Sunday, August 15, 2021

Sophia Loren - "There is a fountain of youth

 


Sophia Loren ~ Attila, 1954










 “ Sophia Loren at the Palais du Festival at Cannes 
photographed by Edward Quinn, 1955 ”



“14 year-old Sophia Loren, 1948.”


 Sophia and Carlo, pictured in 1957, fell madly in love while making 
the classic film Woman Of The River


"There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age." - Sophia Loren.

Saturday, August 14, 2021

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

 













Thursday, August 12, 2021

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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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