Looks amazingly yummy
I can see this with my morning coffee
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Homemade French Baguettes
Love a good French bread. This looks delicious
Making your own French Bread is actually not hard at all. I made this last weekend and you don’t need bread machine at all. Consider it as arm workout cos you will need to knead the dough.
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{Recipe} Quick Italian Cream Cake
I love Italian cream cake never tried this version. going to soon this looks amazing.
A slice from the Quick Italian Cream Cake I made.
What Southern girl does not love cream cheese and pecans?
This recipe was shared with me by my Mother-In-Law several years ago and I fell in love!
Several of my friends have asked me for the recipe, so I thought I would share!
I hope you give it a try and enjoy it.
Quick Italian Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 1 (16.25-ounce) package white cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 (3 1/2-ounce) can flaked coconut
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 3 T Rum (optional)
- Cream Cheese Frosting (below)
Preparation
- Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in coconut and pecans. Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans.
- Bake at 350° for 15 to 17 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean…
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Mom’s Candied Sweet Pototoes
Antioxidants abound in sweet potatoes, which also have anti-inflammatory properties. The beta-carotene and vitamin C in these tubers work together to rid the body of cancer-friendly free radicals. Free radicals are necessary for some biological functions, including vascular tone control. However, free radicals can also cause damage in reactions with DNA, and antioxidants work to lessen and then repair damage caused by these free radical exchanges. Vitamins A and C are also anti-inflammatory, making sweet potatoes an excellent food for those suffering from either form of arthritis or asthma.
Easy recipe but ever so good
My mom used to make this for every Sunday supper, always looked forward to that time. Back in those days parents didn’t have to worry about children eating their vegetables. We were introduced to it at such an early age, that it was a normal thing to eat I know it was that way…
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Banana / Applesauce Healthy Cookies
Found this information on http://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Eating/All-Star-Foods/Grains/Article-Viewer/Article/208/Health-Benefits-of-Oatmeal.aspx
They have great info and I find extremely helpful and enjoy sharing as I find.
Oats were first cultivated in 1,000 BC in central Europe. Ancient Greeks and Romans scoffed at oats as “barbarian” food and only fed it to their animals. It was oat eating Germanic Tribes that later defeated the Romans, resulting in the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Oats were first brought to America in the early 1600’s by European explorers, such as Captain Bartholomew Gosnold, who planted them off the coast of Massachusetts. Scottish and Dutch immigrants first used them in traditional porridges, puddings, and baked goods. Currently, Vermont has the highest per capita oatmeal consumption in the United States, where it is often consumed with another local favorite, maple syrup.
How to Make Oatmeal
- Make oatmeal with milk instead of water to increase the protein and calcium.
- Ramp up the healthfulness by stirring in some yogurt with live active cultures and reap the health benefits of probioitcs.
- Add fresh fruit such as blueberries, strawberries, bananas, or apples to increase the fiber, vitamins and minerals, as well as add anti-oxidant rich phytochemicals. No fresh fruit? Add dried fruit such as raisins or cranberries.
- Add nuts such as walnuts, pecans, olive oil, and sunflower seeds to add heart healthy mono or poly-unsaturated fatty acids and protein. The added fat will also help you stay full even longer.
- For added sweetness without the calories, consider adding stevia or another low calorie sugar substitute.
Enjoy the health benefits of oatmeal and prepare oatmeal recipes.
I recently got this recipe off the Rachel Ray Show, with Kelsey Nixon (Food Network)
I have tried and it is a very good cookies and is soft and kind of like a cake cookie. Family approved.
Ingredients for Cookies
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup quick oats
2 mashed bananas
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup cups.
In large mixing bowl add flour.baking soda,salt and baking powder Whisk all together. Add oats, coconut,and nuts. In a separate bowl add all the wet ingredients and add to the dry. stir until fully combined. stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonful’s. onto lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 20 to 25 in a preheated oven at 350 degrees.
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Burnt Pot Solutions
Ok y’all it happens to the best of us. I burn my bean pot today. now here is how I fixed it.
1- pour red cider vinegar to cover the bottom, let sit for 30 to 45 min.
2- pour in 3 tablespoons baking soda and you will see the black begin to come up. let sit about 20 min. or so. use stainless srubber to get the rest off. I t don’t take a lot scrubbing
3- This is the outcome on the end. Just wanted to show how it works. It totally works It is not something I am proud to show off ,Lol I do have a good reputation to uphold. But can be some very useful info.. This is my pan and I cleaned it. this method really works.
