tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66576007204878690322024-03-13T04:32:16.588-04:00Sweet ThoughtsDeevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-88690393726560053582011-11-17T19:40:00.010-05:002011-11-18T22:08:20.910-05:00It's not November people, it's DOUGHVEMBER!Sourdough, that is.<br /><br />For the whole month of November Linda Nicholson of <a href="http://www.saltyseattle.com/" target="new">Salty Seattle</a> and Nicole of <a href="http://pinchmysalt.com/" target="new">Pinch My Salt</a> challenged people to bake with sourdough. Sourdough has this tang to it that pulls you in and it's like a dance track for your taste buds. I really can't remember the first time I tasted sourdough, but I'm sure it was a commercially made piece of bread. Since I love baking bread and have made sourdough before, I jumped at the chance to join this challenge. I have been learning so much about sourdough, that it won't stop with just November. This is a life long LOVE!<br /><br />These lovely pancakes below are courtesy of <a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2008/09/sourdough-pancakes/" target="new">Joy the Baker's blog</a> with the addition of a little pumpkin and cinnamon. Not realizing how many pancakes the recipe would make, I froze some for breakfasts of convenience. Gosh, how I love the freezer. Who needs frozen food from the grocery store when you can make and freeze your own? And, you know what's in it and when it was made.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVSyzWJXLvfku2hH6PraItYPML5VeOAaMjiNtJGaoXiGpAV39QXkXU3m1_4kNcbKKvQs8Pr-3N_1EMbeH-4tmqQIuQSBmUNJYTH67PXI3IyUukthtAJJQc-29PGz6GhumUSPEwG97ZRo/s1600/Sourdough+pancakes.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676136200865249682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVSyzWJXLvfku2hH6PraItYPML5VeOAaMjiNtJGaoXiGpAV39QXkXU3m1_4kNcbKKvQs8Pr-3N_1EMbeH-4tmqQIuQSBmUNJYTH67PXI3IyUukthtAJJQc-29PGz6GhumUSPEwG97ZRo/s320/Sourdough+pancakes.JPG" /></a><br /><strong>SOURDOUGH</strong></p><br />Dough A: Pinch My Salt's Recipe<br />Starter: Overflowing like a volcano, very active<br />Starter dough: 8 hours to rise, no refrigeration<br />1st rise: 1 1/2 hours<br />2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> rise: 1 1/2 hours<br />Misted the oven 3x every 30 seconds in the beginning<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgH7doYUOmr-U_VsXw7n977_2lCI66BnPrp24Z2draqIUuAiyj7Tl6NxcIQ8JMkK8VDFyS6wzEhV2WIvxkkNbg2MQ_SYhzt6Ag1ed24vbUyALCjKHDM0bXhfXAup8lioAosgJ-eBFPVUg/s1600/Sourdough.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676136193058468098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgH7doYUOmr-U_VsXw7n977_2lCI66BnPrp24Z2draqIUuAiyj7Tl6NxcIQ8JMkK8VDFyS6wzEhV2WIvxkkNbg2MQ_SYhzt6Ag1ed24vbUyALCjKHDM0bXhfXAup8lioAosgJ-eBFPVUg/s320/Sourdough.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo11CZLhcwxSO1AGKqd5fXWLwBEA57AGn70pZthT08XwJhFQfZsVygzYGFyuEhofufOeCdEmYnGVt9xTx5w1de-COCVIwTqHSfqXFZywIzt_f7JtiLoSpwxVOcL41EhsyFK4z61RW_yk/s1600/Sourdough2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676136190698732354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo11CZLhcwxSO1AGKqd5fXWLwBEA57AGn70pZthT08XwJhFQfZsVygzYGFyuEhofufOeCdEmYnGVt9xTx5w1de-COCVIwTqHSfqXFZywIzt_f7JtiLoSpwxVOcL41EhsyFK4z61RW_yk/s320/Sourdough2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Dy7GGL7LplE89NFLDb9m6a4ny0x1a1v56XC0ExKO-0VwyUzVmZ_pVpZZsMbO_gDPR1eUVh4fFQqE1bAlv6zNisWlHzf1rhHkyopp67Ls5OjEksmLohb4hGlSGqv7M3dBvLGLaQOmsp0/s1600/Sourdough3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676131302168481282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Dy7GGL7LplE89NFLDb9m6a4ny0x1a1v56XC0ExKO-0VwyUzVmZ_pVpZZsMbO_gDPR1eUVh4fFQqE1bAlv6zNisWlHzf1rhHkyopp67Ls5OjEksmLohb4hGlSGqv7M3dBvLGLaQOmsp0/s320/Sourdough3.JPG" /></a><strong></strong><br /><br /><br />Dough B:Peter <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Reinhart</span><br />Starter: Bubbling, but no over activity<br />Starter dough: 4hours, then refrigeration<br />1st rise: 3 hours<br />2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> rise: 2 hours<br />Misted the oven 4x every 30 seconds in the beginning<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkyfvZxMW1ltTQPdw5aU_X6wdP2oUF3Q9Movd63wtjKMQ3vWdkU_-rjQqzwL10dYEnmsYYm_U7vAhXcKrdfuXAoH8IaSG_TIumjYbl3FyAEv2-EbzGo5tTGkWsA0tUUawCA570uvDx5k/s1600/Dough+b.JPG"><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676131298945406754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkyfvZxMW1ltTQPdw5aU_X6wdP2oUF3Q9Movd63wtjKMQ3vWdkU_-rjQqzwL10dYEnmsYYm_U7vAhXcKrdfuXAoH8IaSG_TIumjYbl3FyAEv2-EbzGo5tTGkWsA0tUUawCA570uvDx5k/s320/Dough+b.JPG" /></strong></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrPVUjbZgFHwAAIusxpkeq0EHuS2K1ub_sq0l8X2FjhL5LOJDp9Pj0aTJYH3nb9K-ULiFkqGSiXgv9-5JuvI2lgVvVXv-DuYu03ytlKWgCykam_HCTzN11hFuG-teucpD8mvm9U7Y2i0/s1600/Dough+b1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676131278717491394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrPVUjbZgFHwAAIusxpkeq0EHuS2K1ub_sq0l8X2FjhL5LOJDp9Pj0aTJYH3nb9K-ULiFkqGSiXgv9-5JuvI2lgVvVXv-DuYu03ytlKWgCykam_HCTzN11hFuG-teucpD8mvm9U7Y2i0/s320/Dough+b1.JPG" /></a><strong></strong><br /><br /><br />Dough C: Pinch My Salt<br />Starter: Bubbling, no over activity<br />Starter dough: 8 hour rise on counter, refrigeration overnight<br />Final dough: Left on counter 1 1/2 hours before making <br />1st rise: 3 hours<br />2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> rise: 2 hours<br />Misted the oven 3x every 30 seconds in the beginning<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRLNj5mIsRWaw5jdHKbDXQrBZCObjQ4FvN43_RBDdGq_dYkjg7IRYG7V3_I0hwLid3Nyc-O-yRRZMd6TRQy9nnXNA9ru5JKf-VzwK0P36BQfQW-Nsf322HrzWG5xLJLHV12wUU2Ez0sA/s1600/Dough+c.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676529068403910706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRLNj5mIsRWaw5jdHKbDXQrBZCObjQ4FvN43_RBDdGq_dYkjg7IRYG7V3_I0hwLid3Nyc-O-yRRZMd6TRQy9nnXNA9ru5JKf-VzwK0P36BQfQW-Nsf322HrzWG5xLJLHV12wUU2Ez0sA/s320/Dough+c.JPG" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676529072700114738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtQ9fFYxdR4QNsnttl9CZpgfSQMre8iqXUfZWXix39L5oKSt0OZxlKlUBhCxHO1Ek4VEm5ekL4WtfrqUOWDqSwfoTfK15buxCqa6u-bvjZLWRsL79A24dkqVOEV6R6dJWqaoLPuPusq0/s320/Dough+c2.JPG" /> <br />Learned lesson: Just bubbles isn't enough, over activity makes beautiful bread. </p>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-32499712398441653342011-11-01T11:06:00.003-04:002011-11-03T20:40:24.447-04:00My re-found love of yeast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7elDgGF-uXssN2WOJ2-gdYG-Yh2vbhiKj1cp5PKgNv_GqXjEig_vvasJ48aRdUWpXkhAbNqouOqJZGsFGcMqA7vd1zqs0n2D4Wc3hJUZcuWd6s3uesF07VsZqLa2fxq9K3Kl1j-f86uA/s1600/Challah.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670045264306574338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7elDgGF-uXssN2WOJ2-gdYG-Yh2vbhiKj1cp5PKgNv_GqXjEig_vvasJ48aRdUWpXkhAbNqouOqJZGsFGcMqA7vd1zqs0n2D4Wc3hJUZcuWd6s3uesF07VsZqLa2fxq9K3Kl1j-f86uA/s320/Challah.JPG" /></a> My mother needed me to make her a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">challah</span> for a Jewish get together with classmates since they were learning about Judaism in class. Normally, I made Martha Stewart's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">challah</span> from her Baking Handbook because I always had yolks on hand. This time I wanted to try a different recipe. I was on the hunt for <a href="http://peterreinhart.typepad.com/" target="new">Peter <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Reinhart's</span></a> book just for this purpose.<br /><br />Online, I checked the library catalog and yes they carried it. Shucks, it had been checked out...what to do? I called <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/" target="new">Barnes and Noble</a>, but they couldn't find it on the shelves. Since Borders had closed, I was at a loss of how to get one without waiting for it to be shipped. I googled bookstores in Virginia Beach and up comes <a href="http://www.booksamillion.com/" target="new">Books A Million</a>, a store I had completely forgotten about. Lucky for me, they had one in stock. I'm generally an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/" target="new">Amazon</a> type of girl, but I needed this book ASAP!<br /><br />Since purchasing this book and a scale, I have been a yeast bread making fool. His recipes are so yummy.<br /><br />The cinnamon rolls you see below were so soft you would have thought they came from a "chain" or a "tube".<br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeY8JZdP_8t4ueHr0Vg0XLreBLB-HZISmfDIg8UZKroivb_sf_BBoPm8wCUHXRblOA9uu-GHT81N_iFWg53ggBbXDfeUYaxCt4uYBHsy-1PGLdgDGGa1YPOXprXteShKgID-m4Ga5Rh0/s1600/Uniced.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670045257641820610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeY8JZdP_8t4ueHr0Vg0XLreBLB-HZISmfDIg8UZKroivb_sf_BBoPm8wCUHXRblOA9uu-GHT81N_iFWg53ggBbXDfeUYaxCt4uYBHsy-1PGLdgDGGa1YPOXprXteShKgID-m4Ga5Rh0/s320/Uniced.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23myXUQAoprVega5lcd0gWvIV4jnzeadtU1Mdcisx0z0ZyxIr1TQKZ-i9RNAp5LVXG6jPgmKJY_GiwUwhjy6VEP-BepDM2YnUrIhkHuRMfB01YwcJhibX6CK7_F_Al1Jr9HkuF4fD_sY/s1600/Uno+iced.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670045250673901858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23myXUQAoprVega5lcd0gWvIV4jnzeadtU1Mdcisx0z0ZyxIr1TQKZ-i9RNAp5LVXG6jPgmKJY_GiwUwhjy6VEP-BepDM2YnUrIhkHuRMfB01YwcJhibX6CK7_F_Al1Jr9HkuF4fD_sY/s320/Uno+iced.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-TKM7D8xvj32NvTvtBagXOW69heZDQ43iofpJxHJCxMizu6Q7UfOee3j3OpXOy46RNgCucacHrw-y6QCl-kkPp5ptW7gV_-KHmNP8f4IptIDwHiL96t8HdOiBR_w09UAY_iWPaGS6yM/s1600/Cinnamon+Rolls+w+Cream+Cheese+Icing.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670045234165781410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-TKM7D8xvj32NvTvtBagXOW69heZDQ43iofpJxHJCxMizu6Q7UfOee3j3OpXOy46RNgCucacHrw-y6QCl-kkPp5ptW7gV_-KHmNP8f4IptIDwHiL96t8HdOiBR_w09UAY_iWPaGS6yM/s320/Cinnamon+Rolls+w+Cream+Cheese+Icing.JPG" /></a> And, the white bread....made twice already and I've only had the book for 2 weeks. Needless to say, I've <strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">re-found</span></strong> my love of yeast.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQCWo67yjvh3HYzQ7V6p93BaynxGTXl75fcbiU63sNjIRC0EXEKQgzh-_LqSHVnUWTBJqY-Gdzw6A01o2yTkleNh7CqjLJ-WXheIDl7imDGkvYjsFVDVbN32jkpraxOG1nHloAvbDpAE/s1600/Peter%2527s+White+Bread.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670045230374296290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQCWo67yjvh3HYzQ7V6p93BaynxGTXl75fcbiU63sNjIRC0EXEKQgzh-_LqSHVnUWTBJqY-Gdzw6A01o2yTkleNh7CqjLJ-WXheIDl7imDGkvYjsFVDVbN32jkpraxOG1nHloAvbDpAE/s320/Peter%2527s+White+Bread.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-69601076285607129232011-09-13T17:10:00.003-04:002011-09-13T18:03:10.922-04:00YumYucky's Finish What You Started Challenge-Week 6The booty workout I did was just a portion of the one <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/ChichiKix" target="new">Fit Villain</a> had posted on her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">facebook</span> page.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956935468122466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9tyuq_f9M72KLSE7jZv1lAXjiV8KtYy036BPMF0F5rJvEnbDQ00BZx8qOD6JsnYWF9kLMi7_Ox4v7wlTIAHSRb5DqabgCxCU25fzXUbxF89ztgZSyC0zMFcCZSQUyq9vDIGe8Sgct20/s320/IMG_2805.JPG" /> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhRLRDFLVH33xFIOVAJP7F9Ubrm_6D6cWXvi7iyKctFZxvf4dg_opFm3E_jic6tDgo-gX37JFZPhrOuMtOUh2jY_uBpOhRDqqDFgTsyqR-TYPLvmmC03gF3EdtzQuoDwbz-jWYRBHj2U/s1600/IMG_2806.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956931422927954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhRLRDFLVH33xFIOVAJP7F9Ubrm_6D6cWXvi7iyKctFZxvf4dg_opFm3E_jic6tDgo-gX37JFZPhrOuMtOUh2jY_uBpOhRDqqDFgTsyqR-TYPLvmmC03gF3EdtzQuoDwbz-jWYRBHj2U/s320/IMG_2806.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUg-XSLwu4CQKA42oPnDSkQ_-AHsCEpntDaZmqV4-KMYsXyZMt2YpVMiGqH2A_A0JgB5V8o03G90qA0elxl9-QLzMaK8AgNBa9teg8oscGEIsvojSKgI9z-ihtpJkH6_gOKLSXVKtgYk/s1600/IMG_2808.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956930191966914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUg-XSLwu4CQKA42oPnDSkQ_-AHsCEpntDaZmqV4-KMYsXyZMt2YpVMiGqH2A_A0JgB5V8o03G90qA0elxl9-QLzMaK8AgNBa9teg8oscGEIsvojSKgI9z-ihtpJkH6_gOKLSXVKtgYk/s320/IMG_2808.JPG" /></a> Day 38 was such a busy day I didn't even have a chance for lunch, but I was determined to get my walk in.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrGVrPtRCjynLveHmkdy3nglpHU9DB4rrLmWgx5iQfcyNrcrzdr6Tjk8QelPiI7JIKw478Tldt_XCmW8xqYX7kipligbnGt6pPn3ywK5uNy_SuSvem9HPqgdKAG0s3a4xaA4zLcuFNDk/s1600/IMG_2810.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956633867449362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrGVrPtRCjynLveHmkdy3nglpHU9DB4rrLmWgx5iQfcyNrcrzdr6Tjk8QelPiI7JIKw478Tldt_XCmW8xqYX7kipligbnGt6pPn3ywK5uNy_SuSvem9HPqgdKAG0s3a4xaA4zLcuFNDk/s320/IMG_2810.JPG" /></a> No veggies?! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Noooo</span> veggies?! The slacker I was on day 39...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMQb-HTe_X6-FTv7NHvqEflCJlEh8qNECzYDa7FU3O2EEro_hLCo5St2I07R6ysESWIaOSN7fP5hirFyB0jJmSs-eQMdvlxD-MtgHmK4Egm-g41W9tMD15lZ3PHZRXrCgEYkwzyBxDkk/s1600/IMG_2811.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 182px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956629433877778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMQb-HTe_X6-FTv7NHvqEflCJlEh8qNECzYDa7FU3O2EEro_hLCo5St2I07R6ysESWIaOSN7fP5hirFyB0jJmSs-eQMdvlxD-MtgHmK4Egm-g41W9tMD15lZ3PHZRXrCgEYkwzyBxDkk/s320/IMG_2811.JPG" /></a>Homemade <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">lasagne</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">yesss</span>!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByDAMggxMI5hvDEbqlV80MUeRlw6eWGe0TLa3mLWtRkGai-HLPWK-5Zy4qO9V_0aT_bnaJbJFOW6tbI9JJevb7FWCEPc2E09xSY872xn1eVJoKRdshw7dUfoYUB9c4-KCZlJIACt6hqM/s1600/IMG_2812.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956629500016546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByDAMggxMI5hvDEbqlV80MUeRlw6eWGe0TLa3mLWtRkGai-HLPWK-5Zy4qO9V_0aT_bnaJbJFOW6tbI9JJevb7FWCEPc2E09xSY872xn1eVJoKRdshw7dUfoYUB9c4-KCZlJIACt6hqM/s320/IMG_2812.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlh84uFmtoCFc4gCCoawYYk69aE1a_mE2BJSNPrY5W4w6V4sqAtPD-zvdUgzvGOMXPJHGuzKBDR269fF41BqoG21vW8COSiKC3Ai_oy_cWoJyAONfWxXTjLCk3hswtorPZbFn3Sahe4o/s1600/IMG_2813.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956621271769378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlh84uFmtoCFc4gCCoawYYk69aE1a_mE2BJSNPrY5W4w6V4sqAtPD-zvdUgzvGOMXPJHGuzKBDR269fF41BqoG21vW8COSiKC3Ai_oy_cWoJyAONfWxXTjLCk3hswtorPZbFn3Sahe4o/s320/IMG_2813.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0Gkz3yE2SB9nt_NklBInplhskVW2HAdB_fyB-KdpyPMT7yZjaS4cgVOvJphoXAUWaTt0FHg8kPmc9nIjOvkT98INJtKCYSjOs6eVMqnQexpzebbW6Wv4ztRWdMRPXd-DGIWTbyg9yTs/s1600/IMG_2814.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 211px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651956617687256898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0Gkz3yE2SB9nt_NklBInplhskVW2HAdB_fyB-KdpyPMT7yZjaS4cgVOvJphoXAUWaTt0FHg8kPmc9nIjOvkT98INJtKCYSjOs6eVMqnQexpzebbW6Wv4ztRWdMRPXd-DGIWTbyg9yTs/s320/IMG_2814.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-33572678972084607022011-09-06T19:17:00.006-04:002011-09-06T20:03:10.632-04:00YumYucky Challenge Week 5This week we had the opportunity to earn 3 bonus stars, 1 for 3+ salads, 1 for doing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">push ups</span> throughout the week, and 1 for self evaluation. The first two stars I didn't receive, but I did evaluate my progress so far.<br /><br />I have noticed that I got smaller. My determination to not buy another pair of size 20 pants came to fruition. I was able to get into an 18 again. The downfall is that I haven't been doing as much walking as I started out doing in addition to my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">cardio</span>. My initial salads per week were through the roof, but that has also gone down. I have been craving sweets more, but it has been kept to a minimum compared to what I used to eat. My plan is to get more salads in and hopefully get some more walks done while it's still nice out.<br /><br />This weeks stars...21+1 bonus.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDYaAZK7twdaNYh0vRmi9M0Zyzt8wjINATefGkPQzrZXdkmTVtYGRwA8lo96e5FtzVoGgv3IUct0m51xVn30ppUsdJ7fV7GiGU9WrR8s6JI2F-xp-um-cjEPXBiGxbODrfdHi8Wyy69c/s1600/IMG_2771.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649390588265913202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDYaAZK7twdaNYh0vRmi9M0Zyzt8wjINATefGkPQzrZXdkmTVtYGRwA8lo96e5FtzVoGgv3IUct0m51xVn30ppUsdJ7fV7GiGU9WrR8s6JI2F-xp-um-cjEPXBiGxbODrfdHi8Wyy69c/s320/IMG_2771.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UOhTXJXl-fB3fhptKktLw4Z0ZyIX10FOx7Pw38x_xdj9VakBKWFxu8tGZNv1d0_QVgSr12ftl836My8odHkHJubY0kmhwLWUh557jTaf4Qx9nMMsEYbu-QyInRnWNPTKSDlWHEq_w60/s1600/IMG_2772.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649390583264076130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UOhTXJXl-fB3fhptKktLw4Z0ZyIX10FOx7Pw38x_xdj9VakBKWFxu8tGZNv1d0_QVgSr12ftl836My8odHkHJubY0kmhwLWUh557jTaf4Qx9nMMsEYbu-QyInRnWNPTKSDlWHEq_w60/s320/IMG_2772.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yqwqeXGhBCuEBYlUIGCtfytez88anwG7z1IzgNSbfu_7SGDwA2Ggy4xb5OMQdZii3CQjllYngwaIh-x70C5bPetx6c5M9bZNgspsiDBHvV9AW8NaVzVp2h4p3jP3qv-jWvffVif4ssw/s1600/IMG_2773.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649390364903287842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yqwqeXGhBCuEBYlUIGCtfytez88anwG7z1IzgNSbfu_7SGDwA2Ggy4xb5OMQdZii3CQjllYngwaIh-x70C5bPetx6c5M9bZNgspsiDBHvV9AW8NaVzVp2h4p3jP3qv-jWvffVif4ssw/s320/IMG_2773.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezil8nfKMGTChjgWqb817zFDg5FuoN2W6nVwqWx5sQJgnUilLKyvQxc_L6K4PqW6nkmp2PprYsCNOrdPz7gkW4LbdLieH4yUH-G-HxVYqMDPFKuqZugvMGDCqbsyt9XSbzgykFHtJACQ/s1600/IMG_2774.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649390359050574562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezil8nfKMGTChjgWqb817zFDg5FuoN2W6nVwqWx5sQJgnUilLKyvQxc_L6K4PqW6nkmp2PprYsCNOrdPz7gkW4LbdLieH4yUH-G-HxVYqMDPFKuqZugvMGDCqbsyt9XSbzgykFHtJACQ/s320/IMG_2774.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgnPtT2laRdeLquIXfQy4ATungMMkI2bfuTNO2cw5STKn4j7UJIAebQle1UYhlHVi6Fy14wnB9kNwN2Y7TS8v78z8IqPj8umHZzu9EATEipiTaJL0R7aNPnGx8JktttrnA92e1NQ-2IA/s1600/IMG_2775.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649390356355198642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgnPtT2laRdeLquIXfQy4ATungMMkI2bfuTNO2cw5STKn4j7UJIAebQle1UYhlHVi6Fy14wnB9kNwN2Y7TS8v78z8IqPj8umHZzu9EATEipiTaJL0R7aNPnGx8JktttrnA92e1NQ-2IA/s320/IMG_2775.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHgCmMP31xVQNO0O_OAkjzENSQVxnP0EfXcNJelW6k80gvtW8ijHjPgVvl1A4nyu_3CXZTfpZNZjlu53DT01R_yKgcpZPPN4SVOxu-KwYkGEakAn_r8loNYtDZFlQzOjeRfmzr6cw8_M/s1600/IMG_2777.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Last week was a crazy one and then I got too lazy to make a post. 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<br />Alright, now that I have that out of my system let's get down to business. This week was a better one. Out of a possible 30 points I got 26. Yayyy for me. The bonus points for week 3 of <a href="http://www.yumyucky.com/2011/08/finish-it-monday-star-system-chart-gets-fancy-and-eat-smart-joins-the-crew.html"target="new">YumYucky's challenge</a> were for continuing with 3 salads and a pushup activity. I was able to pick up those points, otherwise I would have been sitting at 24.
