Valentine Cupcake

Red Velvet in a Minute

I eat cake all the time...freshly baked cake for one...please.

I stir up little cakes for myself and thought I'd share my recipe.

I made a quickie one in honor of Valentine's Day.

 Really, no big mystery here as to the ingredients.

Just two...

Cake mix and a little water. 

Fill the cup about half way full with cake mix and add water.

Not a lot of water but just enough to make it the consistency of cake batter...which it is.

stir well

Pop in microwave for 1 minute.

That's it!

It comes out super fluffy.

Add frosting if you like...I sprinkled on a little powder sugar today.

I  usually make it plain.

I actually prefer it to baked cake.

It doesn't have any sort of toast flavor, just pure cake.

Don't over cook, though.

I'd been making muffins with pumpkin and cake mix for years when one

day I thought....I wonder if I only did water?

Works great...no need for oil or eggs.

Sorry the photos are a little fuzzy.

Snow storm here as I'm sure you probably have there.

I was lacking in sunshine and did the best I could.

I picked up that little fabric heart last week at Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts.

super sweet

They had the cutest Valentine stuff!

Cute Easter too!

Now I'm going to make myself a big pot of Thai Coconut Soup.

I discovered this stuff a few weeks ago.

I throw in some veggies, a little coconut milk (often I skip this)

cilantro, green onion, lemon grass and 

I've got a delicious soup.

One that makes me happy to be snowed in.

This soup is vegetable based too!

No chickens die to make this soup.

I usually pour it over a little rice.

Hope you are staying warm!

I've been snuggling with the weenies.

Last night Violet went out in the middle of the snow storm and just sat there in the middle of the 

yard staring at me.

She wouldn't come in.

Harvey ran out and immediately turned and ran back in.

Sally wouldn't even budge off the sofa.

Franklin looked out and shook his head.

But Violet! She sat out there for a good 5 minutes.

I had to walk away from the door...it was too frigid!

Finally, she came in all covered in snow.

Happy as could be.

"Well, glad you decided to come in Miss Polar Bear"... I said.

"Hmph"...she said and off to bed she went.

I don't know what made her want to sit out there in well below freezing temperatures.

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Snow Day

Snow, Snow, Magical Snow

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It's snowing here! I know that's not much news for many of you where there 

have been blizzards. But we haven't had much weather this year.

And I think it's rather shocking that we are getting it.

I thought it was going to be a winter without.

Oh...it's so pretty coming down.

Franklin doesn't know what to think of it.

He isn't interested.

Which surprises me because Violet loved it when she was a puppy.

She's not interested any more though. 

She's twelve and seen it all...or so she thinks.

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I'm hoping to stay home and do some Valentine stuff.

I need to call in to work and see if they need me.

I am a sucker for anything red velvet and it's perfect for Valentine's Day.

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Isn't that sweet? A little cupcake in a cup with a heart shaped strawberry on top.

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Caprese salad is one of my favorite things and this would be a perfect salad for Valentine's.

Have you made your V-Day plans?

Staying in or going out?

We are suppose to have snow again that day so I'll probably stay in.

Happy Snow Day!

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