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Pets for Depression
Sharing this info from Wedmd. They have some very valuable info. I have looked at that site for years for symptoms,,drugs, all kind of good reading and very interesting. If you haven’ready look it up. Hope you like and get good info like I have..over the years Webmd.com
Pets for Depression and Health
Can your depression problems improve when you interact with your pet?
By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
WebMD Archive
Could a kitten’s purr or a dog’s wagging tail help with your depression? It might.
“Pets offer an unconditional love that can be very helpful to people with depression,” says Ian Cook, MD, a psychiatrist and director of the Depression Research and Clinic Program at UCLA.
Studies show that animals can reduce tension and improve mood. Along with treatment, pets can help some people with mild to moderate depression feel better. If you’re depressed, here’s a rundown of how pets could help.
Uncomplicated love. Are your relationships with family and loved ones complicated and frayed? A pet can be a great antidote. “With a pet, you can just feel,” says Teri Wright, PhD, a psychologist in private practice in Santa Ana, Calif. “You don’t have to worry about hurting your pet’s feelings or getting advice you don’t want.”
Responsibility. You might not think you can take care of a pet right now. Taking care of yourself may seem hard enough. But experts say that adding a little responsibility can help. It adds a new and positive focus to your life. “Taking care of a pet can help give you a sense of your own value and importance,” Cook says. It will remind you that you are capable — that you can do more than you might think.
Activity. Are you barely getting off the couch these days? You need to get more physical activity. Pets can help. “If you have a dog, that dog needs to be walked,” Cook says. A little extra physical activity is good for your physical and mental health.
Routine. Having a daily schedule helps people with depression. An animal’s natural routine — waking you in the morning, demanding food or walks — can help you stay on track.
Companionship. Depression can isolate you. It can make you pull back from your friends and loved ones. If you have a pet, you’re never alone. That can really make a difference.
Social interaction. Having a pet can gently push you to get more social contact. You might chat with others while walking your dog at the park or waiting at the vet. Pets are natural icebreakers, and other pet owners love to talk about their animals.
Touch. Studies show that people feel better when they have physical contact with others. Pets offer something similar. There’s something naturally soothing about petting a cat on your lap. Studies have shown that petting a dog can lower your heart rate, too.
Better health. Research has found that owning a dog can lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, and boost levels of feel-good chemicals in the brain. One study of Chinese women found that dog owners exercised more often, slept better, reported better fitness levels and fewer sick days, and saw their doctors less often than people without dogs.h
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Feeling Depressed,
Do you ever get up in the morning and just feel depressed, like you just don’t feel your normal self.Take this opportunity to Thank God for another day that he gave you. Now tell yourself it is a wonderful day three times and with more meaning each time and feel it deep inside. Don’t let depression rule you life. Take charge get you husband or your wife and go for a walk,feel the fresh air on your face. Feel alive. Take a big deep breath
Now tell yourself This is the First day of the Rest of you Life. You can take this day and make it count. Maybe you have been wanting to clean out the fridge and just did not feel up to it, or maybe clean your closet all good things and will make you feel better about you and feel better about everything. Winter time is the worst for me. I am the kind of person that feels like I have to accomplish everything in one day. I can get very overwhelmed and don’t nothing like I wanted to get done and sometimes nothing. So I have to talk myself out of that and tell myself I can do these things I just have to take one thing at a time and if I get that done, I will then decide what I want to accomplish next. Love life , live life enjoy life. Remember to smile just for no reason. I can look at my little dogs or my cat and smile. This are little lives that depend on me to care for them and I do love them very much, It you have depression sometime get a pet, they love you unconditionally and you will find so much joy . I can just pick up one of mine when I feel bad and it makes my day. Follow me at. http://mwilliams6337@wordpress
Coming Soon Recipes and Tips
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Spinach And Cheese Quiche
1 – 9 inch pie crust
1box spinach1small onion, drained
2 cloves garlic grated
K1cup cheddar cheese
1stick of butter (1/2cup)
4 eggs
3/4 cup milk
salt and pepper
Add butter to skillet and melt , add onion and garlic, cook until onion starts to brown
Now add the spinach,and stir well and pour into pie crust. Beat eggs,milk,salt,pepper and cheese.
Pour over spinach and bake 350 until set. Cool and cut ,enjoy.
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