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<br />On Sunday I was entering a competition to be a part of <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/dream-team-2011-winners"target="new">The Dream Team</a>, so I had to practice my biscuit recipe again. There was a lot of biscuit eating this week, but I placed third so it was worth it. There will be a post about the fair after it's over and right before my cake show entrance post. Yes, I'm a competition addict.
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<br />Until next week...BE HEALTHY!
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<br />Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-78987340474570936052011-08-15T20:27:00.005-04:002011-08-15T20:46:09.133-04:00YumYucky Challenge Week 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7aQg3zZlu2ZApLljsWel8ZibGxyl1cfcMIXE1fI7tQPuJGXKdA-jXFW9HlSK8JzoeeW66cfANSX7sOKUAhc9ZW7nkAlZSRDEH2J_f98cTCdBRF-RMrevbq99BUIKpHQKD2i5JZcoJFc/s1600/IMG_2164.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 234px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641244938298760434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7aQg3zZlu2ZApLljsWel8ZibGxyl1cfcMIXE1fI7tQPuJGXKdA-jXFW9HlSK8JzoeeW66cfANSX7sOKUAhc9ZW7nkAlZSRDEH2J_f98cTCdBRF-RMrevbq99BUIKpHQKD2i5JZcoJFc/s320/IMG_2164.JPG" /></a>
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<br />Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-33875640061328054952011-08-08T04:00:00.000-04:002011-08-08T04:00:02.912-04:00YumYucky Challenge...week 1Hello again, it has been one week since I started this <a href="http://www.yumyucky.com/2011/07/finish-what-you-started-challenge.html" target="new">three month challenge</a> and I have done pretty good at moving my body more. I had already started the healthy eating in June, so that wasn't an issue. <br /><br />I keep a journal<strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ff0000;"><em>(photos below)</em></span></strong> of the food I put in my mouth and what I do exercise wise, so that if I ever need to know why (or why not) my body isn't losing the fat the blame can be on no one else but ME. It's called accountability, something that too many humans don't want to accept. The easiest way for me to feel that I am showing you the start to finish is to post photos of the journal so you can keep track with me.<br /><br />It's not about how many pounds I lose, but the inches and clothes sizes I drop. I have some fabric I want to make some suit pants from and until these thighs get back to a reasonable size, the pants won't get sewn.<br /><br />There is a star tracking system and since I haven't decided how I want to incorporate the chart in my posts I will just type it here...<br /><br />Monday 4<br />Tuesday 4<br />Wednesday 4<br />Thursday 4<br />Friday 2 food+1 fitness<br />Saturday 2 food+1 fitness<br />Sunday 1 food+2 fitness<br />Total 25+1(extra from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">YumYucky's</span> Bonus Star Activity)<br /><br />Until next week....Get up and get moving!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwoF4DY-hwk_zqUwgEtB5gCggsazkkRcDcnLmzE3kfNRrv3vpwPkFT4O-HaiiB7Omup5UmmY5PJihSBA5QF0qevxC-43xtfTzOvip5yXfZisX_cKc1iKAowahId18ifGaT4G3Az1LGnY/s1600/IMG_2055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638297826701628418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwoF4DY-hwk_zqUwgEtB5gCggsazkkRcDcnLmzE3kfNRrv3vpwPkFT4O-HaiiB7Omup5UmmY5PJihSBA5QF0qevxC-43xtfTzOvip5yXfZisX_cKc1iKAowahId18ifGaT4G3Az1LGnY/s320/IMG_2055.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN6oX34O1WwXe1kUCgQ3JpwDi8B5WKS6208E-JA__9NiKnooZgT711IN4yQ_zqoIY3f2e64FkXYZdOJOAUOosvCrcfULmyg7TFckaBbM8V5uO_rx24XpWzFBBNENtC0aJBOkkPlzCtKs/s1600/IMG_2057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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If you didn't see it, no worries I will type it out here.<br /><br />This list may change if ever I think of something new<br /><br /><strong>BUCKET LIST FOR HEALTH</strong><br />1. Eat more fiber<br />2. Eat more veggies(steamed/raw) NO CANNED<br />3. Eat more fruit besides just smoothies<br />4. Get more exercise<br />5. Sit in silence more<br />6. Meditate<br />7. Become more green with cleaning<br />8. Grow more food<br />9. Make my own soap<br />10. Make my own laundry detergent<br />11. Make my own breads<br />12. Cut out so much processed food<br />13. Photograph more<br />14. Read more<br />15. More aromatherapy<br />16. More dry brushing<br />17. Go back to learning French<br />18. Do Project 365 in 2012<br /><br />I have been making my own bread since June and love it. I also find myself turning the tv off more. If only I wasn't on the computer looking at blogs and flickr as much as I do I could get meditation in also. LOL. #1, 2, and 12 have also been works in progress. I'm definitely getting closer to the health I need to be in and it feels great.<br /><br />Here's to a healthy life...<strong>MIND, BODY, SOUL</strong>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-83038876560722107412011-08-02T10:09:00.005-04:002011-08-02T11:49:22.669-04:00YumYucky's Challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m1MzMw4mHrUrwXcxDoR2c3Am1Sj1JItON_WxwqxNTrcjie7R3SI4aopija-3Q1h0q7B5_tMUoXnZIeY5Cdh69qrOwJVxbMazYx9tyUcCcIStpcY4JrqCXiXR1XGkw82y1NYn2k2XpVU/s1600/IMG_1847.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m1MzMw4mHrUrwXcxDoR2c3Am1Sj1JItON_WxwqxNTrcjie7R3SI4aopija-3Q1h0q7B5_tMUoXnZIeY5Cdh69qrOwJVxbMazYx9tyUcCcIStpcY4JrqCXiXR1XGkw82y1NYn2k2XpVU/s320/IMG_1847.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636284048273564050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3lRIAdSumXu78XG7nFBDeYbinO0Q77lvCH3u8ryBIsXgGNIoKntJERSC_ix7dgeaGlJYw4BSqTY7a_vrBm_EQBJDPVsMmF7gxUrmf7E8nGbFuXFfaurhBhyphenhyphenSa782wwjfPAWYqd-OrUo/s1600/IMG_1865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3lRIAdSumXu78XG7nFBDeYbinO0Q77lvCH3u8ryBIsXgGNIoKntJERSC_ix7dgeaGlJYw4BSqTY7a_vrBm_EQBJDPVsMmF7gxUrmf7E8nGbFuXFfaurhBhyphenhyphenSa782wwjfPAWYqd-OrUo/s320/IMG_1865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636284044785992338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZAFKIfHsC_RfHWuCQtTH_-mFn6JlbtTuKKKzNVZfsLDupWk4r2m1pAeh6s3BMCsZV8wFbw9y3miosQ8JLW8VNVLlv_lSWFG1VOXNtrd7QX08GQjs3n-617w32-HRUmFrkMSHWFYG2RQ/s1600/IMG_1867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZAFKIfHsC_RfHWuCQtTH_-mFn6JlbtTuKKKzNVZfsLDupWk4r2m1pAeh6s3BMCsZV8wFbw9y3miosQ8JLW8VNVLlv_lSWFG1VOXNtrd7QX08GQjs3n-617w32-HRUmFrkMSHWFYG2RQ/s320/IMG_1867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636284036688146978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7STMVDyy1El0zh7OscpdUAk9RiHAJkyg9WPjEE6U-4ev88bq7RH0XKer1hf4RnG0kmAXo9kWUQ16ynFVuSn_wqBE0QPVduOd6g2mqE_PsZp3I5ZnNvliuPTlzhZtmTKn2YV-gYLtjvA/s1600/IMG_1873.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7STMVDyy1El0zh7OscpdUAk9RiHAJkyg9WPjEE6U-4ev88bq7RH0XKer1hf4RnG0kmAXo9kWUQ16ynFVuSn_wqBE0QPVduOd6g2mqE_PsZp3I5ZnNvliuPTlzhZtmTKn2YV-gYLtjvA/s320/IMG_1873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636284033192276082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtGFVziGTmvSQWf2dfbfihZ4wauf3VZZp1huLf71pI2WRkT9imkaVnwi9nbblDtF-yVtTbbL2fz7_pwcA7wMg5nNqfMMiPxtSvMuVHKa-UEkTgbWfzeFqhDxZVULZzi0BHAROy1TvYbc/s1600/IMG_1877.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtGFVziGTmvSQWf2dfbfihZ4wauf3VZZp1huLf71pI2WRkT9imkaVnwi9nbblDtF-yVtTbbL2fz7_pwcA7wMg5nNqfMMiPxtSvMuVHKa-UEkTgbWfzeFqhDxZVULZzi0BHAROy1TvYbc/s320/IMG_1877.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636284029385133394" /></a><br />On July 27, 2011 Josie of <a href="http://www.yumyucky.com/2011/07/finish-what-you-started-challenge.html/comment-page-1"target="new">YumYucky</a> sent out a challenge to her followers to Finish What You Started. I thought this a perfect challenge, because of the fact that I decided in June to make some changes health wise. Since health is mind, body, and soul, I knew my changes had to encompass every corner of that. <br /><br />As you can see in picture number 1, the fat that surrounds my bones has gotten completely out of hand. And, in the last pic you can get an idea of more FAT! Just look at the numbers and repeat with me RIDONKULOUS.