Month: June 2015

Leopard Print Cake Pops

http://mommyspinterest.tumblr.com/post/121752043324/foodiebliss-leopard-print-cake-pops-source
These are cute.

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GLUTEN FREE
24 CAKE POPS
METHOD

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Heat oven to 160C (fan 150C)

Line 7inch square cake tin with baking paper

In a bain marie or double boiler melt the butter, vanilla and chocolate

Remove from heat and stir in cocoa powder, sugar and beaten eggs

Pour the batter into the tin

Bake for about 25-30 mins until cake bounces back when lightly pressed

Place cake on rack to cool

DARK CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM

Melt chocolate drops in a microwave on low power, or in a bain marie on the hob

Whip butter until light and fluffy, gradually beat in icing sugar

Add vanilla extract and continue to beat

Fold in melted chocolate and milk, till you have an even consistency

TO DECORATE

Crumble cake with your fingers so it resembles fine breadcrumbs

In a food mixer, mix the chocolate buttercream frosting with the chocolate cake crumbles

Whisk until it resembles a dough-like mixture

Place mixture into fridge to firm up, making it easier to work with

Line a baking tray with baking paper

Using electric scales, measure out 30g of mixture and roll into a ball

Place on baking sheet

Repeat making small balls of cake mix, until all mixture has gone

Leave cake balls in fridge for a few hours or freezer for 15 mins

Place candy melts into a microwavable bowl and heat in the microwave on medium for 1 minute

Stir and continue heating in 30 second intervals until candy is fully melted

Dip lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted candy then push into a cake ball, just over halfway through

Place in fridge till the candy sets, repeat till all cake balls are on sticks

Carefully hold lollipop stick and dip the cake ball into melted candy, swirling gently until cake ball is covered. Gently tap to remove any excess candy

Place in polystyrene block or candy pop holder and leave to set, repeat till all cake balls have an even coat of candy

Using a small paint brush dipped in pink edible dust, smudge spots of pink on cake pops.

Using a small paint brush dipped in black food gel paint on little markings around the pink smudges to resemble a leopard print

All we have is now.

Lessons Learned in Life | All we have is now..

I guess the real fact of the matter is we don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring and the only thing we really have is right now.  So, don’t stay angry for too long and learn to forgive.  Love your friends and family with all your heart.  Have fun and live life the way you want to live it.  Most of all, don’t worry about people that don’t like you and enjoy the ones who do.

Fix it Jesus

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I be looking at my paycheck like fix it Jesus.  That’s me, every pay day.

MEOW

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Meow I lay me down 2 sleep
I pray my bowl is full & deep
If I should rise b4 they wake
I will start to MEOW
make no mistake

Cute Pic

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Cute.  I like the one in the middle.

God’s dream for your life

God’s dream for your life-Rick Warren http://mommyspinterestblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/god-dream-for-your-life-rick-warren.html

God’s Purpose Is Greater Than Your Problems or Pain When we go through difficulties in life, the first thing we try to do is blame somebody else. But it doesn’t matter where your problem came from — God still has a purpose for it in your life. Even when you do stupid things, God can use it. Even when other people hurt you intentionally, he can use it. Even when the devil plans bad things for your life, God can bring good out of it. God’s purpose is greater than your problems and your pain. God has a plan! You need to look past the temporary pain and look instead at the long-term benefit in your life. Romans 5:3-4 says, “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that … they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady” (TLB). What’s the purpose of your problems and difficulty? God wants you to learn something. Every storm is a school. Every trial is a teacher. Every experience is an education. Every difficulty is for your development. Most of us are slow learners. If you don’t learn something, God will bring it up again in your life. It will come back, because God is more interested in your character than he is in your comfort. He is more interested in seeing you become more like Christ than he is in making things easy for you. Some of you are facing a major difficulty right now. It may be an illness or guilt or a financial problem or strain in a relationship. Does God have a word for you while you’re going through your difficulty? Absolutely. God is saying to you, “Don’t give up. Grow up.” Fulfill the purpose of your difficulty — becoming more and more like the person he created you to be.

Green Chili and Chicken Lasagna

http://www.caciqueinc.com/blog/2015/05/green-chili-and-chicken-lasagna/?pp=1#.VX774IHn_qC

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Green Chili and Chicken Lasagna

Makes one 8”x12” pan. Serves 9-12
Estimated prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 40 minutes
Ingredients

3 cups cooked, shredded chicken
2 cups shredded Cacique Queso Quesadilla Jalapeno
1 cup shredded Cacique Mozzarella
15 oz container Cacique Crema Mexicana
10 oz can fire roasted green chilies
1 cup salsa verde
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper to taste
12-16 no-boil lasagna noodles
Directions

Preheat oven to 375(F).
In a bowl, season shredded chicken with cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir in fire roasted green chilies, salsa verde and one cup of the Queso Quesadilla Jalapeno. Combine well.
In the bottom of a baking dish, spread a small amount of the chili-chicken mixture.
Top with layer of lasagna noodles. Spread with another layer of the chicken mixture. Spoon or pour Crema Mexicana over the entire layer, paying close attention not to skimp around the edges. Top with a layer of shredded Mozzarella and Queso Quesadilla Jalapeno.
Continue building casserole alternating between layers of lasagna noodles, green chili-chicken mixture, Crema Mexicana and shredded cheeses.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated 375(F) oven for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, remove the foil and continue baking another 5-10 minutes until cheese on top has melted and the entire casserole is bubbling and hot.
Allow the casserole to rest 5 minutes before serving.

God knows exactly what He’s doing

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A Prayer for When You Feel Worried

http://rachelwojo.com/a-prayer-for-when-you-feel-worried/
Dear God,
My mind can hardly fathom the depth of your love for me.
So when my anxious heart feels suffocated with the mounds of worry this life can bring,
I only know to come to you.
You who knows every hair on my head.
You who flung stars into space.
You who plans every step I take.
When my worry mounds and builds,
escalating to numbers that exceed my expectations,
You ask me to relinquish my cares to Your hand.
The hand that created the hair on my head.
The hand that created the starry night sky.
The hand that holds my future.
Would you give me the courage to trust You wholly?
Would you give me Your peace that calms all fears?
For that is when I am rejuvenated…
From pitiful worrier…
To prayer warrior.
Thank you, Jesus.
Amen.

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Keep going

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