Hey hey hey! Guess what time it is today?!? Time for another Helpful Hints! :D I know it's a couple days early, but with all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season starting, I figured it's a good time to do it now.
Ingrid Anderson (my wonderful Cousin!) from Michigan asked: "What's your favorite desert, and how do you make it?"
I have many favorite deserts, but this one is probably one of my MOST favorites! It's called "Xtra-Special" Celebration Cake. I love this recipe because it's simple, and amazingly delicious (and moist!) for a scratch cake!
Ingredients:
3 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup of cocoa
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
2/3 cup of vegetable oil
2 teaspoons of vinegar (white vinegar)
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups of cold water
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix dry ingredients (Flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt) in a large bowl.
3. Mix in oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Stir until fully combined.
4. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minuets. Let cool 10 minutes.
Remove from pan.
You can make this cake with many different kinds of pans. I usually use a bunt pan or two round pans (for a layer cake). If you are using a bunt pan, two toppings/ decoration ideas would be:
A "dusting" of powdered sugar on the top of the cake.
(Chocolate Drizzle recipe. with raspberries on top):
3 tablespoons framboise or other flavored raspberry liqueur.
4 (1-ounce) squares of semisweet chocolate
2 teaspoons of hot water.
Combine chocolate, framboise and water over a double boiler, until brought to a boil, remove from heat and stir until chocoalte is fully melted. Drizzle over sifted sugar on cake. Drizzle raspberries over chocolate.
That Ingrid, is my favorite dessert. :)
HJH
Monday, November 28, 2011
Giving Thanks
"Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of harvest-home: All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, doth provide, For our wants to be supplied: Come to God's own temple, come, Raise the song of harvest-home." (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come)
When I first heard this hymn on the radio, it really impacted me. It really made me think "Do I thank the Lord every day for all that I have?"
Thanksgiving day: Getting up, going out early to do some hunting with the boys. Come home, enjoy a brunch, watch the parade, football, and have thanksgiving dinner. Before Papa asked for the Lord's blessing on the food, tradition is that we all say what we're thankful for. I sat there thinking, "There are so many things that I am thankful for, it's hard to name just one" :) Later I was thinking again, you know, we shouldn't just be telling the Lord what we're thankful for once a year, but we should be thanking him daily for His blessings on us! I do try very hard to thank Him as often as I can, but with all the hustle and bustle of life, and the beginning of the holiday season, often times, I forget where my thankfulness really lies. He truly has blessed me in so many ways!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And remember where our thankfulness lies.
HJH
When I first heard this hymn on the radio, it really impacted me. It really made me think "Do I thank the Lord every day for all that I have?"
Thanksgiving day: Getting up, going out early to do some hunting with the boys. Come home, enjoy a brunch, watch the parade, football, and have thanksgiving dinner. Before Papa asked for the Lord's blessing on the food, tradition is that we all say what we're thankful for. I sat there thinking, "There are so many things that I am thankful for, it's hard to name just one" :) Later I was thinking again, you know, we shouldn't just be telling the Lord what we're thankful for once a year, but we should be thanking him daily for His blessings on us! I do try very hard to thank Him as often as I can, but with all the hustle and bustle of life, and the beginning of the holiday season, often times, I forget where my thankfulness really lies. He truly has blessed me in so many ways!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And remember where our thankfulness lies.
HJH
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Helpful Hints!
Today is the first issue of my once a month "Hannah's Helpful Hints"!
Rebecca Janisch, Northern WI asked: "What is your best recipe for Homemade Mac-and cheese?"
My best, and most successful homemade mac-and cheese is:
6 cups of water (Or however much you'd like, not picky)
2-3 cups of elbow noodles (You can use other noodles if you'd like...)
1-2 cups of Shredded American cheese (Any kind of cheese is really good in this mac-and cheese recipe. One of my other "top picks" would be Pepperjack cheese)
1/4 - 1/2 cups of Milk
2-4 Tlbs. of Butter
Finely chopped fresh (or dried) Basil
Dash of salt
A "Crank" of pepper
(Optional) cubed hard salami
Bring the water to a boil, add the noodles, and sprinkle some salt into the water to keep the noodles from sticking. Cook noodles until nice and tender, about 4-6 min.
