For Thursday, June 4th, 2015

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

THURSDAY,  JUNE 4TH, 2015

17 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

Sunrise: 5:57 am

Sunset:  8:58 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

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Today is Applesauce Cake Day, a time to enjoy an old and often forgotten goodie. This is a truely delicious day.  It doesn't take much to enjoy Applesauce Cake Day. Just eat a piece of applesauce cake. The only problem is finding it. If you're lucky, a bakery or a restaurant will pick up on this day, and offer it as a special today. Otherwise, you may have to make an applesauce cake from scratch.

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

LIFE is like a PIECE OF CAKE! Its taste depends on how it is baked, same as on how the person thinks and uses his feet to run his own life!

I found myself with out any applesauce or apples so I couldn’t make an applesauce cake today, but I did find a new recipe to try out when I get some.  

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

 1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups granulated Sugar

 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups applesauce 

1/3 cup milk

1 cup raisins

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Confectioners Sugar

Preheat oven to 350° F. Generously grease and flour a 13x9-inch baking pan.

In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and applesauce. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with milk until well blended. Stir in raisins and nuts. 

Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack. When cooled, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Makes 12 servings.

Applesauce is usually one staple that I’m never without.  You can eat it plain, enjoy it as a topping or bake with it.  So it really is a handy thing to have on hand.  Apples, whether whole or as applesauce, contain fiber and vitamin C.  Applesauce naturally contains no fat and few calories per serving if you choose unsweetened.  A cup of unsweetened applesauce contains about 100 calories, yet feels substantial enough to act as a filling snack all by itself. Combined with a handful of almonds or a dollop of peanut butter, applesauce provides a balanced miniature meal rich in protein, carbohydrates and healthy fat.

Research has found that one of the many benefits of applesauce is that it has valuable flavonoids which help alleviate arthritis pain, promote proper blood circulation in the body and reduce blood inflammation in the joints and vessels. Now that is one more reason to have applesauce handy in my books.  It's definitely on my grocery list.

They do say an apple a day keeps the doctor away!

I hope you all have a GREAT day.  Happy Thursday !

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Life is a piece of cake, enjoy it once slice at a time

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for.  There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

2823.  for applesauce, good and good for you

2824. for cake, homemade is best

2825. for walnuts, they are good and good for you too

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

 

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

 

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

ADVICE FOR TODAY

When life goes awry, have a piece of cake !

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma