Nobody Puts Mama In A Corner!

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Amazing Cake and Beautiful Baby Girl!

Oh Mama Is So Proud!

Proud of this sweet Baby Girl

and all that she is and will become!

She is so talented and beautiful inside and out

and while I could brag about her for days, today I'm gonna brag about her baking and cake decorating skills!

I promised you a recipe so here ya go!

This is the one she tweaked and tweaked after many attempts and taste tests! Not that we minded the taste testing sessions but this recipe was the final product and it is oh so good!

I have named it Bella Cake!

Bella Cake

1 cup sifted flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 1/3 cups of tap water

1 cup sour cream (whole milk)

2 Tablespoons Canola Oil

1 1/4 tsp Almond extract (organic)

1 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract (organic)

4 medium egg whites

Dash of Cinnamon

1 box of white cake mix (I use Duncan Hines)

Directions

I double this recipe to make 6 pans (2 of each size)

Grease and flour pans to be used.

Preheat oven to 325.

Gently stir the cake mix, flour, salt and sugar in a medium size bowl.

Add to the bowl water, oil, sour cream, extracts, cinnamon and egg whites.

Beat on low for about 3 minutes.

Pour into greased pans and bake until tops are brown about 25 minutes.

Test with a toothpick to see if it is done before bringing out of the oven.

Cool on wire racks.

Frosting recipes:

Inside layers - HERE

Outside Rosettes - HERE

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Mama's Day!

Happy Mama's Day to all of the mamas

in heaven and on earth!

Wishing my Mama a GREAT day!

May we cherish out time with our families

and love with all of our hearts!

Blessings to you all on this special day!

I am sharing some photos from my adopted girl's Facebook Page.

She celebrates her mama in heaven today.

If you are needing a little extra help maneuvering your grief

please pay a visit to Laura's Facebook Page.

She shares so many uplifting articles and offers such amazing support to help

you move forward from loss to light.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Is Spring Here?

It is COMING!

Or at least they say it is.

SPRING!

We go from this……...

To THIS!!

SNOW!!

Yes we do need patience!

But is is so very hard to wait!

I Want MORE of these BEAUTIES!

And fill my vase up with these little DARLINGS!

Oh and check out this little guy!

He is a BUSY BEE! ;)

Send me your Spring photos and I will post them up here to share!

Message me at hjoi_nuc@yahoo.com and send your

photo, title and name!

Friday, March 27, 2015

Newborn Photo Shoot - Mama LOVES Babies!

What joy it is to be able to capture

those precious early moments with

a new baby in the house!

PRECIOUS

BEYOND

WORDS

WELCOME TO THE WORLD

SWEET BABY GIRL

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

A Brave and Beautiful Mama

Meet

Mama Whitney

She is BRAVE

BEAUTIFUL

STRONG

FAITHFUL

LOVING

AND

DID I SAY

BEAUTIFUL?

Well she is all of that and MORE!

AND

She needs are love and prayers.

Please take some time today to head over to her blog

and leave her a note of encouragement and love.

Go HERE to her blog.

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts,

there can be no more hurt,

only more love."
~ Mother Teresa

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Chicken Pot Pie - Skillet Style

How good does this look!

GOOD

REAL

GOOD

Baby Girl #2 really likes, (correction)

really LOVES

GOOD

Chicken Pot Pie

So we have studied many recipes and created

our very own favorite pie!

We like to make it in a skillet as it makes the crust really crispy!

Crispy is important!

So here ya go mamas!

Chicken Pot Pie - Skillet Style

3 Cups of chicken breasts diced and cooked (can be a rotisserie chicken if you like)

1 Cup of diced celery

2 Cups of carrots sliced

3/4 Cup of onion diced

2 Cups water

1 Tablespoon of Knorr's Caldo Con Sabor de Pollo (or any other chicken bouillon)

2 Tablespoons of flour

1 Cup of Half and Half

1/2 Cup of water

Dash of nutmeg

Salt and Pepper to taste

2 Tablespoons of butter or margarine

1 box of refrigerated pie crust

Take pie crust out of box to bring to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 425.

Cook carrots in a soup pot with 1 Tablespoon of butter and 1 cup of water for about 8 minutes on medium heat. Add onions and celery, cover pot and cook 5 minutes.

While this is cooking whisk the tablespoon of Knorr's in a small bowl with the 1 cup of water and set aside. Add flour and mix to coat all veggies evenly. Slowly add the chicken flavored water to the pot while stirring constantly. It will continue to make a thick sauce. Add half and half and continue to stir over medium heat. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to pot. Add cooked chicken to the pot and stir on low heat for a few minutes and then turn off the heat. Butter your cast iron skillet with the remaining butter.

Line the skillet with one pie crust. Put the skillet in the oven for about 5 minutes. The sides may fall down but it doesn't matter. Take it out of the oven and add the chicken and veggie mixture and take the remaining pie crust and lay on top. Make a few slits with a knife to vent. Place the skillet in the oven and cover lightly with a sheet of foil. Cook for about 30 minutes and then add 5 minutes without the foil on top.

Take it out and EAT!

I like to serve this with a crisp green garden salad.

Such a comfort meal that mamas love to feed their babies!