Nope, I am not making a Boston Cream pie today, but it is actually tied into today’s Music Monday’s Theme.
Can you think of a song group and by adding a word (or two!) make it into a food? Today I chose the group Boston and hence the Boston Cream pie. Feel free to post a tune today that you can make their band name into a food. It’s not too hard once you think about it.
Some ideas to get you started…
Bread Styx
Chicago- style pizza
Hall and Oatmeal
Put your thinking caps on and play along! Otherwise, just post a favorite tune to get your Monday off to a good start!
Thanksgiving is one of those holidays I dread. Oh it’s nice to see family, to eat a sumptuous meal, to remember our blessings. But it never fails around Thanksgiving someone is always sick, some tragedy happens (like NO one bringing pumpkin pie) or a host of other irritable, annoying things.
I have had some family members sick with covid the last couple of weeks. Are they coming? Are they still infectious? I don’t know. I don’t know who all is coming. I am not sure what all we are having either. The menu was divvied up and I was in charge of pies – I made 4 and the mashed potatoes and gravy. So I will be busy peeling a mountain of potatoes later for who knows how many people.
A late-night phone call last night and I am also now going to be cooking the turkey, it will be dropped off soon. It’s something new, a precooked smoked turkey breast. That only has to be warmed up for about 2 hours? Huh? I hope it has directions, I don’t exactly trust the instructions I was given over the phone.
The drinks are chilling, I have dusted. I still need to vacuum, and why in the heck does it seem like there is always laundry going and light bulbs that need replacing?
The good tablecloths are out, still need to search for paper plates, I know a bit of an oxymoron. Nice linen, and then paper plates, but no one likes to do dishes. I need to mop, I need to clean the main bath, I need a nap.
Dinner will be at 5:30, but some are arriving at 3:00, some will be late. It’s sunny, but cool and my knee hurts. Not the knee that was hurting last week, but the other one now. I must have wrenched it while out the other day, or maybe it’s just a future forecast of the weather moving in this weekend.
I’m sure I will limp thru it all and it will all come together, and I shouldn’t stress and worry at all… fingers crossed.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving and eat a piece of pie for me, I’m suddenly worrying that 4 pies won’t be enough and maybe I should go whip up a cake or something. Or everyone is just going to have to fill up on potatoes….once I get them peeled, cooked, whipped, and drizzled with gravy.
Hard to believe this song came out back in the 80’s, which is 40 years ago….yikes! It is still relevant today though and gives one food for thought. I kinda miss those big hair days….
Whether it’s listed as a federal holiday on Friday for those government employees or on its original date of November 11th, recognition for the sacrifices made is all that really matters.
A thought-provoking song posted by my friend MkChippy on Facebook today. Says so much about then and our world now. Sadly, some things never change.
Feeling a bit nostalgic and watched this video the other night. I need to watch the movie again, but this particular video is from SNL back when the show was actually good and loaded with talent. Wish I had Dan Ackroyd’s moves!
Morning Civatar, it’s a balmy 21 degrees this morning. There would be frost on the pumpkin, but I brought it in a few nights ago to last a little longer. We are to have a few more days of the cold weather before it warms back up a bit. The colder days are giving my new furnace a chance to prove itself, and so far, all is working well.
It’s that time again for another Music Monday. Today’s choice might seem a bit odd, but a friend of mine shared this on Facebook awhile back and the video really has a lovely feel to it. The choir is wonderful and even if you aren’t much into choirs, do take a listen to this stirring song.
Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it for today’s musical theme!
I found this cake recipe on the internet and decided to give it a try the other day. I followed the recipe exactly EXCEPT I did not add the glaze after reading some reviews on it being too sweet. I am glad I didn’t add the glaze, it was sweet enough on its own. I wanted a quick type of coffee cake version as well so that seemed to fit the bill. Also my family likes to put a pat of butter on coffee cake or any plain cakes.
My overall rating is 3 out of 5 stars. I think it tasted better the second day. Of course, nothing is as good as a made from scratch coffee cake. Not sure if I would make again or not. It’s easy enough to make, but nothing too terribly exciting.
Maybe my taste buds are changing? Or my expectations are too high? I should have just made a traditional coffee cake instead of looking for shortcuts. Or maybe considered making cinnamon rolls if I was looking for a honeybun? You get what you pay for, or for what you put your effort into.
Try and see what you think of Honey Bun Cake!
HONEY BUN CAKE
Ingredients
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
¾ cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream (1 cup)
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, oil, eggs, and sour cream. Stir by hand for approximately 50 strokes, or until most large lumps are gone. Pour 1/2 of the batter into an ungreased 9×13-inch glass baking dish. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in the cake pan. Spoon the remaining 1/2 of the batter into the cake pan, covering brown sugar and cinnamon. Swirl batter with a butter knife or icing knife until it looks like a honey bun (or whatever design you want to make).
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Frost cake while it is still fairly hot. Serve warm.
To make frosting: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
The days here lately have been warm, in fact tomorrow we will be in the 80’s and then in a day or two the rain will move in and the temps will plummet.
Fall is such a lazy season with its drifting leaves, changing hues, hazy mornings with glimpses of shorter days to come.
It brings crisp mornings, late harvests, all things pumpkin and a rush of preparations. For holidays, for weather changes, for time changes.
There are a million things I could blog about. Fall bulb plantings, last of the flower blooms, comforting family recipes. I could skip the whole fall theme completely and blog on the current state of the world, of the economy, of the political landscape. I could blog on things past, present, or future. I could even repeat old blog posts, but to what purpose? To recapture a time, a moment, a feeling? Nope, things change, and one has to be willing to accept and deal with those changes.
This past week-end, my mom’s brothers and sisters all got together. It had been a while, and sadly it may be their last time all together. Age, failing health, distance, they all play a part in separation. And people, like the falling leaves, quietly drift away.
I’ve got a million things to do this fall. Winterize windows and doors, put up garden hoses after some watering, two large totes of iris that still need to be planted after a late, unplanned move. Tools sharpened and put away, hummingbird feeders washed and stored, along with bulbs and rhizomes from the planters. Walnuts gathered, plants pulled, cages and outdoor furniture stacked and tucked in the garage.
It’s all there waiting on me, with a silent plea to hurry. And I can’t seem to make myself hurry. Days are the same, but they are a blur. Time rushes and time stands still. The phone rings constantly, and yet remains silent with its answers. Lots to do, lots to think about, lots to shuffle and talk about, and lots to keep to myself.
I keep waiting for time, for dates to pass, to be able to make better, informed decisions. But those dates and time come and go with nary the knowledge to help me on those decisions. Maybe they don’t require my decision at all, or those decisions will be made despite my best efforts, on their own.
Tomorrow will be a busy day, I have a lot of work planned, but I will try and log on here and post for Music Monday. My day will start at 5:30 a.m. and how it goes from there remains to be seen. It will be a long day, it will be a long week. Hopefully I can postpone my hibernation tendencies for a few more days until I feel like I have done enough.
