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Simple and Delicious
Years ago, my former sister-in-law passed on this recipe to me. My entire family has been eternally grateful ever since. 🙂 A dessert so simple to make….and quite tasty too! Giant Cream Puff Crust 1 cup water 1 stick butter 1 cup flour 4 eggs Bring water and butter to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour. Stir well until the dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Set aside to cool. After the dough has cooled, add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Spread this mixture in the bottom of a 9″ x 13″ pan. Bake in a…
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Ahhhh, Friday!
Unusual weather we’re having, ain’t it? {The Cowardly Lion upon noticing the snow that had fallen on the poppy field ~ The Wizard of Oz} I have to agree with my lion friend……unusual weather we are having here. Last Friday I was writing about cold, wet weather coming our way…….today it is bright and sunny, temps are close to 80F. By the way…who doesn’t love The Wizard of Oz!! I have watched it each year for many, many years……..I still love it like I did when I was a kid. 🙂 But not another weather post today…….today I have a recipe for the White Chocolate Fudge Filled Oat Cups I…
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Outside My Window ~ 10.18.09
Outside My Window…is gray, gloomy and windy. At 7:30 a.m., it is 49F but could feel colder if you were outside because of the wind. We are on the tail end of a double nor’easter that came through the end of last week. The high today will be a whopping 3 degrees warmer than it is right now…..52F. I had to turn the heat on for the first time yesterday. We are forecasted to receive a bit more rain…..but the pavement is dry right now. I am thinking…how in the world three people can mess a house up so quickly? And to make matters worse, we are not here…
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No Knead Bread
As promised, but a bit late, is the recipe for the No Knead Bread…..or Crusty Bread as I like to call it. I got this recipe from an issue of Mother Earth News. You can read the entire article if you like by clicking here. No Knead, Dutch Oven Bread 1/4 tsp active dry yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting. You may use white, whole wheat or a combination of the two. 1 1/2 tsp salt Cornmeal or wheat bran for dusting In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the flour and salt, stirring until blended. The dough will be shaggy…
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Skippity Doo Dah
It’s finally Friday…….Skippity Doo Dah!! 🙂 I don’t know about anyone else, but for me one of the hardest weeks at work are the ones that immediately follow time off. The clock couldn’t have moved any slower today ~ by 11 it felt like it should have been time to go! Needless to say, the plans to prep the kitchen for painting never happened this week. I did get some things accomplished, but not that. This weekend will be too nice to stay indoors anyhow so it is probably a good thing I didn’t. I plan to finish the outside flower bed by making it much smaller. Right now it…
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Yummmm ~ Hummingbird Cake
As promised on Easter, but a little later than I anticipated…..we have the Hummingbird Cake. This was originally posted at Mennonite Girls Can Cook by Anneliese, a contributor to the site. If you only want to see the page with the cake posting, click here. I didn’t take photos while preparing the cake, just the finished product. Cake Ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp salt ¾ cup vegetable oil +1/4 cup pineapple juice 2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups white or brown sugar 3 eggs 2 cups mashed bananas 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple, drained 1 cup chopped…
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Outside My Window ~ 4.12.09
Outside My Window…Simply beautiful…..blue skies, not a cloud in sight ~ but we are cool and windy. It is only 47 degrees with wind gusts up to 23 mph. We are forecasted to reach the high 50’s, low 60’s. I guess I can’t complain about that. I am thinking…how I would like another week off to finish up my projects. I was very optimistic in what I would accomplish this past week…..but I think we all do that when planning time off. By the time I return to work on Tuesday, I will have finished cleaning up the backyard and the flower bed on the side of the house. I…