Sunday, December 2, 2012

Getting Ready For Christmas


Labrador and Dolphin swim together

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Man, goose form odd-couple friendship


Cherry Chocolate Chip Crinkle Cakes


Cream together

3/4 cups butter
1 cup sugar

Add, one at a time, beating well after each addition until light and fluffy:

2 eggs

Blend in:

1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tsp pure lemon extract

Sift together

1 ½ cups cake flour (or pastry flour)
1 ½ tsp baking powder

Fold dry ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with

½ cup warm, undiluted evaporated milk

beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.

Fold in:
3/4 cup chopped candied (glace) cherries (or dried cherries)
2/3 cup chocolate chips


Bake in greased and floured mini loaf pans or in paper lined muffin tins. Bake at 325 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Muffin sized cakes will take only about 15 to 20 minutes. Watch them carefully so they don't overbake.
http://www.nlrockrecipes.com/2012/09/cherry-chocolate-chip-crinkle-cakes.html
— com Michele Spina.



THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR