tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52368447538514984692024-03-05T07:09:28.986-08:00The Sweet, The Sassy and The BlurIt is Just the Way Life Rolls...The Sweet, The Sassy and The Blurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04665923981274081110noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236844753851498469.post-77373899982299200512014-08-13T15:55:00.002-07:002014-08-18T05:50:26.155-07:00Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I fooled around with cornbread for many years and I never could get it just right. It was either too dry, too wet, lacking flavor, blah, blah, blah.<br>
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On the day I was over it, I made a 9-1-1 call to my cousin, Loretta, to ask for some much needed help. Loretta "don't make no bad food" - never, ever. She can do it all.<br>
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She kindly wrote out her recipe for me because, hmmm, those who really know how to cook "real food" normally don't need their own recipes written out. It just magically works for them every time.<br>
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If I had to chose between Spring and Fall, I'm not sure what my answer would be.<br>
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During the Fall the hot summer temps begin to drop and the nip in the air ushers in the beauty of the Fall. The mountains come alive with the vibrant color of foliage.<br>
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People from all over visit our mountains during this time of year.<br>
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On the other side of Fall, the bitter cold temps of Winter are anxiously awaiting.<br>
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I have been thinking about a very simple cake design with PEEPS on top. So silly I know but I have never made a PEEPS cake.<br>
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It would be a small cake, covered with pipped white grass and the PEEPS perched on top. It would be cute and very simple!<br>
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A few days later, I decided to just do it. I was driving myself insane thinking about it so much.<br>
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I do that kind of thing. Do you? I think I have told you before that most of the simple projects I take on somehow become bigger, more complex and the most time consuming. It is true. Just don't remind the hubster of this this, please.<br>
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I am happy today. Do you want to know why?<br>
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Yeast.<br>
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I am happy to report to you that I have successfully made white yeast bread.<br>
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I have always be scared of yeast - not sure why but now looking back, there was no reason to be scared.<br>
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I am excited to share Madison's 1st "lady bug" birthday party with you!<br>
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I get just a wee-bit excited when I get to be involved in 1st birthday parties. I have yet to see one that is not a 10+ on the cuteness scale.<br>
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This one is no exception.<br>
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It is all about lady bugs today. It is no secret that lady bugs are cute but when you add the cuteness of a one-year-old, the cuteness goes off the charts.<br>
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Are you like totally over the cold, wet Winter yet?<br>
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Seems like this Winter has been unpredictable is many ways. Warm sunshine, below zero temps, massive snow, lots of rain and even thunderstorms. Crazy.</div>
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I was excited when my sister requested a beach themed birthday party this year. She said she is over the cold and the snow and ready for Spring. </div>
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I decided to make her a seashell/ocean cake. There was only one problem. I have never made fondant seashells before and in my town, I just can't go out and buy seashell molds.<br>
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A few weeks into the New Year, I went into major "funk" mode. This has happened to me a few times in the past. When the Winter funk comes on it happens fast and hits hard. <br>
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The excitement of the Fall and holidays were gone and to be honest, I didn't know what to do with myself. I tried to keep busy with hobbies and this and that but I had a semi-sad feeling going on and a bit of boredom.<br>
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You know how it is. It can bring on the lazies too. The couch turned into my best friend. No motivation to do anything. I hate when this happens.<br>
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I have been thinking about Valentine's Day for the past few weeks because I love to make Valentine's Day sweets. I have made a few too many - just because I like too.<br>
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The Valentine sweets are so cute with all the reds, pinks and whites. And have you check out the Valentine isles in the stores? Colorful, cute-ness overload.<br>
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Valentine's Day is the big love day of the year, you know. <br>
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It is easy to show love with lots of candy, roses, chocolate dipped strawberries, jewelry and nice dinners. Yes. That's easy.<br>
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Hello. My name is Donna and I am an addict.<br>
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A cake addict.<br>
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The last time I checked there was no cure. I admit, I don't check often.<br>
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Oh well.<br>
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When there is no cure, I deal with it by making and eating more and more cakes.<br>
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Oh well. Oh well. Such is life.<br>
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Have you ever had the "January Blues?" You know, after New Year's when all the excitement of the holidays settle down and you are like, uuuhhhhh, what am I supposed to do now, kinda funk?<br>
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Yes? I thought so.<br>
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Happens to the best of us from time to time.<br>
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This year it hit me hard. Like "hammer pounding" hard. Not kidding.<br>
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<i>"The world is but a canvas to the imagination."</i> -Henry David Thoreau<br>
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One of my most popular cake flavor is "Happy Cake."<br>
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Everyone loves it - especially the kiddos. It is a simple white cake batter, flavored with almond and/or vanilla with 1/2 cup of colorful jimmies mixed in.<br>
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I love it when it snows BIG. I am talking about one of those wet-stick-to-everything kinda snows. The kind that covers the ground completely with the white, beautiful, billowy beautifulness.<br>
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I wonder if "beautifulness" is an actual word? If not, today it will be. I sorta like it.<br>
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I believe, with all my heart, the closest thing to God’s
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With the uprising of social media, I see posts to "help find
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Merry Christmas Eve!<br>
