Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Straight from my iPhone...genius modern technology let's me blog from the weirdest places... Like right now.
Hello crew. So in the vain of upholding my NYR to blog more (#4) I thought I would make it easier on myself by setting up mobile blogging. Which turns out to be easier than setting up mobile banking...something I've tried numerous times and failed lime a technologically challenged grandma. So here it is. First post from a weird place.
Oh and I bought myself flowers for the second tome in as many days. So #23 is going strong. and I painted s giant canvas yesterday. So that's #3. Tick. Yey for me. How is that resolve coming on for you?
Peace. S.
Sent from my iPhone
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Praline
It was my dad's birthday and i remembered that when we were little he used to love my mom's chocolate praline which she hasn't made this side of the millennium...so i resolved to rummage and find that old recipe. And so I did. On a little scrap of paper, in typewritten print, the following little recipe. What i didn't remember from the past was just HOW amazingly good this stuff is. Divine. Decadent. Deliriously good. This is a chocolate fix better than chocolate:
Praline:
1 1/2 cups of plain biscuits or nuts (or a mix) bashed up with a rolling pin/recently emptied bottle of scotch
2tbs brown sugar
2tbs syrup
2tbs cocoa
3/4 cup margarine.
Topping:
200g/6oz good dark chocolate - I used lindt 85%
Praline:
Melt the margarine over a low heat, then remove from heat and add the other ingredients except the chocolate. Stir well. Pour into a greased cake tin and press down evenly all over. Put it in the freezer to cool.
Topping:
Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan of water. Pour over the praline and put the whole thing in the refrigerator for several hours.
You can cut and serve like brownies or, like i did, use it as a really rich desert and serve with raspberries/cream/icecream/hot chocolate sauce...........
Make it - it's easy peasy - then thank me later :)
Praline:
1 1/2 cups of plain biscuits or nuts (or a mix) bashed up with a rolling pin/recently emptied bottle of scotch
2tbs brown sugar
2tbs syrup
2tbs cocoa
3/4 cup margarine.
Topping:
200g/6oz good dark chocolate - I used lindt 85%
Praline:
Melt the margarine over a low heat, then remove from heat and add the other ingredients except the chocolate. Stir well. Pour into a greased cake tin and press down evenly all over. Put it in the freezer to cool.
Topping:
Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan of water. Pour over the praline and put the whole thing in the refrigerator for several hours.
You can cut and serve like brownies or, like i did, use it as a really rich desert and serve with raspberries/cream/icecream/hot chocolate sauce...........
Make it - it's easy peasy - then thank me later :)
the resolutions...
Read the previous post on New Years Resolutions here.
Well you have been patient, as only my blog readers can be. So here goes, at the start of a new year these are the things I want to incorporate into my life this year...along with 1)get an amazing job 2) Get an amazing apartment and roomate 3) Get a life again ...oh yes the honestly bit, yes ok and... 4)meet the man of my dreams, get married, live happily ever after and have lots of children ...(well ok not the last bit...well not for a while anyways)
So my actual little life changes, which i have some control over are:
1. Bake an abundance of pretty cakes
2. Try a new recipe each week
3. Do something creative each day
4. Blog & Journal
5. Get outside more
6. Update my wardrobe
7. Get pro make-up advice and products
8. Take time to take care of myself
9. write movie reviews
10. Write Ollie the owl books
11. Take zumba classes
12. Study film business
13. Buy an album from a new music artist each month
14. Read an overview of American history
15. Read a novel for fun.
16. Put together my wall of photos.
17. Buy plastic boxes to organize my stuff again
18. Get a pet
19. Buy a movie theatre subscription
20. Loose 7lbs
21. Explore England.
22. Get contacts and new glasses
23. Have more flowers in my life
24. Move closer to my dreams
There you have it my friends. What are you resolving to do, change, include in your lives this year?
Peace. S.
Resolve #23.
Well you have been patient, as only my blog readers can be. So here goes, at the start of a new year these are the things I want to incorporate into my life this year...along with 1)get an amazing job 2) Get an amazing apartment and roomate 3) Get a life again ...oh yes the honestly bit, yes ok and... 4)meet the man of my dreams, get married, live happily ever after and have lots of children ...(well ok not the last bit...well not for a while anyways)
So my actual little life changes, which i have some control over are:
1. Bake an abundance of pretty cakes
2. Try a new recipe each week
3. Do something creative each day
4. Blog & Journal
5. Get outside more
6. Update my wardrobe
7. Get pro make-up advice and products
8. Take time to take care of myself
9. write movie reviews
10. Write Ollie the owl books
11. Take zumba classes
12. Study film business
13. Buy an album from a new music artist each month
14. Read an overview of American history
15. Read a novel for fun.
16. Put together my wall of photos.
17. Buy plastic boxes to organize my stuff again
18. Get a pet
19. Buy a movie theatre subscription
20. Loose 7lbs
21. Explore England.
22. Get contacts and new glasses
23. Have more flowers in my life
24. Move closer to my dreams
There you have it my friends. What are you resolving to do, change, include in your lives this year?
Peace. S.
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