Ubuntu

Thinking about going with Ubuntu as an operating system. I am concerned about the iTunes thing considering that I have an iTouch and it has a need to sync with iTunes.

And David also has to be on board consider it affects him too.

More research needed....

Banana Bread Recipe

I have left over bananas that are turning ripe maybe I will make some.....

Super-yummy Super-moist Banana Bread

* 1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter, softened
* 1 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar
* 2 Eggs
* 4 tbsp. Sour Cream
* 1 1/2 cups Flour, all-purpose (white)
* 1 tsp. Baking Soda
* 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
* 1.5 cups (2-3) ripe Bananas, mashed (NOTE: Original recipe called for 1 cup
and baked a little less, but I usually use more banana and bake it a wee bit
longer. The tracker includes the extra bit of banana!)

1. Grease 9" x 5" loaf pan.
2. Beat together butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs. Mix well.
4. Add sour cream, flour, baking soda, vanilla, and bananas. Mix well.
5. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 - 55 minutes, or until toothpick in center comes
out clean.
7. Cool on rack, and wrap in plastic wrap overnight to bring out the moisture in
the bread.
8. Makes 1 loaf, cut into 14 slices about 5/8" thick each.
9. Enjoy! :)

Last Nights Dinner

David made an awesome dinner out there last night. Fish with an orange and basil sauce, crab salad, and corn. I am not sure what is in the crab salad, but instead of mayo he used Rago Cheese Sauce in the base instead of mayo. Personally, I would of liked mayo, but it is still tasty. I am going to have some as a leftover today along with some hotdogs.

Mt. Dew Cake

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I did finally make the Mountain Dew cake. I made it while visiting In Manhattan KS. So here a picture of one of the two 8 inch cakes.

Edit May 17, 2011:

Here is the recipe:
Mt Dew Cake presented by Maplevale Farm Bed & Breakfast

1 box lemon cake mix
1 4 1/2 oz. lemon instant pudding mix
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 12 oz. can Mt Dew

Combine the first 4 ingredients; slowly add half of the Mt Dew. Mix; then slowly
add the rest of the Mt Dew and mix. Pour into a well greased bunt pan and bake
at 350 (according to pkg. directions).

Road Trip

On my way to back home from Kansas. Overall the trip was a success, my job interview went well an I got to spend some quality time with my daughters.

Road trip

Started out at 8am for a ten hour trio to Kansas. It has already be rough with only five hours of sleep. So far I stopped three times. I stopped at rest stop only after 1 1/2 hours because I was sleepy, I stopped an hour later for gas, and now I am stopping for lunch. If you follow me on Twitter, you could see what I had.

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Tasty Pumpkin Recipe

Charlie did a tasty pumpkin pie recipe for school a few years ago. The link for the recipe is found here.

This recipe is similar to what charlie did:

Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie


A different twist on traditional pumpkin pie.

Servings: 8 Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 65-75 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup apple butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
9-inch unbaked pie crust
Directions
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, apple butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg,
salt, and flour. Stir in eggs and milk. Pour into prepared pie shell. Bake 50-60
minutes at 375-degrees or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Sprinkle with streusel topping and bake an additional 15 minutes.

Streusel Topping:

3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Mix butter, flour, and brown sugar in a small bowl until the mixture resembles
coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts.


I also need to try this recipe in the future:

Mt Dew Cake presented by Maplevale Farm Bed & Breakfast

1 box lemon cake mix
1 4 1/2 oz. lemon instant pudding mix
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 12 oz. can Mt Dew

Combine the first 4 ingredients; slowly add half of the Mt Dew. Mix; then slowly
add the rest of the Mt Dew and mix. Pour into a well greased bunt pan and bake
at 350 (according to pkg. directions).

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Pics using Black and White and Old Time photo apps.

After School Bars.

Edit Sep 4, 2012:
I made these over the Labor Day weekend and added a photo.

After-School Bar Cookies

1/2 c. butter (may need more butter)

2 c. crushed graham crackers

1 c. chocolate chips

1 c. butterscotch chips

1 c. coconut

1 c. chopped pecans

1 can sweetened condensed milk


Melt butter.

Crush graham crackers in a blender. Pour into bowl. Add a little sugar. Add
the melted butter. Stir well. If more melted butter is needed, melt a few
tablespoons more and add to graham cracker mixture.

Pour graham cracker crust mixture into a 9-inch-by-13-inch pan.

Pat to form crust on bottom of pan and up the sides.

Sprinkle with chocolate chips, then butterscotch chips, then coconut, then
chopped pecans.

Pour condensed milk over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Chili Cook-off

Our church youth group held a chili cook off as a fundraiser toady. We did enter a chili for the cook off. we will not know until next week if we won. We made up some tasty chili, but so did everyone else that entered,

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