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I must admit - I have never made Christmas bark, chocolate bark or any other kind of bark. I didn't realize how easy it is.<br>
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I had a sample of "tart cherry" chocolate bark at the Holiday Market a few weeks ago. It was LOVE at first taste!<br>
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I purchased a bag of the tart cherry candy crunch so I could make it for Christmas.<br>
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I made it. Then I lost it.<br>
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I walk my boyz (“dogs” if you are a friend I have yet to meet)
on the sidewalk almost every day. We encounter lots of people on the sidewalk,
with the exception of the Winter months. Most people are weenies and don’t get
out much during the cold weather. We do. Today it was 33 degrees.<br>
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Today we passed only one other person. A lone lady runner.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I stepped off the sidewalk as we normally do so the runner’s stride would not
be interrupted. I understand this because I used to run back in the day. I
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They passed by without a “thank you” or any hint of a smile
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On that day, I decided that I would “never” step off the
sidewalk for runners again. My thoughts got ugly as I concluded what an arrogant
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<span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 9pt;">It’s almost time. A chill is in the air, people are laughing and singing, the madness of the season is going strong. </span><i><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Futura; font-size: 9pt;">Christmas Time is Here!</span></i><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 9pt;"> So much to do because </span><span style="color: #990000;"><i><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 9pt;">Santa Claus is coming to Town</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 9pt;">! </span></i></span><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 9pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We attended our first <strike>Christmas party</strike> food fest of the season this past weekend. You know, the <strike>parties</strike> dinners that you attend and eat and eat and eat?<br>
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Yes. We did that.<br>
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The appetizer bar grabbed hold of me and would not let go. I had so much smoked salmon, shrimp and uh, yes, uh chicken tenders that I had no room left for my dinner.<br>
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I know, I know "chicken tenders" are a kid kinda thing but believe me people, these are the best chicken tenders I have ever eaten - in my life. I only get them once a year so I sorta have to make up for lost time.<br>
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Do you do the black Friday shopping madness?<br>
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I normally don't but sometimes I go out at dinner time. I have found at this time there is lull in the stores and it's not life threatening.<br>
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I don't get the "deal of the day" but I don't get trampled either.<br>
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It is just safer that way.<br>
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HELLO and HAPPY "WHITE" THANKSGIVING!!!<br>
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I love Thanksgiving and everything about the holiday season - including snow.<br>
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Snow? Who said that?<br>
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We had a little surprise today.<br>
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It. Is. Snowing.<br>
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On Thanksgiving Eve.<br>
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I am pretty sure a secret meeting was held and I wasn't invited. <br>
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Zoe's mommy and daddy decided she would have a "football" party to celebrate her 1st birthday. It was the hubster's job to break the news to me.<br>
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When he <strike>announced that I had to</strike> asked me to make a make a football cake for our sweet Zoe's 1st birthday party, I was over-the-top excited.<br>
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I mean "football" is my entire existence. Know what I mean? Yes, I am one of those glued to the t.v., yelling so loud that I scare the neighbors and attend every football game that I possibly can - even if I don't like the teams.<br>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Guess what? "Today" is the day!</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">A special day that I will let you meet my boyz. Exciting stuff happening here.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Since we have been friends for a while, I think I it is time. You know, sorta like you don't introduce your new boyfriend to the folks until you are sure if you like him? </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I had to be sure I that liked you. I like you. Very much.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">They wanted to introduce themselves to you. They were worried that I would leave out how the special details. </span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Here we go....hold on....</span></span></div>
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Today I woke up to the most beautiful sunrise.<br>
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A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.<br>
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I live in the city and it is very difficult to get a sunrise or sunset shot.<br>
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To many light poles, street signs, power lines, etc. in the way.<br>
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But today.....<br>
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Today I told "The Poodle" that he was a porker. Yes, I did that. He didn't care. Then I said to him, "You are going to go on a diet. End of story." It didn't faze him.<br>
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He immediately wanted to go for a walk. We did. Exercise, you know.<br>
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It is easy to put your dog on a diet. Put me on a diet? Not so much. <br>
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I start a diet every, single day. But then somewhere along the way, something happens. <br>
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I love being a part of 1st birthday parties so when I was asked to make Khloee's "cute as a button" cake I was thrilled.<br>
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Each detail of the party design was on the cutting edge of cuteness.<br>
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Khloee definitely lived up to the theme of her party.<br>
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Her cuteness factor is off the charts.<br>
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The color scheme consisted of many colors in cheery, happy tones.<br>
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Buttons, burlap and chevron adorned everything.<br>
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I have a love/hate relationship with mini candy. I love them. They hate me. It is that simple.<br>
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I found a recipe for Halloween monster cookies. They had lots and lots of good stuff in them. Mini chocolate chips, peanut butter and mini M&M's to name a few. <br>
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