Christmas 2012

                

"Click above"

Lights at the Corning Glass Museum.

My sister and niece at the Christmas Tree Farm.

Box of L•I•G•H•T•S

Golden Rum Cake - Happy Halloween!!

Golden Rum Cake 

I purchased the cookbook "Booze Cakes" this last summer and I am still trying the various recipes.  This weekend I made the Golden Rum Cake, let me just say scrumptious!!!

You must try this recipe it is a keeper for sure.

Golden Rum Cake:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup dark rum

Golden Rum Glaze:
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark rum

Finishing:
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Prepare:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. grease and flour a 9 or 10-inch bundt or tube cake pan.

Make:

2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.

3. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and slat. In another bowl, combine milk vanilla, and rum. Beat flour mixture and milk mixture into the butter in three alternation additions. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake 1 hour, or until golden brown.

Finish:

4. For the glaze: Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in sugar and 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil; cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum.

5. Place cake on a serving platter. Slowly pour glaze over top and sides until completely absorbed. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

The history of Mother's Day

The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in America. She then began a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States. Although she was successful in 1914, she was already disappointed with its commercialization by the 1920s. Jarvis' holiday was adopted by other countries and it is now celebrated all over the world.

"Mama Lou" - My grandmother 

She was an amazing cook, seamstress and most of all grandmother! 

  

 

 My Mom

I adored my mom, she was who I inspire to be like.  She has been gone 14 yrs as of last week.  I miss her every day. 

  

  

   

"Mom and Mama Lou"

Happy Mothers Day!!

Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. 

- Charles Dickens 

 

 

I hope everyone has a spectacular Valentines!! ♥