Birthday Train Cake

Posted in Cakes, DESSERTS by Katherine

He loved this easy to make train cake

BIRTHDAY TRAIN CAKE-KRAFT CANADA

What You Need
4 pkg. (298 g each) frozen prepared pound cakes, thawed Cake
4 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping, divided
Assorted food colourings
16 Oreo Cookies
Decorations:
3 pkg. (24 g each) ring-shaped hard candies
1 Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallow
6 Barnum’s Animal Crackers Cookies
2 Teddy Grahams Honey Cookie
1 Ice Cream Cone
1 Jet-Puffed Marshmallow
24 piece twist licorice
Make It
LINE up cakes on large serving platter to resemble the cars of a train.
CUT a 2-inch crosswise slice off front end of first cake; place at back end on top of first cake to resemble the engine car. Repeat with the last cake, placing removed cake slice on middle of cake to resemble the caboose.
SPOON Cool Whip into 4 small bowls; tint with food colourings as desired. Use to frost cakes. Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo. Keep refrigerated.

24Aug2013

Triple Chocolate Marble Mud Cake… What more needs to be said?

Posted in Cakes, DESSERTS by Katherine

21Aug2013

Edgar Cayce – Beauty/Complexion Remedies

Posted in NATURAL, Remedies by Katherine

EDGAR CAYCE

My mom was into natural remedies before they were trending, pinned or #naturalremedy. I was exposed to Edgar Cayce at the age of twelve. Edgar Cayce was an American psychic who seemed to answer questions on many subjects such as natural healing remedies and beauty aids.

Here are the remedies I use – just make sure you do not have allergies or sensitivities!

Best Astringents : menthol, camphor, witch hazel, very cold water

Best Soaps : Ivory or pure castile

Cleansing treatment : 2 parts – camphorated oil, 1 part witch hazel, 1 part Russian white oil

There are many more if interested refer to related articles.

http://www.edgarcayceproducts.com/reference.html#beauty

http://www.edgarcayce.org/are/holistic-health.aspx

20Aug2013

Plexiglass Gallery Frames

Posted in Cool Ideas, QUOTES AND INSPIRATIONS by Katherine

cool idea!!!

Let me start this post off by saying how absolutely in love with these frames I am. We did this project last weekend and still every time I walk in to our bathroom they make me smile because they fit the space so perfectly. I feel like in the process of decorating all the rooms in our house this year I’ve learned to get rid of all the clutter and pick things that really stand on their own. We wanted the bathroom to be really organic and sort of “nature-ish” so I knew I wanted to incorporate some of these photos on a wall that previously had floating shelves. Photographs are a fantastic way to bring a pop of color into a room without any major commitment because you can very easily change them out. These ones were photos I took on our trip to Miami at the beginning of…

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15Aug2013

Shrimp Cocktail

Posted in MEALS, Nibbles and Appetizers by Katherine

Shrimp are a wonderful seafood delicacy. Their meat is delicate and sweet, they take only a few minutes to cook, and presentation is never a problem with a half of a lemon

Use raw, deveined, tail on shrimp
Bring salted watered to a boil
Drop in shrimp for 3-4 minutes or until pink!
Drain and add cold water immediately

One of my favourite appetizers! Do you crave it now?