Wise Words - Our backs tell stories no books have the spine to carry. RUPI KAUR

 

 

Do not tame the wolf inside you just because you’ve met someone who

 doesn’t have the courage to handle you.

BELLE ESTRELLER

A strong woman will automatically stop trying if she feels unwanted. 

She won’t fix it or beg, she’ll just walk away.

ANONYMOUS

 

Work hard at being the BEST version of yourself.

ISADORA DUNCAN

 

You must know this, there is always something out there that you can keep

 fighting for. So don’t give up.

HEATHER A. STILLUFSEN

To be soft is to be powerful.

ANONYMOUS

We are made of all those who have built and broken us. 

ATTICUS

Beautiful girl, you were made to do hard things so believe in yourself.

ANONYMOUS

Chin up, child. In my experience, when a life seems to be falling to pieces,

 it is usually falling into place.

BEAU TAPLIN

She wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire.

  – Daniel Saint 

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Elegance in Fashion

 

Fifties Fashion oozes elegance

 

"Charles James: Beyond Fashion" | One of the Greatest Couturiers of NYC ...

Hats - The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat. Philip Treacy

MANGO UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

 

INGREDIENTS

Topping

2 Mangos, peeled, and sliced into thin strips
5 tbs Caster Sugar
1 tbs Vegan Margarine

Wet Mix

1 & 1/2 cup/360ml Non Dairy Milk
2 tsp Vanilla Essence
1/2 cup/115g Vegan Margarine, melted

Dry Mix

3 cups/390g Plain Flour
3 tsp Baking Powder
Pinch Sea Salt
1 & 1/2 cups  Caster Sugar

Serve with

Fresh Mint Leaves
Zest of a Lime

METHOD

Pre heat your oven to 180 degrees C and grease a 9” diameter sealed loose bottom cake tin. Make sure it definitely is a sealed one or the juices from the fruit will leak out.

To a saucepan add the caster sugar and margarine, place over a low heat & allow the sugar & margarine to melt into a caramel. This should take a few minutes, give it a little mix with a spatular from time to time. When the caramel is an amber colour, remove it from the heat – be careful not to leave it too long as it will quickly burn & turn bitter. Please also be very careful with the hot caramel, its extremely hot and can be dangerous.

Pour the caramel into your cake tin, covering the bottom completely if possible.

Neatly lay all the mango strips in the cake tin, starting with the edges first & working your way in.

Set the tin aside and quickly make your cake mix,

Combine all the wet ingredients together in measuring  jug.

In a large mixing bowl sift together the dry ingredients. Pour in the milk mix and fold together using your spatula in a figure of 8 motion.

Pour the cake mixture directly onto of the mango into the cake tin and give it a little tap on the surface to remove any air pockets.

Pop the cake into the oven on the bottom shelf to bake for 55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake and removed comes out clean.

Once the cake has cooked, allow it to slightly cool for 5 minutes before removing it from the

tin.

Serve the cake with coconut cream, fresh mint leaves & little lime juice.

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Linda Evangelista

 Linda Evangelista is a Canadian fashion model and one of the top supermodels from the 1990s. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers. Evangelista was born on May 10, 1965, to Italian immigrants

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