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Coconut Cream Brownies

Posted in Cookies, Desserts, Easy Recipes, Entertaining Ideas, Recipes, tagged , , , , on May 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »

 

Browsing on Pinterest the other day, I was looking for a brownie recipe that was new and exciting and different.

I found approximately 297 I wanted to try right then, but instead decided to combine a couple of recipes I found and see how it went.

It went well. Really well. Quite tasty, even.

So here is what I came up with!

Ingredients – minus the powdered sugar because I’m a dork and forget to get it out when I took the photo.

 

Mix brownies according to package directions and pour half of batter into prepared baking pan.

 

Combine coconut, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well blended.

 

Spread on top of brownie batter.

 

Spoon remaining batter on top of coconut and bake until set – about 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

Pour frosting over brownies, top with almonds and enjoy!

Yum!

Coconut Cream Brownies

1 box brownie mix

1 cup sweetened flake coconut

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 can chocolate frosting

sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix brownies according to package directions. Spread half of mix in a greased 8 1/2 x 14 baking pan. Mix coconut, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well blended. Spoon over brownie batter. Top with remaining batter and bake at 350 degrees for about 30-35 minutes or until brownie batter is set. Do not over cook. You can take this out just before it seems quiet done and it should be perfect.

Let cool.

Microwave about 1/2 to 2/3 cup of the frosting for 10 seconds and pour over cooled brownies. Top with sliced almonds and serve.

She Who Really Loves Chocolate and Coconut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tulips and Raindrops

Posted in Captain Cavedweller, Entertaining at Home, Flowers, tagged , , , , on May 9, 2012| 2 Comments »

The other evening we had a rain storm that blew past fairly quickly. The sun came out afterword and the sky turned to a lovely shade of blue.

In fact, all the colors in our little corner of outdoor world seemed oddly, and beautifully intensified.

It is usually in moments like these that I forget that I

1. own a camera

2. can make it function

Running into the house, I grabbed the camera and snapped a few shots of my favorite tulips. These gorgeous blooms came from bulbs dragged across the country a hundred years ago by Captain Cavedweller’s great-grandmother.

 

She Who Loves These Tulips

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The Cowboy’s Summer Love

Posted in Books, tagged , , , on May 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I hope you will forgive my shameless self-promotion today, but my latest romance novel, The Cowboy’s Summer Love is now available for both e-readers and in print.

Although I know I shouldn’t play favorites, I like this book best of the three in the Grass Valley Cowboys series. The characters, Travis and Tess, just spoke to my heart so clearly. I loved them both immensely before I ever got to chapter two!

Here is the book’s description:

After six years in the service and two tours of duty in Iraq, Travis Thompson eagerly returns home to Grass Valley, ready to resume his life on the Triple T Ranch with his two older brothers.

Always the wild-child, Travis doesn’t disappoint as he rolls from one adventure to another in his quest to keep his adrenaline pumping. He needs a release for the tension constantly building inside him, especially after he discovers the girl he’s loved his entire life just moved back to Grass Valley.

In love with Travis Thompson since she was old enough to notice boys, Tess Morgan can’t stay away from him no matter how hard she tries. Growing up together, she thinks Travis sees her only as his best friend’s sister, not as a woman who could love him deeply and passionately.

Will the two of them finally surrender to love? Anything is possible as summer spins its spell at the Triple T!

You can check out the book trailer on You Tube.

Or follow some fun craziness on Pinterest where I post photos, outfits, and more that relate to the book characters.

I hope you enjoy meeting Travis and Tess as much as I did.

She Who Loves a Little Romance

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Fruit Salsa

Posted in Appetizers, Desserts, Easy Recipes, Recipes, tagged , , , , on May 4, 2012| 3 Comments »

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, here is a fun little recipe for fruit salsa with cinnamon chips.

It didn’t take long to make and was so fresh and fruity. Since I made it before dinner last night, it is possible that Captain Cavedweller and I may have eaten every bite of this before we got dinner on the table.

Maybe.

Yeah, it was really tasty!

Enjoy!

Ingredients

 

Chop strawberries…

 

and kiwi…

 

and oranges.

 

 

Mix reserved orange juice with honey. Pour over fruit and mix well.

Butter tortillas and cut into chip-sized pieces

 

Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on chips and bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes, until chips are crispy.

 

Devour in bliss.

Fruit Salsa

1 cup chopped strawberries

1 cup chopped kiwi

1 can mandarin oranges (reserve juice)

6 flour tortillas (8-inch)

2 tbsp. honey

cinnamon

sugar

butter

Use fresh strawberries and kiwi for intense, delightful flavors. Chop into small pieces. Chop mandarin oranges. Mix 1/3 cup of the juice reserved from the oranges and mix with the honey. Pour over the fruit and let rest while tortillas are cooking.

Butter tortillas then cut into chip-sized pieces. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in a 350 oven for 5-7 minutes, until chips are crispy. Serve immediately and enjoy the bliss of the warm cinnamon chips with the fruit!

She Who May Need to Make This Again Soon

 

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