Good Sunday evening! All is well and the world is back on it axis at the Gilbreath home now that Travis is home from Miami. Dogs are content, Travis gets his job back of feeding and walking our little furry babies, Michelle goes back to her room to sleep, and I have time tonight to write my blog! WOW - when on link is missing - nothing fits. I wonder if that is how Travis feels when I am away??? But I am glad that he and Mark had a good time and accomplished whatever it was they went to accomplish!
I was just to tired of food after cooking Wednesday night! Basically it turned out ok - but now I have to decide what I will cook for next Wednesday! I had planned to do a nice stew, cornbread and great dessert -- but now at the Ladies Day Retreat - the menu is soup -- so I don't want to rain on their parade - and because it is only three days later, I am reconsidering!!!
I went to Fresh this afternoon -- the more I go there - the more I like it! It is just amazing at the choices that one has when shopping there! Of course it was a little strange - seeing several people walking around shopping and sipping on Margarita's on a Sunday afternoon! I did buy some wonderful tasting bread - it is cranberry orange -- will be delicious for breakfast!
Here is a cake recipe I plan to make very, very soon!
PUMPKIN POUND CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE
The glaze on this mouthwatering cake is enough to make you want to lick the bowl. Drain the canned pumpkin before making the cake batter to keep the cake's texture light. Yeild: 16 slices
INGREDIENTS
Cake:
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cu packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups alll purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (the best I've found is Penzey's)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup fat-free buttermilk
Glaze:
1/3 cup fat free buttermilk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
Preparation
To prepare the cake, lightly coat a 10 inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Spread pumpkin over 2 layers of paper towels; cover with 2 additional layers of paper towels. Let stand about 10 minutes. Scrape drained pumpkin into a bowl.
Place 3/4 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Lightly spoon 3 cups flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next four ingredients (through salt) in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture and 3/4 cup buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan, and cool completely on rack.
To prepare glaze, combine 1/3 cup buttermilk and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly, remove from heat. Drizzle cake with glaze.
Cake really sounds delicious! I would love to cook it for the dessert for next Wednesday -- but that would require I make 8 of them!!!
How many of you like Ceasar Salad? If you do, stay tuned for an easy, light recipe that will make your mouth water!!!
Tonight I heard something I had never heard about - but makes sense! God doesn't need us! WHEN HE wants something done, whether it is a new church to be planted in a foreign land or someone encouraged with attention from their brothers and sisters. When we have a thought - like I should take them some food, or I should at least send a card - but time and other things deter us and we let the time go by and don't do anything. Then we see in a bulletin thank you notes for the cards, expressions of love by the food and calls one received - we know God gave us a hint, we let it slip by - so he gave someone else the thought and they responded. I'm sure this has happened to all of us -- surely I am not the only one -- so let's all try to answer these requests of God and be more conscious of uplifting and helping our fellow man! God will bless our efforts!!!
Later!!!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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