Here we are on the last day of the month and the last Monday as well. For today’s Music Monday I chose this song by chance after hearing a snippet of it on a video short. I am going to have to do some googling to learn more about the artists on this song and see what else they have out there. I hope you enjoy it, it’s a catchy tune.
Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday!
For today’s Music Monday selection, I am going a bit country. Once you hear this song, I swear it will stick in your head for days. It has in my mind. I don’t really know this artist, but it’s a cute song and the video is one of those story telling ones, with of course a western theme.
Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday.
Saw this today and it just struck a chord with me and thought it worthy of sharing here today. Bit of reminder of one bringing out the best in others as well as the best of one’s own self. To my dear friends, thank you for being the best and helping me to rise up to be better as well.
One always has a choice, choose wisely.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! And since today’s Music Monday falls on the holiday, I figured a nice Irish song was in order. This is a recent upload, and the singer is totally new to me, but I like the song so I may take a listen to other songs of his as well. Have a favorite tune with an Irish connection? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday!
Today’s video is another oldie but a goodie. So, crank up the volume, sit back and groove out to this wonderful artist! Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday!
Today I am actually posting two videos by the same person just at different times in their life. The first video is actually one of their more current songs. To me, her voice sounds like a cross between Adele and Amy Winehouse.
The second video is of the singer when she was 8 years old. I believe she was a year younger when she won Norway’s Got Talent Show. You can find a lot of her earlier stuff when she was just a little kid and it’s amazing the voice she had at such a young age.
Second earlier video of hers at a much younger age…
Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday!
I came across this recipe quite some time ago and decided to give it a try to use up a little bit of molasses left over from the holidays. I will post the ORIGNAL recipe first, and then I will post MY VERSION that I ended up making.
Original Recipe:
Beat until Creamy:
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4th cup molasses
Stir in:
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/8 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups of flour
Bake at 325 degrees for 20-22 minutes, in a greased 9×13 pan.
Frost when cool with frosting:
4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup softened butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Now I came across several versions of this recipe and most were similar, but some had more baking soda, some had more or different spices, some said it could be made in a 9×13 pan, some recipes said for a thicker bar it could be made using an 8×8 pan.
So…I basically doubled the recipe and made it in a 9×13 inch pan. I baked at 350 degrees and added more spice.
My Recipe Version:
Beat until Creamy:
1 cup butter softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup molasses
Stir In:
3 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
3 tsp. baking soda
4 cups flour
Bake in a greased 9×13 pan for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.
Frosting:
1 8oz block cream cheese
1 stick of softened butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
This cookie bar tastes a lot like a blondie with spice. I prefer my recipe for molasses cake bars as this cookie seemed to be lacking a bit. I think when making it again I would punch up the spice level more with the ginger, cinnamon and cloves. I think it is because there isn’t much molasses in this recipe that is what I find lacking in the flavor department. I want a bit more depth, but it is a solid cookie. And let’s face it, anything with cream cheese frosting can’t be all that bad. The cookie’s flavor does improve the next day as the spices have melded more together.
Overall I give it a B, B+ (with the frosting).
It’s the last Monday of the month and as we get closer and closer to spring and warmer weather, the music seems to be a bit brighter…or maybe that is just me.
Today’s tune for today, another golden oldie that I haven’t heard in ages and thought it should be dusted off to listen to again.
Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it for Today’s Music Monday!
Do you know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man
Do you know the Muffin Man,
Who lives on Drury Lane?
Yes, we know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man
Yes, we know the Muffin Man,
Who lives on Drury Lane!
Inspired by Suzi’s posting yesterday about muffins and discussion about bananas, I whipped up a batch of banana muffins this morning. Fresh out of the oven, feel free to have one!
Banana Muffins
In a bowl combine:
1 and 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Combine thoroughly and make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
Mix together:
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 well beaten egg
3 ripe bananas that have been mashed.
Add the wet ingredients into the well of dry ingredients and stir until combined. You can at this point add Chocolate chips, if desired.
Spoon batter into cupcake lined pans and bake 350 degrees for roughly 25 minutes. Check sooner if your oven runs hot.
Makes18 cupcakes.
Today’s video is by a gal that hit the airways during the big days of Shania Twain. She certainly has the same sort of look of Shania, but she hasn’t hadn’t the same amount of success. Still, she has some nice stuff out there. It was a choice of posting this song or “A Woman Gets Lonely”, both hits for her years ago.
Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday.