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Spring Fever

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Musings, tagged , , , on April 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »

spring fever

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Raspberry Poke Cake

Posted in Cake, Desserts, Entertaining at Home, Recipes, tagged , , , , on March 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

berry poke cake plated

If you’re looking for an easy, yummy, pretty dessert, this poke cake will do quite nicely.

You can make it with whatever flavor pudding you want!

Ingredients

Ingredients

 

Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke your cake full of holes (about an inch or so apart).

Bake cake according to package directions. Let cool completely. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke your cake full of holes (about an inch or so apart).

Mix up pudding. I added a little food color to make it pink.

Mix up pudding. I added a little food color to make it pink.

 

Pour pudding over the top before it has a chance to start setting up.

Pour pudding over the top before it has a chance to start setting up.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least an hour (and you can let it go overnight). If you don't want the pudding to stick to the plastic wrap (like yours truly) give the plastic wrap a shot of non-stick cooking spray.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least an hour (and you can let it go overnight). If you don’t want the pudding to stick to the plastic wrap (like yours truly) give the plastic wrap a shot of non-stick cooking spray.

 

Top with a dollop of whipped cream and serve with berries!

Top with a dollop of whipped cream and serve with berries!

 

Raspberry Poke Cake

1 white or vanilla cake (prepared)

1 small box of cheesecake pudding

1 3/4 cups milk

1 cup whipping cream (whipped)

1 cup raspberries

red food coloring (if desired)

Bake cake according to package directions and cool completely.

Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes in the cake about an inch apart.

Mix pudding with milk and food coloring, if desired.

Pour over cake before it begins to set up. Cover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least an hour or overnight. When ready to serve, cut into squares and place a dollop of whipped cream on top, along with berries.

Yum!

You can use any cake and pudding combo you like and add different colors of food coloring for varied effect.

She Who Likes Poke Cakes

 

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Tip Toe Through the Tulips

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, tagged , , on March 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »

tulips

(The Flower Path -Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2009 photo by Bryan Swan on Flicker)

I needed a little gorgeous tulip photo inspiration this morning – hope you enjoy it, too!

Can you just picture yourself tip-toeing along this path?

She Who Can’t Wait for the Tulips to Bloom

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Happy International Day of Happiness!

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Musings, tagged , , , , on March 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Today is the International Day of Happiness!

(and you think I just make this stuff up randomly)

idoh_happify_finalHappify shared a fun graphic about how music can enhance your happiness. I think someone I know may have written about this very subject recently.

Click on the graphic to get all the details.

And have a fantabulously happy International Day of Happiness!

She Who is Ridiculously Happy Today

 

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