Creating order

There is such beauty in order. As I have worked to create more order in my home and outside, there is more peace in my life. I had a small mess in my backyard.  Flowers needed to be planted, pots needed to be tossed , and containers needed to be arranged.  Now, flowers are in pots where their roots have space to grow. Sick or faded blooms have been plucked.  For now, things look better... one thing about weeds, they keep coming back. 

Wordless Wednesday

~Hoochmom~

Tasty Tuesday

Peanut Butter Pie

Betsy has been requesting this pie as her dessert for Red Plate Dinners since 3rd grade. It's a rich pie, so a little goes a long way.

1-already pie crust, baked and cooled
Chocolate Layer:
1/2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1T butter
2-3t water
1/4C powdered sugar
In a small saucepan, combine the 1st 3 ingredients. Stir until smooth. Add powdered sugar, blend until smooth. Spread mixture on bottom and sides of cooled piecrust.

Filling:
1 C margarine
1C brown sugar
1C peanut butter
12 oz Coolwhip, thawed
In a medium saucepan combine margarine and brown sugar. Cook until mixture is smooth. Refrigerate 10 minutes. In a mixer, beat mixture and peanut butter at a low speed. Beat 1 minute on high speed. Add Coolwhip, beat 1 minute at low speed or until mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour into chocolate coated pie shell.

Topping:
1/2C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1T butter
2-3 t milk
1 1/2t corn syrup
In a small saucepan melt all ingredients. Spoon over filling, carefully spread to cover. Refrigerate at least 2 hours to set.

Decorate with whipped cream if desired.
Betsy's Red Plate Dinner was for making honor roll. Congratulations!

~Hoochmom~

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Enjoy this beautiful presentation. I feel it is so true!

Mary Beth

Organizing my trips

Planning is a time saver. Once time is gone, it can never be replaced, so I am trying to make the most of efficient use of my time. I have been guilty of driving to the grocery store for one item that I forgot.  What a waste of time and energy! Getting lost, another waste of time.  Trip AAA, Map Quest, and GPS are tools that help us who are challenged with directions. This June, we have had to arrange our visits to coincide with the schedules of family and friends.  Another benefit of planning trips, we get to visit family in St. Louis,children in Omaha, and friends in Kansas. 

Who is the best guide?

"By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.  Exodus 13:21

Charity Rides on the Harley

One of my favorite past times is riding my motorcycle. Certainly love being with my biker friends... they're more than friends; they're family -- like my church family.
But one of the things our Harley Owners Group enjoys doing the most is going on rides to raise funds for different charities.
We support three charities every year with winnings from Poker Runs (we pay $10 - $20 to go on a ride, stop to draw a card at each stop, and at the end of the ride, we split the money between the person who draws the best hand and the charities. We also pay to go on designated rides and have auctions at the end to benefit charities such as; God's Pantry, Blue Star Mothers (mothers who have sons fighting for our freedom overseas), Hospice of the Bluegrass, Shriner's Children Hospital, and many more.
On August 21, we will be doing a Poker Run Ride to the Galilean Children's Home in Liberty, KY. We will clean out our closets and drawers, and take T-shirts to the home, pay $10 to go on the Poker Run, and buy McDonald's gift cards for the children with the money we raise. Once at there, some of us will take the children for a ride on the motorcycles. You wouldn't believe how excited they get when they hear the rumble of the engines, and see the T-shirts! What a blessing it is for us to be able to pay such a small sum to have so much fun!!!
"The Galilean Children's Home, located in Liberty, Kentucky, is a non-profit organization that cares for children from all over the world that have been abused, neglected, rejected, are in need of medical treatment, or are placed here for a Christian education. The Home relies on donations from the public and fundraisers for their support." http://www.galileanhome.org/
Shine on!
~Edie

Tasty Tuesday

German Chocolate Cake
Another birthday at work. This is the requested cake. Adapted from the Chocolate Cake Mix Doctor

Frosting
1 1/2 C chopped pecans
1 - 7 oz sweetened flake coconut (2 1/3 C)
1 - 12 oz evaporated milk
1 1/2 C sugar
12T butter
4 large egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/2t vanilla

Spread the pecans and coconut on a baking sheet. Toast for 7 minutes or until browned. Remove from oven and set aside.

Place next 5 ingredients in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened and golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in pecans and coconut. Cool to room temperature, 30 minutes or more.

Cake Layers
1 box German chocolate cake mix
1 C buttermilk
1/2 C vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 t vanilla extract
8 oz mini chocolate chips

Grease two 9" cake pans. Preheat oven to 350. Place first 5 ingredients in mixer. Blend on low speed for 1 minute. Scrape bowl and blend 2 minutes on medium. Add mini chips. Divide batter into pans. Bake 32-24 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Invert onto rack and cool completely.

Frost between layers and on top of cake. Enjoy!

~Hoochmom~