Night in Texas Hill Country

Pic by Winters Gallery.

Just because it's beautiful and thought provoking. Nothing like a half dead tree, still hanging on, against a night sky lit by the glory of that strip of the stars that has been there since before our planet and will be long after.

Salad - Cucumbers, onions, tomatoes

Grandma's Cucumber Salad

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3 Med. Cucumbers Peeled and Sliced 1/4"
1 Med. Onion sliced and separate into rings
3 Med. tomatoes cut into wedges
1/2 C. Vinegar
1/4 C. Sugar
1 C. water
1/4 C. olive oil
2 tsp.salt
1 tsp. ground pepper
Combine all in a large bowl, toss making sure everything is coated well. Refrigerate for at least 2 hrs before serving

Kentucky Butter Cake

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This Kentucky Butter Cake is CRAZY moist, buttery and coated with a sweet buttery sauce that crusts the outside and soaks into the cake making it amazing for days. What you get is a stunning, sweet, buttery, soft cake that is as perfect on it’s own as it is topped with strawberries and whipped cream!

Kentucky Butter Cake

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup butter, cubed at room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk

Butter Glaze
⅓ cup butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F/165°C
2. Grease a 10" bundt pan with butter or shortening very liberally. Dust the pan with flour and set aside.
3. Place all the cake ingredients in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low for
30 seconds and then increase the speed to medium and mix for 3 minutes.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 65­-75 minutes until a toothpick entered into the center
comes out clean.

5. When the cake is done make the glaze. Combine all ingredients into a small saucepan over medium­low heat.
Stir continuously until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved. Do not bring to a boil.
6. Poke holes all over the warm cake using a knife and pour the glaze evenly on the cake while still in the pan.
7. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan and then invert the cake onto a serving plate.
8. I actually like to make this cake a day in advance, finding it to be more moist and flavorful when it rests
overnight.

Happy Birthday -late- Crazy_Canuke : Who’s That in the Bed

Title: Who’s That in the Bed
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 1130




“Poof. Could you come here a moment, please?”

Poof appeared hesitantly carrying the kitten in his mouth which probably was a well thought out maneuver on his part. It allowed for mumbling or not being able to talk at all if the question was going to be uncomfortable. Cormier was right behind him with a questioning look on his face.

Elert pointed into the Master bedroom at the bed and raised an eyebrow. Cormier took those few steps to see what was the issue and pulled in a breath turning to Poof.

“Please give me Stinky,” Cormier said. The kitten had graduated to a new name when he started drinking from a saucer and subsequent using the litter box. Cormier continued, “so that you can clearly explain this small person’s presence. You could be in big trouble taking a kitten that’s not yours out of the Crèche.”

“He’s not from the Crèche. He was outside the building hiding under some shrubbery and he was wet and cold and afraid,” Poof mumbled. “He followed me home,” he said more loudly as if to justify it.( Read more... )