<br /><br />I will be posting here weekly, as well as writing in my comp book about my 3 months and beyond challenge and hope to inspire someone else to FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED!Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-79705993480296780242011-07-25T11:57:00.004-04:002011-07-25T12:13:51.522-04:00Trying to like portrait photographyI love photography, but I have never liked taking portraits. Preferring to photograph nature and candid shots of people, I decided to attempt something uncomfortable to me. Last night my youngest daughter came back after weeks away and since there was still daylight left outside, I hung some fabric from the ceiling and used the light coming from the patio to do a mini photo shoot. I know there is more to learn, but maybe there's a place for portraits in my "repertoire".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46323012@N06/5974631428/" title="Ali1 by SweetThoughts by Devona, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5974631428_b3d76c28c8.jpg" width="500" height="463" alt="Ali1"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46323012@N06/5974071081/" title="Ali2 by SweetThoughts by Devona, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/5974071081_87ef64f4e1.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Ali2"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46323012@N06/5974071659/" title="Ali by SweetThoughts by Devona, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/5974071659_66d2cf9af5.jpg" width="226" height="500" alt="Ali"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46323012@N06/5974634016/" title="Freckles by SweetThoughts by Devona, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5974634016_a68ec563a6.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Freckles"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46323012@N06/5974635498/" title="Ali3 by SweetThoughts by Devona, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5974635498_a120887cf6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Ali3"></a>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-79167650465696179822011-06-09T15:41:00.004-04:002011-06-14T16:32:15.819-04:00Y Not Wednesdays?Y Not Wednesdays? What is it, you ask?! It's an outdoor event at <a href="http://www.sandlercenter.org/" target="new">Sandler Center for the Performing Arts</a>. <a href="http://www.sandlercenter.org/index/ynotwednesdays" target="new">Y Not Wednesdays</a> is full of music, local produce, great food, good drinks, and people with the same goal in mind....A great night on the town. If you get a chance check it out, you won't be disappointed.<br /><br />This is a poster from last year's series <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vQGmnkyUHTmfwgpO4QB-hT6TnR51k25VWLuMB50MuJDmtor8q-_8VfW9L4TY0j0T2e_beGAw2YYgg2-8YM9cYTb2kaxh4lY4DWH_mq24NFJm11Vf1YLncXrlzp6NlU8-iZakGLUKEUU/s1600/Why+Not.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vQGmnkyUHTmfwgpO4QB-hT6TnR51k25VWLuMB50MuJDmtor8q-_8VfW9L4TY0j0T2e_beGAw2YYgg2-8YM9cYTb2kaxh4lY4DWH_mq24NFJm11Vf1YLncXrlzp6NlU8-iZakGLUKEUU/s1600/Why+Not.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616309089706119026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vQGmnkyUHTmfwgpO4QB-hT6TnR51k25VWLuMB50MuJDmtor8q-_8VfW9L4TY0j0T2e_beGAw2YYgg2-8YM9cYTb2kaxh4lY4DWH_mq24NFJm11Vf1YLncXrlzp6NlU8-iZakGLUKEUU/s320/Why+Not.JPG" /></a> We took a tour of the Sandler Center and these were mementos left by performers<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvkmrsUxbS7ZwkdnJDxVBJXwhtS52w0WyTbxvnq0jRoGxPQjZzYmHDX_uNLHnFUENm-FU83luQnHBwWifFEXkonf0Ap1K3V8PmTPuAUUBuXosGul0_8nZ_U9JMhRGdGVeuUwcrFt9Tqw/s1600/Mementos.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 128px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616309075675789682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvkmrsUxbS7ZwkdnJDxVBJXwhtS52w0WyTbxvnq0jRoGxPQjZzYmHDX_uNLHnFUENm-FU83luQnHBwWifFEXkonf0Ap1K3V8PmTPuAUUBuXosGul0_8nZ_U9JMhRGdGVeuUwcrFt9Tqw/s320/Mementos.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The Founders Room<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWciYD4fTZMHdhKe9FTnKycG4fUsw4l-JPwi8tqbWc6i6QylEmYLzqbUTymBYqiJiFJLwvboB19loBK7QkcJ32yi8SapcZ3WzwiPSmWhvDhmI1vJA5oBeZ_l3p9Z6AOX-GgnKpyAALfB0/s1600/The+Founder%2527s+Room.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616309068175306706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWciYD4fTZMHdhKe9FTnKycG4fUsw4l-JPwi8tqbWc6i6QylEmYLzqbUTymBYqiJiFJLwvboB19loBK7QkcJ32yi8SapcZ3WzwiPSmWhvDhmI1vJA5oBeZ_l3p9Z6AOX-GgnKpyAALfB0/s320/The+Founder%2527s+Room.JPG" /></a><br />The stage with the Ghost Light on<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMziV7CMM_uC8rleovmjNQszix9ffZkaURWNqf0ZliiXLauhWVj0BzpAu3BU15dNO-3OtwkNVIf1TjkK7NDE1U8EdE2pgvdT91BqJPvYflH1C442La2sX7wEHjms8C63X6CtL7p_Wf6e0/s1600/Stage+Left%252C+Stage+Right.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616309059960431426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMziV7CMM_uC8rleovmjNQszix9ffZkaURWNqf0ZliiXLauhWVj0BzpAu3BU15dNO-3OtwkNVIf1TjkK7NDE1U8EdE2pgvdT91BqJPvYflH1C442La2sX7wEHjms8C63X6CtL7p_Wf6e0/s320/Stage+Left%252C+Stage+Right.JPG" /></a><br />Mike Proffitt<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2ZewYpqgyfoPJL4DHI-s2BL676HHpDT22OCCJPAFPOhP0fhv6zsqTivHm4bsYiZH6hq61L7YSjx4nlux2YGoFi0bR0QYXMrlBs6Sk4MgN8SSAnHrlwDVi9Cwr9P6vuRfmSgs0IPmzvs/s1600/Mike+Proffitt.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616309052357644402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2ZewYpqgyfoPJL4DHI-s2BL676HHpDT22OCCJPAFPOhP0fhv6zsqTivHm4bsYiZH6hq61L7YSjx4nlux2YGoFi0bR0QYXMrlBs6Sk4MgN8SSAnHrlwDVi9Cwr9P6vuRfmSgs0IPmzvs/s320/Mike+Proffitt.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-34613082752975037652011-04-15T17:18:00.003-04:002011-04-15T18:05:28.147-04:00If you're going to buy, buy right the first timeWhen I went to the <a href="http://deevassweetthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/10/cdot-cake-show-oct9-and-10-2010.html" target="new"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">CDOT</span></a> cake show last year there were three vendors I knew I would order from. One was <a href="http://www.thefoamstudio.com/" target="new">The Foam Studio</a>, which I ordered my cake show dummies from. The other two, <a href="http://grexusa.com/" target="new"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Grex</span> Airbrush</a> and <a href="http://cakesafe.com/home/" target="new">Cake Safe</a> (Scott and Juli are so sweet and helpful) were more expensive purchases which would have to wait until I went to the <a href="http://pistachiocranberrycreations.blogspot.com/2011/03/ncacs-2011.html" target="new"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">NCACS</span></a> show. I bought the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Grex</span> airbrush because of the ease of use, the adaptable pieces, and the price wasn't bad either. Knowing that airbrush spatter is inevitable, I knew the airbrush booth from Cake Safe was a necessity. <br /><div align="center">Trying the fondant under fondant to get a raised effect <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595923721760286146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ-_z6aHtw7s3j2x14gi6XJP06Ug4LpceirrW0rq1jRzAtHtIwvDAKmudo0vS2jh12zf4I3Qn2_eNwJ1WBzqU07sE_8gNL562FQwiAcm6PXbHSprQW1uyweMfYeGI6LKw2o2xLolV3Yk/s320/IMG_9441_crop.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Getting ready to start airbrushing</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmtc2aooXY1iNLQ8u7BbdC9O9Mim3wG-0hCVFFOVNyD0h9lZlG0t_oBU9NPnQkwDYIvAjSh8b1VmseWdKA-4e9NRNUEX8PRIvleuFNwXTIll6kH1nNWd1gi2nsgQm3e87IOf65vUBAF4/s1600/IMG_9442.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595923717188019506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmtc2aooXY1iNLQ8u7BbdC9O9Mim3wG-0hCVFFOVNyD0h9lZlG0t_oBU9NPnQkwDYIvAjSh8b1VmseWdKA-4e9NRNUEX8PRIvleuFNwXTIll6kH1nNWd1gi2nsgQm3e87IOf65vUBAF4/s320/IMG_9442.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8u0Uj1yio3GT5G4Pb3-mOKc5Q45QIbiMA-mE6TcVVALhO3nKuHh94Zegrvp_FsHzLM27ve-rt-KuwzmOd6h-2F0SjmeQTqv2s45oxGb5VokvxEs9_-o_EZfdLnkHm3dal4yqMhjAdjQ/s1600/IMG_9445.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595923705718179170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8u0Uj1yio3GT5G4Pb3-mOKc5Q45QIbiMA-mE6TcVVALhO3nKuHh94Zegrvp_FsHzLM27ve-rt-KuwzmOd6h-2F0SjmeQTqv2s45oxGb5VokvxEs9_-o_EZfdLnkHm3dal4yqMhjAdjQ/s320/IMG_9445.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Finished product...and you can see the color in the filter area</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9oV7RUZ4TFhM2unvzyTZMGZ52nz66JgTEQEaGVHcl_C8wYAgLdYT1Yuq9TZ6KiEV2MBJsyT1f3OfS60X-ea4NS0ICmCVdqdHTMyD2Uthj5R_xsGL1Wm5ZCutNSQnF19apWtcLYeaJvo/s1600/IMG_9446.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595923698565291826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9oV7RUZ4TFhM2unvzyTZMGZ52nz66JgTEQEaGVHcl_C8wYAgLdYT1Yuq9TZ6KiEV2MBJsyT1f3OfS60X-ea4NS0ICmCVdqdHTMyD2Uthj5R_xsGL1Wm5ZCutNSQnF19apWtcLYeaJvo/s320/IMG_9446.JPG" /></a> <br /><div align="center">The Airbrush Booth and the Airbrush</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG73O_qUvqLx3LLJrCU5UcFR40ftj_SQpOXh1ZVJajCHIgEOb7unAXd8NPy5Awfp8a889wMqpXR8aZwXHWw8U9GudAJBUyA5VHrsGSswkp9dhkAJMbWwHqVehK4b2TPwksJ8yCQh1osA/s1600/IMG_9447.