Basic Buttercream Frosting
Combine in mixing bowl; 4 cups (1lb) unsalted powdered sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup milk or other liquid 1 tsp vanilla 1/3 cup soft butter Beat Smoothe Frosts two 8′ or 9′ layers
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Crumb Topped Apple Pie
(Sunset Mag. March 1971) ‘This pie is delicious served either warm from the oven or chilled. Prepare a 9’ pie shell from your own recipe or a pie crust mix, making a fluted edge Using an electric mixer, beat together; – 2 tbsps butter – 3/4 cup granulated sugar until… Continue reading
Crazy Chocolate Cake
1 and 1/2 cups flour 3 tbsps cocoa 1 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp soda 6 tbsps salad oil 1 tbsp vinegar 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup cold water Sift flour, measure and sift with sugar, cocoa, soda, and salt into ungreased 10′ baking pan Make 3 impressions… Continue reading
Double Delight Cake
1 1-lb., 14-oz. can fruit cocktail (apricots, berries, etc could be substituted) 1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted 1 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. coconut 1 pkg. yellow cake mix Whipped topping Drain fruit cocktail Place 1/4 cup melted butter in each of 2 9-inch cake pans add 1/2 cup… Continue reading
Walnut Pie
From Mimi Cake (Adelaide Peterson) Beat 3 eggs well Add 1 cup sugar Fold in 1 cup crushed graham crackers and 1/2 tsp almond flavor or 1 tsp vanilla Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Put in lightly greased pie pan Bake at 350 ° 30-35 minutes Serve with whip cream… Continue reading
Date Squares
from Mimi Cake (Adelaide Peterson) These are really yummy and decadent! Preparation: Preheat oven to 350˚ Put 9×9 pan in the fridge until ready to use. (Chilling it keeps dough from burning on bottom) Separate 3 eggs and beat the egg whites while the beaters and bowl are still clean…. Continue reading
10 min gentle chair pilates class | QUARANTINE at-home workout for seniors | Desk pilates |
Easy Pilates to do in wheel chair.
Murphy’s Laws of Homeschooling
Murphy’s Laws of homeschooling: What you know everything about, your children will refuse to be taught. And the corollary: What you know nothing about, your children will demand to learn! An article I wrote about Murphy’s Laws of homeschooling, if you need more convincing.
Tale of a Bear in an Apple Tree
As tourists, staying in Camp Curry one November, we heard that there was a bear up in a tree in the apple orchard nearby, so being tourists, we grabbed our kids and cameras, and went over to look. Which tree? Well, obviously, the one that was shaking like it had… Continue reading
Homeschool Jokes-Favorite Jokes Homeschoolers Love to Tell
10 reasons why public school is better than homeschool Children who receive one-on-one homeschooling will learn more than others, giving them an unfair advantage in the marketplace. This is undemocratic. 14 Days of Homeschooling On the first day of homeschool my neighbor said to me … 20 Great Reasons You Homeschool You… Continue reading