1. Euchre, in its many variants. Especially 5-handed.
2. Sour Cream Pound Cake *
3. Scrabble on Facebook--except, of course, when I've got a fistful of one point tiles.
4. Re-reading a good book. By my definition, it's not a really good book unless it's better the second time. And the dozenth.
5. Lolcats
6. Artwork on my walls and mantle. I'm thankful every day for those with the call, skill, and patience to add beauty to our lives. My father, Ando Hiroshige, He Qi, Vincent Van Gogh, Ruth Lampi and others.
7. Dvorak's Sixth Symphony
*from All-American Comfort Food
1 1/4 cups butter, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs.
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 8 oz. carton sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1-2 tsp. other extract**
Grease and flour 10 in. bundt pan. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one by one, beating well. Combine dry ingredients. Add to wet alternately with sour cream. Add vanilla. Pour into pan. Bake at 325 for 90 minutes.
** for whatever flavor you want to make it. The cookbook suggests almond, but I don't like almond. I've succesfully used this cake as a base for coconut, pineapple, and rum pound cakes.
If you want to be really decadent, glaze it: 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, and 1-2 tsp flavored extract. Boil 1-2 minutes. Loosen cake from pan and pour over. Remove cake when glaze is soaked in.
7 quick takes is hosted by Conversion Diary. Like you didn't know that yet.
1 1/4 cups butter, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs.
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 8 oz. carton sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1-2 tsp. other extract**
Grease and flour 10 in. bundt pan. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one by one, beating well. Combine dry ingredients. Add to wet alternately with sour cream. Add vanilla. Pour into pan. Bake at 325 for 90 minutes.
** for whatever flavor you want to make it. The cookbook suggests almond, but I don't like almond. I've succesfully used this cake as a base for coconut, pineapple, and rum pound cakes.
If you want to be really decadent, glaze it: 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, and 1-2 tsp flavored extract. Boil 1-2 minutes. Loosen cake from pan and pour over. Remove cake when glaze is soaked in.
7 quick takes is hosted by Conversion Diary. Like you didn't know that yet.
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