Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Never Apologize.....

Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise up to meet them.

Stretch Your Shoes With Ice

Anatomy of a Cat Lady

Broken pot rims are perfect for labeling herbs and veggies in your vegie patch.


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"Happiness is a warm puppy." -Charles M. Schulz


"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." —Groucho Marx
"Happiness is a warm puppy." -Charles M. Schulz
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." -Josh Billings
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." —Rodger A. Caras
"It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal." -John Grogan
"Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation, and almost as good for the soul as prayer." —Dean Koontz
"Dogs do speak, but only to those who low how to listen." —Orhan Pamuk
"Everything I know, I learned from dogs." —Nora Roberts
"After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation." —Robert McCammon
"I've seen a long in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." —John Steinbeck
"Once When I had remarked on the affection quote often found between cat and dog, my friend replied, 'Yes. But I bet no dog would ever confess it to the other dogs.'" C.S. Lewis
"I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source." —Doris Day
"The face of a golden retriever feels like home." —David Rosenfelt
"If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am." —Charles Yu
"When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you." —Nora Ephron
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Monday, June 1, 2015

Peaches and Cream Cake

Peaches and Cream Cake
  • 125g (scant 2/3 cup) white sugar
  • 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 75g (1/3 cup) melted butter
  • 55g (scant 1/2 cup) all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 90ml (6 Tbsp.) whole milk at room temperature
  • 6-7 peaches

Instructions

  1. Grease an 8 or 9-inch springform pan. If you’d like to later remove the cake from the base, be sure to line the bottom with a round of parchment paper. Sprinkle the inside of the greased pan with a bit of brown sugar. Wrap the outside of the springform pan in a piece of aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet.
  2. Preheat oven to 355° F.
  3. Peel peaches and cut flesh off sides, then cut in to chunks (don’t have to be too small). Set aside.
  4. Melt the butter and let it cool. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
  5. In the meantime, whisk the eggs with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add the vanilla and (cooled) melted butter until combined. Add the milk and then the flour sifted with baking powder. Gently fold peaches into the batter.
  6. Pour in to the prepared pan. (*You’ll know you have enough peaches if they poke above the batter when you pour it in the pan. If not, maybe add another). If you like, you can sprinkle the top with white sugar before baking for a sweet top crust. Bake in preheated 355° F. oven for 50-55 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely in the pan. Once cooled, refrigerate in the pan if you are making ahead. To eat right away, run a knife around the outside and remove the outer ring. Slice and serve cool, at room temperature or slightly re-warmed, garnished with a dusting of icing sugar or dress it up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.
Author: Seasons and Suppers / www.seasonsandsuppers.ca
Prep time: 15 min | Cook time: 55 min | Total time: 1 hour 10 min
Number of servings (yield): 8



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