some people behave very, very badly.

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Indeed.

:}

Pineapple Angel Food Cake
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 can crushed pineapple
  • 1 box Angel Food Cake mix
Instructions
  1. Stir the pineapple and dry cake mix together.
  2. Pour into a 9 x 13 Pyrex baking dish.
  3. Cook for 35 minutes at 400 degrees.
  4. Allow to cool before cutting.