8 oz cream cheese 1/4 C milk or cream
2 Tb butter 1/4 C vanilla creamer
1/4 C sour cream 1 tsp vanilla
1 egg 1/2 C sugar
2 C flour 3 tsp baking powder
1/2 C mini chocolate chips
No better time to relax than when you get snowed in. You can relax, take a nap or watch TV, read a book or just play on the computer. You could also freak out and pace the floors knowing that you are trapped like a rat.
Great time to overeat or you could just work out. Many years ago I would be working out. Today I baked an almond tart for the first time. I found some recipe online for a Lemon-Almond tart. Did not sound like a great combo to me, though I love both by themselves. Turned it into an Almond Tart recipe with only had 4 ingredients. Pleasant flavor and quite dense but should be gluten-free with no flour.
4 eggs 1 C almond meal
1/3 C sugar 1/3 C almond flavored creamer
Mix eggs and sugar then add the almond meal/ground almonds then blend in the flavored creamer Butter and flour tart or tiara pan Bake at 350° for 15 minutes Dust with powdered sugar as desired.
Relaxing with more comfort food.
| Cooked chicken thighs til tender and took off bone. | ||||
| Boiled minced onion, carrots, a potato and peas. | ||||
| Made a medium white sauce seasoned with | ||||
| chicken seasoning to taste, added the other | ||||
| previous ingredients, simmering, added the following | ||||
| cornbread dumplings on top in teaspoons, covered | ||||
| and simmered for additional 20 minutes til done. | ||||
| Cornbread Dumplings | ||||
| 1 C flour | 1/2 C cornmeal | pinch salt | ||
| 1 Tb baking powder | 3 Tb oil | 2/3 C milk | ||
That word reminds me of Carly Simon’s song and the use in those Heinz Ketchup commercials many years ago.
Thick, rich Heinz Ketchup (Catsup). The taste that’s worth the wait!
At first I thought what an odd Theme for a weekly photo challenge until I remembered this picture taken at one of my friend’s wedding years ago.
As usual, I touched up the one photo for everyone else’s privacy, just something I do for certain pictures.
Is there really such thing as food porn? It can be extremely difficult to resist all those provocative curves!
Good morning!
This recipe might just help you to do that.
Dry Wet
1 C whole wheat flour 1/4 C sour cream
1 C flour 1/4 C oil
2 tsp baking powder 1/4 C milk
1 pinch of salt 1/4 C vanilla flav. creamer
1/2 C sugar 3 Tb lemon juice
1 C fresh or frozen blueberries 2 eggs
Mix the dry together in large bowl and then all the wet together to add to the dry. If you don’t have flavored creamer just change milk to half cup and add 1 tsp vanilla. You can also use whatever type flours you desire. I use whole wheat for most of my recipes.
Incorporate all ingredients by hand except blueberries but do not over mix. Before folding in the blueberries, I mix them with a couple of Tbs. of sugar first but this is optional.
Fill all cups at least 3/4 full. Should make more than 12 regular size muffins. Bake at 350° for approximately 30 minutes.
Mix the dry together in large bowl and then all the wet together to add to the dry. If you don’t have flavored creamer just change milk to half cup and add 1 tsp vanilla. You can also use whatever type flours you desire. I use whole wheat for most of my recipes.
Incorporate all ingredients by hand except blueberries but do not over mix. Before folding in the blueberries, I mix them with a couple of Tbs. of sugar first but this is optional.
Fill all cups at least 3/4 full. Should make more than 12 regular size muffins. Bake at 350° for approximately 30 minutes.
My one and only vice at this time. As a borderline diabetic, I’m ashamed of myself as any alcoholic would feel falling off the wagon every time I over indulge and know I do it with some risk. I have always loved sweets, but mostly just chocolate and ice creams with some kind of fudge or chocolate in it or on it. For years I kept my cravings under acceptable control. A piece of chocolate here and there. A small bowl (or two) of ice cream after dinner in the evening. Now it’s over the moon due to once I start eating sweets, it’s hard for me to stop. I started drinking coffee with International Delight French Vanilla which is so delicious on its own and it sets my palate for more sweets like maybe a donut or scone instead of oatmeal, toast or an egg.
Since I’m new in my small town, about two months now, I have already visited a couple local bakeries in the morning if I wake up and feel the need to get out because it’s just too quiet and they have a no noise thing before 8:00 am. I’m po’ so a buck or two for something sweet is better than forking out four or five dollars for an omlette.
Enjoy the visions of sugar (not plums) dancing on my screen!
I was upset but not surprised to find out that the FDA has OK’d the use of genetically modified foods. Our American government has not been very kind to its citizens in all respects so why would they care about our health? Most of you are aware by now that President Obama recently signed a bill protecting Monsanto. The fact that he even bothered to do this proves that he feels this company is in need of protection for its dangerous practices. Most of our very large corporations, such as Monsanto, are very large contributors to our politicians campaign funds which are much-needed if they wish to stay in office or get there in the first place.
I don’t believe that anyone’s life and health should be controlled by forces that are not for us. I don’t believe that just because someone has the money they should be able to run the show, but we all know this is exactly what happens. The fact that those in our government no longer represent the people, should tell you that voting does not help anything, especially when choosing between two evils. Since large contributions are needed by our candidates it encourages types that are willing to sell out to run. That being said, we the people have always had the power to speak up and to make needed changes if enough of us care or our voice is loud enough.
Even if you don’t risk immediate death when eating this produce, there is no proof as to the long-term health risks eating this food may cause. They are not natural and genetic engineering is very different from cross pollinating and grafting to get better results in various plants and flowers. With genetic engineering, they can inject animal DNA into our fruits or vegetables making them no longer vegan acceptable. This results in ethical as well as health dangers and these questions need to be answered before something like this can be allowed no matter who’s getting rich off the proceeds. They will also be able to use this genetic modification on animals with heaven knows what results.
Our government is going by what the scientists choose to tell them. Problem is these scientists are all paid for by those with vested interest that they be allowed to do this. We need some independent research done as well as time to see just how dangerous this is or if it’s even worth all the trouble to do these modifications. How many of you now purchase fruits of all kind that are unnaturally hard and rot when you leave them out in attempt to ripen? This happens to me all the time and the flavor is horrible compared to a real vine ripened organic tomato or even a fresh apple. If for only the fact that our food no longer tastes the way it should, leave our food alone!
Please do this. Write your representatives and write the president‘s office telling them that you are not happy with the FDA’s recent decision as well as the President signing of the “Monsanto Protection Act” that was written up by a Monsanto sponsored senator. And this was after receiving a petition asking him to veto this bill with over a quarter of a million signatures. That’s inexcusable!
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