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For one moment…unselfishness

This will be my PSA for the year.

Noun. 1. unselfishness - the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others.

Cold weather is upon us with family holidays not too far behind, so with that in mind, keep reading. 

Recently I went New Mexico with my mother-in-law. We went to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque and had a lot of fun. We made a quick day trip to Santa Fe and walked all over and stumbled upon an outdoor artist market. Locals selling anything handmade you could imagine; photographs, paintings, jewelry, and hand spun wool. It was amazing. While walking around I of course noticed a lot of interesting scenes to practice my street photography. 

A well dressed young man sitting on the ground caught my eye. He was deep in conversation with an older man sitting on a bench. I then noticed the shopping cart next to the bench which looked like it contained the older man’s belongings. I watched them for what seemed like a really long time, but in reality only mere seconds had passed. I then noticed how many more homeless people there were at this park. All were alone. No one talking to them. No one listening to their stories. No one. 

This young man, I can only imagine how he made the older man feel, wonderful perhaps. Taking time out to SIT and talk and listen. How hard is that? It’s truly nice to see one person NOT be hateful, or offended, or spewing negativity, or worrying about first world problems, but just being kind. Kind is free.

So this is what I ask of those of you who are still reading to this point. Be kind. Take a moment out of your day, and think what you can do to be kind. But not just at the holidays, all year. While you’re out shopping for the "must have" toy of the season, grab a gift tag off the giving tree at in the door way. Donate the coats your kids outgrew over the summer to local charities. Donate unused household items (dishes, pots, pans, utensils) to second hand stores. Voulenteer. Drop loose change in the red kettles. Teach your children charity. 

Unselfishness, it only takes one moment.

Pumpkimums

I can't really plant anything in the front of my house, it faces North and there is a huge tree, so it gets little to no sunlight. These were easy and can be moved to get their daily sun. All I did was cut the top off, cleaned it out, made drain holes in the bottom, added a little potting soil and then added the mums. Simple.

I also saved some of the pumpkin seeds to "attempt" to plant in the back yard in the spring.

Ambrosia Fruit Cake

Ambrosia : (from dictionary.com)

1.the food of the gods.

2. something especially delicious to taste or smell.

3. a fruit dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut and sometimes pineapple.

I was in a mood today. I thought it was a cake mood. Nope, not it. but I made this little gem. This of course if another one of Grandma's recipes, she never fails :) 

There was no recipe for icing or glaze with it, so I decided to browse through Pinterest a bit and came across this, Lemon Icing Glaze over at The Kitchen Magpie. Yummy!

Try them both you'll like it.

I did make one substitution, but only because once I had everything out and ready to go I didn't want to stop and go to the store. I didn't have any all purpose flour, so I used whole wheat flour. I don't know if it really changed the taste that much because I have never made this before today. But still Yummy!

Ambrosia Fruit Cake

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs
1 – 8oz pineapple with juice

Any to equal 4 cups:
Fresh fruit
1 cup nuts
1 cup coconut
2 cups chopped banana

Grease tube or bunt pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour 30 minutes. Cool before removing from pan

Custard Pie

So a friend called and asked if I could help make desserts for a fund raising benefit. I of course, said I would. This gives me a chance to make another of grandma's recipes.

Custard pie

• 9 inch pie crust
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2-2/3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 

Mix all ingredients together and pour I to pie crust. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to one hour. Custard is done when a knife inserted comes out clean.

Bobby Flay, I am not

So, I have the Food Network Magazine, The Chocolate Issue, March 2012. Inside on page 124 is a recipe for Bobby Flay's Peanut Butter Cream - Filled Devil's Food Cupcakes. 

Well I have created a major fail. They tasted really good, but looks like they were made while I was blindfolded. But I tried! Bobby Flay, it's safe to say, you have no competition here.

Addendum: So, my friend Heather, who helped make this mess posted this photo to Bobby Flay's Facebook page... He replied back!!!

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  Bobby Flay wow...not pretty! you didnt' let the ganache thicken enough and did you dunk the cupcakes while still hot? as you will note by the comments on foodnetwork.com the recipe does work...Sorry.....If it makes you feel any better...my baked goods don't always look so pretty either...

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So now I'm not sure if I should be excited or embarrassed! But next time, if there is a next time we will know what to do the right way.