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595923695455110082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG73O_qUvqLx3LLJrCU5UcFR40ftj_SQpOXh1ZVJajCHIgEOb7unAXd8NPy5Awfp8a889wMqpXR8aZwXHWw8U9GudAJBUyA5VHrsGSswkp9dhkAJMbWwHqVehK4b2TPwksJ8yCQh1osA/s320/IMG_9447.JPG" /></a> I love these purchases and would recommend them to everyone.Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-28488773594221128702011-04-11T10:08:00.002-04:002011-04-11T10:14:31.316-04:00October 8-9, 2011Cake Decorator's of Tidewater cake show <br /><br /><a href="http://cdotcakeshow.org/"target="new">Check It Out</a>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-73400198295386176712010-10-12T10:26:00.003-04:002010-10-12T11:42:57.015-04:00CDOT Cake Show Oct.9 and 10, 2010This past weekend I entered a cake in the Cake Decorators of Tidewater 27<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Annual Cake Show. I placed second in the advanced tiered division. My cake was inspired by a gift bag that I bought from Michael's a couple of years ago. <br /><br />Any decorator could tell you how they see things in a CAKE way. Inspiration comes from everywhere, and that's the way I felt about this gift bag. I drew a sketch of how I wanted to decorate the cake, but after I covered the dummies in fondant I just wasn't feeling it. At 10 o'clock p.m. on 10/08/10 the decision came that I would do a sculpted cake. Since there was no time to bake a cake from scratch, I flew to the grocery store to buy some mixes. On my way back home it hit me....I registered for F22, advanced tiered, so no baking and sculpting would be done that night.<br /><br />I had to finish what I started and luckily for me it turned out better than I thought.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOVlN1SXb31pM36FKX1q443qjaclmCvN8u-mvfdRJiWmshQrJTJINKZUXGETIHMrhlF3iBTCo4gdiyQs1YY5A98nRjVUqTJjZDtdaiutART6G5yJZfYyd0tdmt9BsiONREdXzAKUbrgU/s1600/IMG_8708.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527166832236443922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOVlN1SXb31pM36FKX1q443qjaclmCvN8u-mvfdRJiWmshQrJTJINKZUXGETIHMrhlF3iBTCo4gdiyQs1YY5A98nRjVUqTJjZDtdaiutART6G5yJZfYyd0tdmt9BsiONREdXzAKUbrgU/s320/IMG_8708.JPG" /></a> The colors were blue, brown, and orange. I used royal icing on the accented characters on the cake and then painted them with gold, blue, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">burgundy</span> luster dusts.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtOtU6SzpyQ2yqFlxPi66GSEM7h0SFmzqNJ7Hbtp6YyeNcT7dIpEkwxIljMN7uoTr_pxlZK1UXqi742WWc-jL7dEZmjmY7kKuNGK9ZfOXTI7leA2Bv9TfaY7INFU45SN29Xi1tk09QW4/s1600/2ND+PLACE.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527166826916062770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtOtU6SzpyQ2yqFlxPi66GSEM7h0SFmzqNJ7Hbtp6YyeNcT7dIpEkwxIljMN7uoTr_pxlZK1UXqi742WWc-jL7dEZmjmY7kKuNGK9ZfOXTI7leA2Bv9TfaY7INFU45SN29Xi1tk09QW4/s320/2ND+PLACE.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvhvwEpyx2UpNbTbMqlb1CCAGx5_L5g8aVvC5AL5Q3qz7_z7hhilJ3tB5p10ieVVScJjQMikg-3LRhGdcUZtcWMZstVbJnxU76aNR2ataYWxc5gcjU-1IhpUN7z9YAZVV4-nq4-1fRMo/s1600/2ND+PLACE1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527166821840181026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvhvwEpyx2UpNbTbMqlb1CCAGx5_L5g8aVvC5AL5Q3qz7_z7hhilJ3tB5p10ieVVScJjQMikg-3LRhGdcUZtcWMZstVbJnxU76aNR2ataYWxc5gcjU-1IhpUN7z9YAZVV4-nq4-1fRMo/s320/2ND+PLACE1.JPG" /></a><br />P.S. This beauty below these words is now mines. I won it at the show and definitely could NOT contain my excitement. It's a pistachio Artisan <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">KitchenAid</span>. Isn't she <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">gawjus</span>?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH5gQO1JsIMFDn0r9E7bxEDYfcmectgqbZxJPgetVCxfXfUFRPBiboXiCKY40TUHU7EGiZjneBza_ZPwh1lcw0wRU09Xw4OrPx7meSaxFLYUbapTyaSoAybzHGwAZ8-kk5r4YiKND2nw/s1600/MIXER.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527166818454330690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH5gQO1JsIMFDn0r9E7bxEDYfcmectgqbZxJPgetVCxfXfUFRPBiboXiCKY40TUHU7EGiZjneBza_ZPwh1lcw0wRU09Xw4OrPx7meSaxFLYUbapTyaSoAybzHGwAZ8-kk5r4YiKND2nw/s320/MIXER.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-44172702579420467772010-08-17T09:16:00.004-04:002010-08-18T21:27:23.071-04:00Corolla, North Carolina<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506910302192563762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTeQhqPjsJYHSxHD_GE2XSiwu9rimpPLV0KY1CO3SSn1nqMH1OyG6t7udMTm7EJz3dEne6Ex2-CL2O-i9k0sY3EkFKLvKdnsC03zzJH9DRctRyCrDLXhfOEHeNSJqQMoFLjKG0bykQ_I/s320/Cinnamon+Swirl+Buttermilk+Pound+Cake.JPG" /><br /><br />My girlfriend and I went to Corolla because I wanted a glimpse, and hopefully, a photograph or two of the wild horses. I decided that I wanted to have a picnic, so I knew the cake would have to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">travellable</span>(I know, I know, no such word).<br /><br />There was buttermilk in my fridge that needed to be used, so that ingredient in the recipe was a must. No frosting needed and moist without it, most definitely! Since I had been craving cinnamon, it had to show up, otherwise it would just be thrown in. Looking through <a href="http://tishboyle.blogspot.com/" target="new">Tish Boyle's The Cake Book</a> I came across her recipe for Cinnamon Swirl Buttermilk Pound Cake and found it to be the perfect take along dessert.<br /><br />This pound cake was so moist that I could eat piece after piece and not need to down a large cup of ice milk(yes I have to have ice in my milk to drink it). I think the next time, though, the cinnamon portion will just be cinnamon sugar instead of the flour, butter, cinnamon sugar mixture. <br /><br />All in all, this recipe is a picnic must. Oh, who am I kidding, it's a must no matter the occasion.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCo6xzKck_YENeYInyM2D5qWEZuizjZxohglwXSEtdPXWHyBFSYKzij5v30qMO4yVYa9gCundjLnFkwIkcemH4XPbbTlunsbT7oPANEIu2t9Qk0awthPyTzZ-Z0tfJjsPTR1reaJ3gRQ/s1600/Cinnamon+Swirl+Slice.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506910311213407890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCo6xzKck_YENeYInyM2D5qWEZuizjZxohglwXSEtdPXWHyBFSYKzij5v30qMO4yVYa9gCundjLnFkwIkcemH4XPbbTlunsbT7oPANEIu2t9Qk0awthPyTzZ-Z0tfJjsPTR1reaJ3gRQ/s320/Cinnamon+Swirl+Slice.JPG" /></a>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-7037992110539725842010-08-07T10:06:00.006-04:002010-08-07T20:00:32.366-04:004,6, and 10I am planning on entering another cake competition this year, but this time I am entering the wedding cake part along with the tasting(again). This cake was a practice run for two recipes and decorating. I tried a <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Swiss-White-Chocolate-Cake/Detail.aspx"target="new">Swiss White Chocolate cake</a> recipe, for the second time I might add, and it helped me to finalize the fact that white chocolate has no flavor. The crumb of this recipe is unsightly also....see below. Give me some bittersweet and unsweetened chocolate in cooking and it's excitement, give me white chocolate and I wonder, WHY?!<br /><br />I'm sure there are recipes out there that have white chocolate that are fantastic, maybe. Anyways, the other cake was <a href="http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/recipe/blackberry-buttermilk-cake"target="new">Martha Stewart's Buttermilk Blackberry cake</a> and since I had made some berry slick'em, which is like a blackberry syrup, I stirred some in the batter and spread the rest between the cake layers. I cut this recipe in thirds because I didn't need 18 cups, and it was enough for a 10" round. <br /><br />The frosting was <a href="http://confetticakes.com/"target="new">Elisa Strauss'</a> Swiss Meringue Buttercream from her Confetti Cakes book. The fondant was marshmallow fondant and the flowers were real.<br /><br />Thanks for looking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE72l4kjqkRL0guRK5LgJ_wogHORABN7dRMkP7wtDDz0gznWnEZblivQB-L5-gq8avsHDOd3-gs37EjWJyOXVpLXaQPc-NGW0Bya8o_hmvYYfx3MGcX67NnTpMTXqJEf6ibDoCSHCyeZc/s1600/Floral+Cake+Slice1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502670288820323490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE72l4kjqkRL0guRK5LgJ_wogHORABN7dRMkP7wtDDz0gznWnEZblivQB-L5-gq8avsHDOd3-gs37EjWJyOXVpLXaQPc-NGW0Bya8o_hmvYYfx3MGcX67NnTpMTXqJEf6ibDoCSHCyeZc/s320/Floral+Cake+Slice1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTeQcbMn4zeUCyEUu6uo2PCZc9tad5n9EO68eqQmfHSmnrIpYABMw0PsdHm4-XiJSgKW1iv6jLrIHdUNJikTftMhTz9iJ0iHheCN_YIjEuqivfDRk7wYlTalucrdISW31kqfHvd_hrUM/s1600/Floral+Cake2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 218px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502670275662642834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTeQcbMn4zeUCyEUu6uo2PCZc9tad5n9EO68eqQmfHSmnrIpYABMw0PsdHm4-XiJSgKW1iv6jLrIHdUNJikTftMhTz9iJ0iHheCN_YIjEuqivfDRk7wYlTalucrdISW31kqfHvd_hrUM/s320/Floral+Cake2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-24166180114549396902010-07-20T08:29:00.004-04:002010-07-20T11:36:50.328-04:00Spongebob for my nephewMy nephew's birthday was June 29th, but all my baking supplies were in storage so I couldn't do his cake. He told us that his birthday was going to continue until he got his cake. This cake was a little less than a month late, but better late than never.