Day 167

To see a World in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.

William Blake

Day 166

From my English friend Nigella Lawson

ROCKY ROAD CRUNCH BARS

1 stick unsalted Butter

8 to 10 ounces Semisweet Chocolate

(use 2 Hershey's Special Dark bars)

opps! just realized I forgot to add the 1/4 cup of Corn Syrup
(they turned out fine without this)

8 ounces plain hard crunchy Cookies (like Nilla wafers)

2 cups Mini Marshmallows

2 teaspoons of Powdered Sugar

Melt the Butter, broken bits of Chocolate and the Syrup in a bowl in a microwave

Watch carefully so it doesn't burn

Scoop out about 1/2 cup of this melted mixture

Put the Cookies in a freezer bag and bash them a bit

You want both crumbs and pieces

Fold the cookies into the chocolate mixture, then add the Marshmallows

Pour into a 9 inch square foil pan

Flatten the best you can and pour over the reserved chocolate.

Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight

Cut into 24 fingers and dust with Powdered Sugar.

Day 165

O Captain! My Captain!
Our fearful trip is done
The ship has weather'd every rack
The prize we sought is won.
Walt Whitman

Day 164

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Find the biggest Yukon gold Potatoes

Bake in the microwave

Let cool to handle

Scoop out flesh

Leaving 1/4 inch skin and flesh

Mash the scooped potato with

Splash of Milk, Cream or Buttermilk

Add a knob of Butter

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Fresh Mozzarella cut into tiny chunks

Salt and Pepper

Dash of Cayenne pepper

Thyme leaves

Stuff the mixture back into the potato shells

Microwave for one more minute

Enjoy!

Day 163

Happy Birthday George!

Gratitude is the only attitude.

Around our pillows golden ladders rise,
And up and down the skies,
With winged sandals shod,
The angels come and go,
The Messengers of God!
Richard Henry Stoddard

I am calm, confident and joyous.

Infuse the activities of life with reverence, compassion and trust.
And make them come alive with meaning and purpose,
Gary Zukav

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Kahlil Gibran

Ask love to come into your life.

Let us live in peace and harmony,
to keep the land and all of life in balance.
Only prayer and meditation can do that.
Chief Thomas Banyacya, Hopi

Day 162

I love canned pears!
This is for breakfast or lunch or snack.

PEAR CUSTARD
Open a small can of Pears
and coarsely chop (fresh may be substituted)
Place in a small baking dish or individual ramekins
In a bowl whisk:
3-4 Eggs
1/3 to 1/2 cup of Milk
1 tablespoon of Flour
1 tablespoon Sugar
Splash of Vanilla
Pinch of Salt
Pour over pears
Bake 400
6 - 12 minutes
depending on size of pan
You want knife inserted in the center to come out clean
Serve with berries,
a dollop of whipped cream
a sprinkling of brown sugar

Day 161

Man with one chopstick go hungry.

What we vividly imagine,

ardently desire,

enthusiastically act upon,

must inevitably come to pass.

Colin P. Sisson

Lovely snowflakes,

They fall no where else!

Zen saying

Recognize that all problems,

no matter how difficult,

are opportunities for growth,

and make the most of these opportunities.

Blessed are they who translate

every good thing they know into action:

ever higher truths will be revealed to them.

Invite an angel into your life every day.