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Jun13

Triple-Chocolate Coffee Cake

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Gone are the days of crumbled coffee cakes. Welcome to the land of triple-chocolate coffee cake goodness. Enjoy by serving with wine, milk, or simply another slice of coffee cake.

Triple Chocolate Coffee Cake

Ingredients

1 (18.25-ounce) package devil’s food cake mix
1 (3.9-ounce) package chocolate instant pudding mix
2 cups sour cream
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
1 cup white chocolate morsels
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Preparation

1.Beat first 6 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 30 seconds or just until moistened; beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels; pour batter evenly into 2 greased and floured 9-inch square cake pans.

2. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pans on wire racks.

3. Microwave white chocolate morsels in a glass bowl at HIGH 30 to 60 seconds or until morsels melt; stirring at 30-second intervals until smooth. Drizzle evenly over cakes; repeat procedure with remaining cup of semisweet morsels. Sprinkle cakes evenly with pecans.

Jun12

Over The Hump Old School Check – The Delfonics

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The Delfonics are a pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group, popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include “La-La (Means I Love You)”, “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”, “Break Your Promise”, “I’m Sorry”, and “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)”. Their hit songs were all written by songwriter and producer Thom Bell and lead vocalist and founder William Hart.

Jun11

Off The Chain Performance – Aretha Franklin

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In 1998 soul singer Aretha Franklin had just a moment’s notice before she took to the stage to sing Nessun Dorma after operatic sensation Luciano Pavarotti had to pull out due to a sore throat. Sting introduces the star.

Twenty two minutes after she was asked to cover for her ailing friend, Luciano Pavarotti, Aretha Franklin takes the stage to perform the legendary aria “Nessun Dorma”, a piece she sang previously a few days earlier (in her own register, I might add), without changing Pavarotti’s key – which is no minor achievement. It begets one of the most extraordinary musical moments in awards show history. It brought the audience to a thunderous ovation.

Jun10

Make Hay While The Sun Shines

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Make Hay While the Sun is Shining

BY ADESEWA OYINKANSOLA

What can be done today
Never leave till tomorrow
Yesterday is but a past
Tomorrow may never come
This reminds me of the saying:
“Make hay while the sun shines.”

Procrastination is but a thief
Little children never be deceived
Never allow a later spirit
To delay what you can do now
For you must, my dear friend
Make hay while the sun shines

Credit: Face2Face Africa

Jun9

Presenting New Designer – Michael Shumaker’s “Luxivity” Collection

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Hey fashion lovers! Here’s a brand new fashion designer for you and he has got some great designs for the ladies.

According to the brand on their “Luxivity” collection – “luxivity is centered around different emotional moments a young woman goes through in her life. Moments phased around her sadness, happiness and feminity. The collection is a juxtaposition of the female life cycle capturing every moment ; either big or small.”

The pieces from the collection are filled with mild construction, with hints of glamour, elegance and sensuality that enhance the female body. Check it out.

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Credit: fashionghana.com

Jun8

Sunday Reflections

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Jun7

German Chocolate Brownies

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German Chocolate has become one of my favorite cakes… I just love the taste of the frosting! I saw this fun recipe for German Chocolate Brownies and it quickly made it up my list on things “I must try.” I am definitely more of a brownie girl than a cake girl so these were perfect for me! They are SO easy, try them out!

German Chocolate Brownies

YIELD: 1 9×13 pan (12 Servings) COOK: 25 mins

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup caramel bits
3 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups fresh flaked coconut
1 cup pecans chopped

Instructions

1. For the Brownies: Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and blend well. Add vanilla, salt, cocoa and flour. Don’t overbeat. Pour into a greased 9X13 pan.Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. Let cool.

2. Melt chocolate chips in microwave for 1 minute and drizzle with a spoon over brownies.

3. Melt caramel bits in microwave for 1 minute and drizzle over chocolate.

4. For the Frosting: Combine egg yolks, sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla in a large saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 12 minutes ( Make sure to stir consistently for at least 10 min). Add coconut and pecans. Beat until thick enough to spread. Pour over top of brownies. You may want to place in the refrigerator to harden.

5. I drizzled some melted chocolate over the brownies and topped with pecans.

Jun7

It’s Still Slavery

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Jun6

Worse Things Have Happened to Better People

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The truth…

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Man Falling Illustration (c) Adam Niklewicz

Worse things have happened to better people,

Is the tragic thought that comforts me during hard times.  

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Jun5

INSIDE THE AMBER FORT, JAIPUR

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Bucket List!!

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Once inside the fort, it felt different than others we had visited. More opulent.

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You can read more of the forts history here. In a nutshell:

The aesthetic ambiance of the palace is seen within its walls on a four level layout plan (each with a courtyard) in a well turned out opulent palace complex built with red sandstone and marble consisting of the Diwan-e-Aam or the “Hall of Public Audience”, the Diwan-e-Khas or the “Hall of Private Audience”, the Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace) or Jai Mandir, and the Sukh Niwas where a cool climate is artificially created by winds that blow over the water cascade within the palace. Hence, the Amer Fort is also popularly known as the Amer Palace.[4] The palace was lived in by the RajputMaharajas and their families. At the entrance to the palace near the fort’s Ganesh Gate, there is also…

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