<br /><br />The flavor he wanted was the same as last year, banana strawberry, and I wanted to try a different recipe so I used Dorie Greenspan's Lots of Ways Banana Cake. I boiled some strawberry jam with a little water and spooned it over the cake. The icing was strawberry flavored, so he was able to have both flavors.<br /><br />My girlfriend ate the scraps and said the cake was good, hopefully my nephew did too.<br /><br />Happy 5th Quantay!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5dvhF3xDMcwA7cEcOwVrRMUhwLqX5b3yZv3rUKfk42PHDQFL6HsIxIqKs9VjIrrH02p9VuSWfER_AWdMOa98-zE2mOyPOFI9xk9MsnvSGLDOuHbG4TWC_rZKJbcBtZeueb7CBf3iaZY/s1600/IMG_7880.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495965148936133074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5dvhF3xDMcwA7cEcOwVrRMUhwLqX5b3yZv3rUKfk42PHDQFL6HsIxIqKs9VjIrrH02p9VuSWfER_AWdMOa98-zE2mOyPOFI9xk9MsnvSGLDOuHbG4TWC_rZKJbcBtZeueb7CBf3iaZY/s320/IMG_7880.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMMyVOhfO63G1NMrADCPybbXO0v8vNf2Vpcf4v6_moG-rn-L8ihhilcFyGiA2-EaW1qLKDVea_xzKoSpcnTaeigbRZ2vs9Ed1zTnQbYv6A_JghTYKbn1ibvdfmXSJuJ4kqr8OzePLNG0/s1600/IMG_7898.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495965136884326626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMMyVOhfO63G1NMrADCPybbXO0v8vNf2Vpcf4v6_moG-rn-L8ihhilcFyGiA2-EaW1qLKDVea_xzKoSpcnTaeigbRZ2vs9Ed1zTnQbYv6A_JghTYKbn1ibvdfmXSJuJ4kqr8OzePLNG0/s320/IMG_7898.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdM3xblECjjjMVEnPUOLlPUbuxrrJ49AoZ7vnHS-y9E9eN3DWlszHPOV-ySuU8NBnUK1uK1t8KCywL5Uzdl4Aps3_dlcDWZPbKD2uQnwB5VB34_ElLzfItyST75ZLjBK4UsKSfNumZpc/s1600/IMG_7897.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495965133321165938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdM3xblECjjjMVEnPUOLlPUbuxrrJ49AoZ7vnHS-y9E9eN3DWlszHPOV-ySuU8NBnUK1uK1t8KCywL5Uzdl4Aps3_dlcDWZPbKD2uQnwB5VB34_ElLzfItyST75ZLjBK4UsKSfNumZpc/s320/IMG_7897.JPG" /></a> </div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-51822095989746021822010-07-17T07:36:00.004-04:002010-07-17T08:15:10.933-04:00The gardenMy parents are from Alabama and have grown up around gardens, on a much larger scale I might say, so it comes as no surprise when my father started a garden. This year, the garden included some items I started at home from seeds. As you can tell I am excited since I have never done anything like that. <br /><br />I always thought that you needed a yard to grow anything since that's all I saw growing up. Wrong! There is this wonderful book called Grow Great Grub by Gayla Trail of <a href="http://www.yougrowgirl.com/">www.yougrowgirl.com</a> that shows how to grow fruits, vegetables, plants..... in small spaces. After hearing about this book I knew that I could do this. My mother said, "I didn't know you had a green thumb." Read on!<br /><br />Before all this, though, the story goes back a little further. Back in middle school...the 80's...I, for some odd reason, decided that my science project was going to involve acetaminophen and a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">pothos</span>. I wanted to know the affect Tylenol would have on the plant so of course one plant was fed the drug along with water and the other was just plain water. <br /><br />I am in my 30's and my parents still have those plants and they are growing, growing, growing. Needless to say, I had to remind my mother of these plants and the crazy idea I had for a science project.<br /><br />Most of the photos are from my father's crop and one is of my tomato plants, while the sage is my nephew's. It feels good to grow your own food without all the "extras" the grocery stores have.<br /><br />Oh, yeah, I am already planning more for next year since I know it can be done.<br /><br /><strong>OKRA AND <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">CUKE</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF2snVsoNsdx4_dIPtisZM4U6mX-h-oleHgw553EyqWGt1DrtJYtlgUimvlxZxLod0Ag56q4N3RoBCd8JILKLt_HA8rRWxiNKbm9MmQi4_bpp1Plqqf7V3m21GthUNbEg6dsW6uQY_AU/s1600/IMG_7778.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494840549328724626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF2snVsoNsdx4_dIPtisZM4U6mX-h-oleHgw553EyqWGt1DrtJYtlgUimvlxZxLod0Ag56q4N3RoBCd8JILKLt_HA8rRWxiNKbm9MmQi4_bpp1Plqqf7V3m21GthUNbEg6dsW6uQY_AU/s320/IMG_7778.JPG" /></a> <strong>THE GARDEN</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtux4jQDG_GO3AJYcfmGZyOi6mrDiiCuN0kqqiK73UPm1zlHvKsD6x0P6XjYmyZtH_o-tHpr43wz-Pu17ArvrGwpC1S2l_CoeqgY_Np1xmF2UFVi8B359xW0FbFwMQ2GyG9RGhZf-YF-4/s1600/IMG_7774.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494840538381366882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtux4jQDG_GO3AJYcfmGZyOi6mrDiiCuN0kqqiK73UPm1zlHvKsD6x0P6XjYmyZtH_o-tHpr43wz-Pu17ArvrGwpC1S2l_CoeqgY_Np1xmF2UFVi8B359xW0FbFwMQ2GyG9RGhZf-YF-4/s320/IMG_7774.JPG" /></a> <strong>CORN STALK</strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPY-5eCF1eU1JmQufMtrzOEauYH-Vp1tNsDM1g4N49-8esys-tr41p-WAOJskADShyphenhyphenXCTbsYiutL0P8XcdjFpdcwRjPD6n52BN3K4hGXiQ4PWYQtpG-dwnIEWtBelMpPwJrEj0t2_gDGk/s1600/IMG_7716.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494840529618294530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPY-5eCF1eU1JmQufMtrzOEauYH-Vp1tNsDM1g4N49-8esys-tr41p-WAOJskADShyphenhyphenXCTbsYiutL0P8XcdjFpdcwRjPD6n52BN3K4hGXiQ4PWYQtpG-dwnIEWtBelMpPwJrEj0t2_gDGk/s320/IMG_7716.JPG" /></a> <strong>SUMMER SQUASH</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kWzm48vB4OOYSXJ42rFIcFBzBt2Xn3gI0HO7DLbGJYmBqM9lGS23ZwIYpThIEnZJQYQ4Mn2etFg4b4QgBAP5z8XlWkFNIMafkP6HKA0WawoCYwIsfRXsMj6ip2OnhSY-JE_56B3Ed9c/s1600/IMG_7709.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494840521261061282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kWzm48vB4OOYSXJ42rFIcFBzBt2Xn3gI0HO7DLbGJYmBqM9lGS23ZwIYpThIEnZJQYQ4Mn2etFg4b4QgBAP5z8XlWkFNIMafkP6HKA0WawoCYwIsfRXsMj6ip2OnhSY-JE_56B3Ed9c/s320/IMG_7709.JPG" /></a> <strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">CANTELOPE</span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY8NYFwDT90IO89hS0YDx257Q0FW7dOYEhNUpOKYHLeNBxP9vL6TE6z3d8XVYmtRqld1yrJh6-NPlhZIPAcaNWGD691jAj1NlRFyHfLnrYoE6kmxWRBdIvulz46-Nz1vdkIK1gg8n_sM/s1600/IMG_7706.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494840510070976978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY8NYFwDT90IO89hS0YDx257Q0FW7dOYEhNUpOKYHLeNBxP9vL6TE6z3d8XVYmtRqld1yrJh6-NPlhZIPAcaNWGD691jAj1NlRFyHfLnrYoE6kmxWRBdIvulz46-Nz1vdkIK1gg8n_sM/s320/IMG_7706.JPG" /></a> <strong>MY FATHER'S TOMATO</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD2VWrYlWlcKyLyzc9BwAEDi48Y7O25lzjwOdbsnYiL7oL3xMFZsS7d1Xg73etRdvhm8lWLbwbykhZwTeDoPsqiHzq1F0UT74ZfY0gR-MMgl8aWSSKT13mZ7OFb-REfIqrKxPZRusaCo/s1600/IMG_7705.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494839610981324658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD2VWrYlWlcKyLyzc9BwAEDi48Y7O25lzjwOdbsnYiL7oL3xMFZsS7d1Xg73etRdvhm8lWLbwbykhZwTeDoPsqiHzq1F0UT74ZfY0gR-MMgl8aWSSKT13mZ7OFb-REfIqrKxPZRusaCo/s320/IMG_7705.JPG" /></a> <strong>BELL PEPPER</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33t4pFv21r2eJiumvQ1t7SzNOwQoxxETk1xTb-qbysY635qRWMLtRbes7NQf4H3WMSb86Xap-WJGVo21oBqPiBMOT4xb9i7y7h8HRl4akHhm2z9my-CV3aetIVLlv_yixUBohQ6fBQzk/s1600/IMG_7702.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494839600318906018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33t4pFv21r2eJiumvQ1t7SzNOwQoxxETk1xTb-qbysY635qRWMLtRbes7NQf4H3WMSb86Xap-WJGVo21oBqPiBMOT4xb9i7y7h8HRl4akHhm2z9my-CV3aetIVLlv_yixUBohQ6fBQzk/s320/IMG_7702.JPG" /></a> <strong>MY TOMATO PLANT</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lxxirxdj5ZXP5qswojoAf5S2357j4gOxBcfH9llFL5fUL5_IIK8iB-be-6BRmysR5aL1L9lZgar2kFAJe6GH7IQTv_cqRxKT0hhCCvYz-tMgCPckVXzWalGlao0QhQGuLN7M70g_eW0/s1600/IMG_7700.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494839589454776514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lxxirxdj5ZXP5qswojoAf5S2357j4gOxBcfH9llFL5fUL5_IIK8iB-be-6BRmysR5aL1L9lZgar2kFAJe6GH7IQTv_cqRxKT0hhCCvYz-tMgCPckVXzWalGlao0QhQGuLN7M70g_eW0/s320/IMG_7700.JPG" /></a> <strong>MY NEPHEW'S SAGE</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOM8Ywn4fGO3wx33svn-oEIoPBCUeVOjqofnK86DidOBkm0pWlesPbqDYBfqfe3p7RmdZC6OjxzYKVdVEBgWOUFJUcR_MqjpEdMLNkPYksp8q0lwdZbF-6rFT0dViaqdcyRSRGlDYPo4/s1600/IMG_7691.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494839585177144882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOM8Ywn4fGO3wx33svn-oEIoPBCUeVOjqofnK86DidOBkm0pWlesPbqDYBfqfe3p7RmdZC6OjxzYKVdVEBgWOUFJUcR_MqjpEdMLNkPYksp8q0lwdZbF-6rFT0dViaqdcyRSRGlDYPo4/s320/IMG_7691.JPG" /></a><br /><strong>OKRA FLOWER</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi7utRRqNQP9U8PCH2wFupEIbKzhaVjAQmo3mCPPdajXgwkQxWM9UoFL30UDVTr__pXPPHkfd9OUtbFx92Wl3jjuaZ7qZBt6otUS37Dl1spVDuDJNqcCdF1B33w7c46nYc9f4ZLIJYhg/s1600/IMG_7689.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494839576625973682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi7utRRqNQP9U8PCH2wFupEIbKzhaVjAQmo3mCPPdajXgwkQxWM9UoFL30UDVTr__pXPPHkfd9OUtbFx92Wl3jjuaZ7qZBt6otUS37Dl1spVDuDJNqcCdF1B33w7c46nYc9f4ZLIJYhg/s320/IMG_7689.