Once the noodles are fully cooked, drain the water from the noodles, add the cheese, milk, and butter, and hard salami (optional). Salt and pepper to your taste...
There is no exact measurment for the cheese, I put in about one cup, taste it, if it needs to be more cheesy, add another cup. Another tip would be if it's too thick because of the cheese, gradually add more milk.
I think the biggest part of homemade mac-and cheese, is that you get it to the right TASTE. Taste it a lot to see if you need to add a little something more. Taste it before you add the salt and pepper to see if you really need it. :)
This is a delicious, quick meal that you can have for lunch. Something on the side that goes well with this is: Fresh fruit (Grapes and such), applesauce, or a salad.
Bon-appetite!!!!!
Hannah Jo
Rebecca Janisch, Northern WI asked: "What is your best recipe for Homemade Mac-and cheese?"
My best, and most successful homemade mac-and cheese is:
6 cups of water (Or however much you'd like, not picky)
2-3 cups of elbow noodles (You can use other noodles if you'd like...)
1-2 cups of Shredded American cheese (Any kind of cheese is really good in this mac-and cheese recipe. One of my other "top picks" would be Pepperjack cheese)
1/4 - 1/2 cups of Milk
2-4 Tlbs. of Butter
Finely chopped fresh (or dried) Basil
Dash of salt
A "Crank" of pepper
(Optional) cubed hard salami
Bring the water to a boil, add the noodles, and sprinkle some salt into the water to keep the noodles from sticking. Cook noodles until nice and tender, about 4-6 min.
Once the noodles are fully cooked, drain the water from the noodles, add the cheese, milk, and butter, and hard salami (optional). Salt and pepper to your taste...
There is no exact measurment for the cheese, I put in about one cup, taste it, if it needs to be more cheesy, add another cup. Another tip would be if it's too thick because of the cheese, gradually add more milk.
I think the biggest part of homemade mac-and cheese, is that you get it to the right TASTE. Taste it a lot to see if you need to add a little something more. Taste it before you add the salt and pepper to see if you really need it. :)
This is a delicious, quick meal that you can have for lunch. Something on the side that goes well with this is: Fresh fruit (Grapes and such), applesauce, or a salad.
Bon-appetite!!!!!
Hannah Jo
Monday, November 14, 2011
Helpful Hints By Hannah
I am going to start "Helpful Hints" once a month. "Helpful Hints" Will be me, giving tips to those of you, who have questions, or need help with whatever you want! What I need help with right now, is for YOU, my friends, and family, to help me come up with descussions/ questions that I can answer. Of course, I admit, I do not know everything. But when it comes to household, cleaning, organizing, fun ideas, cooking/baking and any other kind of tips, I do my best to help y'all out!
If you can e-mail me topics you want me to descuss, or questions you would like me to answer, that would be great!
"Helpful Hints By Hannah" will be coming soon to my blog!!!!
Hannah Jo
If you can e-mail me topics you want me to descuss, or questions you would like me to answer, that would be great!
"Helpful Hints By Hannah" will be coming soon to my blog!!!!
Hannah Jo
Friday, November 11, 2011
Days go by......
Rebecca, loving her new look! Tehehe....
Wow, Hannah.
Hot coco!!!!Well, today is 11/11/11! How often do we see this? Once in a lifetime! Can you believe it's already November! I am always amazed at how fast time flies.... Today I had to file bills and recites,(HA! That's always fun, right?)and I was thinking to myself, I know I'm not that old, but it's crazy how old I am! I mean, look at me, I am old enough to handle responsabilities with my dad's company, I can DRIVE! (That's my favorite thing about being older.... Tehehehe), and I am doing things that prepare me for the future! It's crazy. Sometimes I wish I was still that little girl, with braids, running around, and playing on the swing set.... How blessed am I, to grow up in the Lord, with wonderful parents, friends, and family?!? It's amazing. That's all for now folks! Hannah Jo P.S: I found some of these fun pictures on the computer that I thought I might share.... Enjoy!
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