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-69851489844995989782010-06-12T14:37:00.005-04:002010-07-31T20:40:45.110-04:00Even though I can't get in the kitchen like I used toI still try to take my camera with me everywhere just in case I get to catch something. Enjoy!<br /><br />Mt. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Trashmore</span> in Virginia Beach<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO9g7NN7aoHcUAzRkqbdsGEC-zZkfJm-Zmtxqf6j4AYd1Ljqw8YOqBGiXAz4xZHOBnG4PfSzD2uTvrBcDIskMD2KJtq441K4lckfD7KKhzzEoMlKf5oaFSJ_l_cKiMMNObkjWB8whACc/s1600/IMG_7109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481960128910071330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO9g7NN7aoHcUAzRkqbdsGEC-zZkfJm-Zmtxqf6j4AYd1Ljqw8YOqBGiXAz4xZHOBnG4PfSzD2uTvrBcDIskMD2KJtq441K4lckfD7KKhzzEoMlKf5oaFSJ_l_cKiMMNObkjWB8whACc/s320/IMG_7109.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMQgqU8j73hhJI4cGFsFpQyLo29Taln8DlKTxnnK4cgU7RxVKOYjXJ0x9xgb4Rt309YSXXWRh8K5keDEB4L7u_emvNr9kzMACtPF3EgW1xfZPhYdUg9bFUYvDgBT4QuMf1ioWYPou35g/s1600/IMG_7130_crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481960122156951362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMQgqU8j73hhJI4cGFsFpQyLo29Taln8DlKTxnnK4cgU7RxVKOYjXJ0x9xgb4Rt309YSXXWRh8K5keDEB4L7u_emvNr9kzMACtPF3EgW1xfZPhYdUg9bFUYvDgBT4QuMf1ioWYPou35g/s320/IMG_7130_crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMhc_L1EXE-uvvpRcjZMT_mLMLR-oJ9qisbIPGSQNi2pm10WCCC0TryymGjwduQed1oKxpSRj5XAGL148jtrixy1e1Z5dOgZApsRKOkWqWzxgD3_KygvkWzbWdDrMMY0_ca2IRbwcY74/s1600/IMG_7140.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481960113009573746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMhc_L1EXE-uvvpRcjZMT_mLMLR-oJ9qisbIPGSQNi2pm10WCCC0TryymGjwduQed1oKxpSRj5XAGL148jtrixy1e1Z5dOgZApsRKOkWqWzxgD3_KygvkWzbWdDrMMY0_ca2IRbwcY74/s320/IMG_7140.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKrDE6psOizZFpnjdKYjl-w4BZdtqI2BWXmIT8Gl1FwyDQPMZyfOm4zeZSaU1UsCgEpZB-K3tCdRdUBeD29rAk7oxk-qsOtHU0VVSvqhF20MdkHAxKqvRswH3wmJ9xWDtpqbmKWbSrOE/s1600/IMG_7162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481960105566399362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKrDE6psOizZFpnjdKYjl-w4BZdtqI2BWXmIT8Gl1FwyDQPMZyfOm4zeZSaU1UsCgEpZB-K3tCdRdUBeD29rAk7oxk-qsOtHU0VVSvqhF20MdkHAxKqvRswH3wmJ9xWDtpqbmKWbSrOE/s320/IMG_7162.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yW1-4aEdAmQghMR-xYDZ2KuHAKq6ArcZfoTtxtugZRQwnNjNXGiQ6fx1sKzu7x6BQNZZlNthUJL6W5RFUdC_8BrG6ubOJbKYcQOyDv2OYxGwBAAyt5TC8_LpVuMGzMpdO1HTPmLpyV8/s1600/IMG_7167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481960094141466818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yW1-4aEdAmQghMR-xYDZ2KuHAKq6ArcZfoTtxtugZRQwnNjNXGiQ6fx1sKzu7x6BQNZZlNthUJL6W5RFUdC_8BrG6ubOJbKYcQOyDv2OYxGwBAAyt5TC8_LpVuMGzMpdO1HTPmLpyV8/s320/IMG_7167.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9A969s3c6wqao7tEpPmLLQBxn2zf2BwNw_abespgrN7Sw-dfOGAqPrUoE-orFfIZUB3itFHhLgyTpfkNlCVN5MyiuWMqaqIqL64cjILXqboywNujlgj3mkP2dlqGZlDl7QEODLqtmoE/s1600/IMG_7169.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481959193842931362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9A969s3c6wqao7tEpPmLLQBxn2zf2BwNw_abespgrN7Sw-dfOGAqPrUoE-orFfIZUB3itFHhLgyTpfkNlCVN5MyiuWMqaqIqL64cjILXqboywNujlgj3mkP2dlqGZlDl7QEODLqtmoE/s320/IMG_7169.JPG" /></a> Leaves from a tree in Downtown Portsmouth<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zh4HwIaURM7dLDjnRQFoyxYYADwf6COtTvORDtaUPskjQKwRbCYFM5VFXENR_idPPa-rYs6vtxuMVClYj5xkP6ABiDJGUHaARABoFhz_5d_yzVUfEWT3Uu3h_H1P6JZmDU4snk3bvZ8/s1600/IMG_7178.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481959184597122370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zh4HwIaURM7dLDjnRQFoyxYYADwf6COtTvORDtaUPskjQKwRbCYFM5VFXENR_idPPa-rYs6vtxuMVClYj5xkP6ABiDJGUHaARABoFhz_5d_yzVUfEWT3Uu3h_H1P6JZmDU4snk3bvZ8/s320/IMG_7178.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Mt. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Trashmore</span> Virginia Beach<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaEEkVlYId-RR1QZ33HZd1gRsMfSWXWOh1odKVn14mEKmICXYv8ijB6lWqlaAvwxkpVuY1UsPUfbTt2jNL_fLvKg7J8-g_CIVQX1EzG4NUVcLUkIziFp3lv2iXMdLw6QrLswd0-x56J0/s1600/IMG_7170.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481959174055521890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaEEkVlYId-RR1QZ33HZd1gRsMfSWXWOh1odKVn14mEKmICXYv8ijB6lWqlaAvwxkpVuY1UsPUfbTt2jNL_fLvKg7J8-g_CIVQX1EzG4NUVcLUkIziFp3lv2iXMdLw6QrLswd0-x56J0/s320/IMG_7170.JPG" /></a> </div><div>My niece in Norfolk<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_LVLyTjfG4m27hdCcGTo7C_nCVFSEAE0FrxOjSonuc50d0Dfwgavqsd6XrTHe6TOJ1t-axVJc00BTtX8NVH1AdC0IPrxzUvxMGfR-KlDqrTpne2RsJGK1lPqSXSsVIlKVMLR5E1BXHs/s1600/IMG_7195.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481959157794088402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_LVLyTjfG4m27hdCcGTo7C_nCVFSEAE0FrxOjSonuc50d0Dfwgavqsd6XrTHe6TOJ1t-axVJc00BTtX8NVH1AdC0IPrxzUvxMGfR-KlDqrTpne2RsJGK1lPqSXSsVIlKVMLR5E1BXHs/s320/IMG_7195.JPG" /></a><br />My nephew in Chesapeake</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr8SEGOpEWhWendyYoZ-dj7iwr_WbWKXpqPjiVHJ5FIJie_pgIXyOylhEovl6bmBJhWsiwYj3u2GwJ3VNhRxqVukrSWJXuOn1h_AERmwLqeUnJzhJ2XTmuvnecorE9CFlOZkQblgw8z8/s1600/IMG_7225.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481959148409177554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr8SEGOpEWhWendyYoZ-dj7iwr_WbWKXpqPjiVHJ5FIJie_pgIXyOylhEovl6bmBJhWsiwYj3u2GwJ3VNhRxqVukrSWJXuOn1h_AERmwLqeUnJzhJ2XTmuvnecorE9CFlOZkQblgw8z8/s320/IMG_7225.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-47836294008956490152010-05-17T12:28:00.002-04:002010-05-17T12:45:50.080-04:00This time <a href="http://deevassweetthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/05/thoughts-of-today.html"target="new">last year</a> was the beginning of my blog journey. My purpose was to get me to try more recipes, meet others in the blogosphere, and better my writing. I tried more recipes indeed, I have met others, but not on a level of being life long friends(at least not yet), but my writing is still mediocre. I try to add more content than I did in the beginning, but it still remains blahhh.<br /><br />I guess that means I am just not a writer, I am a talker. I express myself more when talking and with my body language. Sometimes you can change who you are and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can't. This is one defeat I will take and understand it just isn't meant to be.<br /><br />I wish I could have come with photos, but my situation is still the same and time is not evident in my life right now. Understand this one thing, when I do get back in the swing of things, I won't know how to stop. I have been going through cooking, baking, decorating, sewing, and photography withdrawals and it needs to be rectified as soon as possible.....ASAP!Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-69077494857987356462010-05-13T10:32:00.002-04:002010-05-13T10:41:37.322-04:00Lack of postingIn one month my life change for what I believe is the better. My family and I had to move from a place we've lived for 8 1/2 years because the landlord wanted to sell it. I had some Heaven sent landlords so I was not upset at all. I am currently still looking for a place, but thank GOD for family. <br /><br />My oldest daughter graduates in a month, so you know that is a busy situation. I started a new job, which has kept me pretty busy. So, needless to say, time is not on my side right now. I had to let Tuesdays With Dorie and The Daring Kitchen go due to less time and not having kitchen space/ cooking utensils. I am hoping that when my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Blogiversary</span> comes up I do have something to post. <br /><br />I guess I need to find a recipe that doesn't require much, so I can put something up.<br /><br />Thanks for bearing with me.Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-54197309113411253842010-04-20T00:00:00.001-04:002010-04-20T00:00:03.786-04:00Two for Tuesday...TWDLast week, if you visited my <a href="http://deevassweetthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/04/twd-swedish-visiting-cake.html" target="new">blog</a>, you would know I chose not to do <a href="http://tuesdayswithdorie.wordpress.com/" target="new"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">TWD</span></a> due to an overload of sweets already in my house. Well, since there was no excess of sweets this week I decided to backtrack with the cake and also make this week's selection.<br /><br />I am glad I did backtrack because this cake was easy and very tasty. There was extra toasted ground almonds in my cupboard and I mixed them with the flour to stir in. Let's just say this was an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">almondy</span> treat. Good job Dorie!<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ6tlWkk8K2h4In2OnGC6EuyPWg4zKRogyRT35SU29RnFLtE0ybip4ClS_TYa066iQqfF8jAX8ZjH5PG72zNPz0ZSHmhx9okkxlNif6ySjF8rsZWNKBndd2r_RUCoVfyWvZ_CzfsDDnI/s1600/IMG_6948.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461995529791063138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ6tlWkk8K2h4In2OnGC6EuyPWg4zKRogyRT35SU29RnFLtE0ybip4ClS_TYa066iQqfF8jAX8ZjH5PG72zNPz0ZSHmhx9okkxlNif6ySjF8rsZWNKBndd2r_RUCoVfyWvZ_CzfsDDnI/s320/IMG_6948.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXliHLH6mbfiZChYCdIH4NUamMTgU3A3gxYl_72S8iLj9VY8FVCMX95ZqB-9FPmjMP6RCR86IIdeaJfpstoEu0U2D9m2eMUYZfFjrBDMnzdM5iKqtaFybgxDrNVcRyISH-5El7GuJnI2k/s1600/IMG_6963.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461995510438957330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXliHLH6mbfiZChYCdIH4NUamMTgU3A3gxYl_72S8iLj9VY8FVCMX95ZqB-9FPmjMP6RCR86IIdeaJfpstoEu0U2D9m2eMUYZfFjrBDMnzdM5iKqtaFybgxDrNVcRyISH-5El7GuJnI2k/s320/IMG_6963.JPG" /></a> This week's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">TWD</span> was chosen by Melissa of <a href="http://aloveatfirstbite.blogspot.com/" target="new">Love At First Bite</a> and her pick was Sweet Cream Biscuits. It's really hard for me to turn down baking a biscuit and this was no exception. These biscuits were nothing like ones made with sticks of butter, in that they were completely chewy and soft. Usually butter biscuits have a crisper outside with a soft, flaky inside(if made right...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>). These also had a little sweetness, due to the addition of sugar, hence the name. If you have cream in the house that you want to use up, these are definitely a go to recipe. YUMMY!</p><p>Thanks to Nancy and Melissa for choosing such wonderful and EASY recipes. So easy I was able to do both at pretty much the same time.</p><p>You can visit their pages for the recipes or just purchase Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_caASm7FE9jolROylHAiSPWpkdb7SyHo9CKsxkPEbac-s8IBcjXbNCobqUgTZXnj4m2oU_ih2s0rkXJYdMoPQ1mUzkjdZswL_NDs56mnmDDq4EkqQ1MkFN2BzWWqdaE-Y3Bdniicc22k/s1600/IMG_6871.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461995503029092370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_caASm7FE9jolROylHAiSPWpkdb7SyHo9CKsxkPEbac-s8IBcjXbNCobqUgTZXnj4m2oU_ih2s0rkXJYdMoPQ1mUzkjdZswL_NDs56mnmDDq4EkqQ1MkFN2BzWWqdaE-Y3Bdniicc22k/s320/IMG_6871.JPG" /></a> </p>Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657600720487869032.post-70992301863890625702010-04-16T10:34:00.004-04:002010-04-16T11:49:35.777-04:00Daring Cook's Brunswick StewBlog Checking Lines- The 2010 April Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Wolf of <a href="http://wolfsilveroak.insanejournal.com/"target="new">Wolf’s Den</a>. She chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make Brunswick Stew. Wolf chose recipes for her challenge from The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook by Matt Lee and Ted Lee, and from the Callaway, Virginia Ruritan Club.<br /><br /><br /><a title="Brunswick Stew by SweetThoughts, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46323012@N06/4525954860/"></a><br /><br /><br /><a title="Brunswick Stew by SweetThoughts, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46323012@N06/4525954860/"><img alt="Brunswick Stew" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4525954860_bb82e5a1a9.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a><br /><br />I had heard of Brunswick Stew, but never knew what it consisted of, so when the challenge presented itself I was all for it. Traditionally this dish is made with game meat, but it can be made with chicken, turkey, or pork. I would guess that because people used to cook in season, they only used what they had killed and grown during that time of the year.<br /><br />For my stew I used chicken thighs and country style pork ribs. The vegetables I used were carrots, celery, onions, and frozen corn and peas. I really didn't want to buy things just because it was in the recipe. Luckily for me, the only ingredient I had to purchase were the ribs.<br /><br />This stew is so tasty that the flavor jumps out the bowl and smacks you in the tastebuds. I did the full recipe and shared some with a neighbor who hadn't heard of it before. Let's just say...the bowl didn't stay full for long. <br /><br />I chose the long version recipe, with a few adaptions, so that will be the recipe I post. Thanks Wolf for such a wonderful choice!<br /><br />And now for the recipe....<br /><br /><strong>The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-Be Southerners” by Matt Lee and Ted Lee</strong><br /><br /><strong>Equipment needed-</strong>Large stock pot, at least 10-12qt OR Dutch Oven , or smaller if you halve the recipe used<br />Cutting board<br />Knives<br />Measuring cups and spoons<br />Colander<br />Large bowl<br />Large wooden spoon for stirring<br />Tongs<br /><br />Serves about 12 <br /><br />1/4 lb / 113.88 grams / 4 oz slab bacon, rough diced<br />2 Serrano, Thai or other dried red chiles, stems trimmed, sliced, seeded, flattened<br />1lb / 455.52 grams / 16oz rabbit, quartered, skinned<br />1 4-5lb / 1822.08- 2277.6 grams / 64-80oz chicken, quartered, skinned, and most of the fat removed<br />1 Tablespoon / 14.235 grams / ½ oz sea salt for seasoning, plus extra to taste<br />2-3 quarts / 8-12 cups / 64.607-96.9oz Sunday Chicken Broth (recipe below)<br />2 Bay leaves<br />2 large celery stalks<br />2lbs / 911.04 grams / 32oz Yukon Gold potatoes, or other waxy type potatoes, peeled, rough diced<br />1 ½ cups / 344.88 grams / 12.114oz carrots (about 5 small carrots), chopped<br />3 ½ / 804.72 grams / 28.266oz cups onion (about 4 medium onions) chopped<br />2 cups / 459.84 grams / 16.152oz fresh corn kernels, cut from the cob (about 4 ears)<br />3 cups / 689.76 grams / 24.228oz butterbeans, preferably fresh (1 ¼ lbs) or defrosted frozen<br />1 35oz can / 996.45 grams / 4 cups whole, peeled tomatoes, drained<br />¼ cup / 57.48 grams / 2.019 oz red wine vinegar<br />Juice of 2 lemons<br />Tabasco sauce to taste<br /><br /><br />1-In the largest stockpot you have, which is hopefully larger than the 5 qt ones I have, preferably a 10-12 qt or even a Dutch Oven if you’re lucky enough to have one, fry the bacon over medium-high heat until it just starts to crisp. Transfer to a large bowl, and set aside. Reserve most of the bacon fat in your pan, and with the pan on the burner, add in the chiles. Toast the chiles until they just start to smell good, or make your nose tingle, about a minute tops. Remove to bowl with the bacon. <br /><br />2- Season liberally both sides of the rabbit and chicken pieces with sea salt and pepper. Place the rabbit pieces in the pot and sear off all sides possible. You just want to brown them, not cook them completely. Remove to bowl with bacon and chiles, add more bacon fat if needed, or olive oil, or other oil of your choice, then add in chicken pieces, again, browning all sides nicely. Remember not to crowd your pieces, especially if you have a narrow bottomed pot. Put the chicken in the bowl with the bacon, chiles and rabbit. Set it aside. <br /><br />3- Add 2 cups of your chicken broth or stock, if you prefer, to the pan and basically deglaze the4 pan, making sure to get all the goodness cooked onto the bottom. The stock will become a nice rich dark color and start smelling good. Bring it up to a boil and let it boil away until reduced by at least half. Add your remaining stock, the bay leaves, celery, potatoes, chicken, rabbit, bacon, chiles and any liquid that may have gathered at the bottom of the bowl they were resting in. Bring the pot back up to a low boil/high simmer, over medium/high heat. Reduce heat to low and cover, remember to stir every 15 minutes, give or take, to thoroughly meld the flavors. Simmer, on low, for approximately 1 ½ hours. Supposedly, the stock may become a yellow tinge with pieces of chicken or rabbit floating up, the celery will be very limp, as will the chiles. Taste the stock, according to the recipe, it “should taste like the best chicken soup you’ve ever had”.<br /><br />4- With a pair of tongs, remove the chicken and rabbit pieces to a colander over the bowl you used earlier. Be careful, as by this time, the meats will be very tender and may start falling apart. Remove the bay leaf, celery, chiles, bacon and discard.5 After you’ve allowed the meat to cool enough to handle, carefully remove all the meat from the bones, shredding it as you go. Return the meat to the pot, throwing away the bones. Add in your carrots, and stir gently, allowing it to come back to a slow simmer. Simmer gently, uncovered, for at least 25 minutes, or until the carrots have started to soften. <br /><br />5- Add in your onion, butterbeans, corn and tomatoes. As you add the tomatoes, crush them up, be careful not to pull a me, and squirt juice straight up into the air, requiring cleaning of the entire stove. Simmer for another 30 minutes, stirring every so often until the stew has reduced slightly, and onions, corn and butterbeans are tender. Remove from heat and add in vinegar, lemon juice, stir to blend in well. Season to taste with sea salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce if desired. <br /><br />6 You can either serve immediately or refrigerate for 24 hours, which makes the flavors meld more and makes the overall stew even better. Serve hot, either on its own, or with a side of corn bread, over steamed white rice, with any braised greens as a side.Deevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199353296876069987noreply@blogger.com0