Room Temperature Butter

Why is room temperature butter important in the first place? Because butter has certain unique properties that distinguish it from other fats used for baking. It’s solid at room temperature, but unlike other saturated fats, it’s whippable—in other words, it’s capable of holding air. This is important in baking because during the “creaming” stage, in which butter …

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I am a lighthouse

Ok, not literally 🙂 Did you read my post titled Inner Light? Those two words really stirred my soul. Do I have Inner Light, I started wondering? Umm... I do not think so. So, how do I cultivate it? Before cultivating it, I need to define it, yes? My definition is - a light within …

The Art of Re-framing

Making new memories

Happy New Year! On January 1st, we went on a trip to this beautiful seaside town, I was driving. Kiddo had severe motion sickness due to the hairpin curves and threw up in the car. We somehow made it to the parking lot which was full. We pulled up alongside a house to get her …

Happy New Year

My dear WordPress readers and followers, I wish you a very Happy New Year. In my part of the world it is still 2020. I know many of you have ushered in 2021 already. I wish you and your loved the very best now and forever. Stay blessed! Photo by Andreas Dress on Unsplash Here …

Hubby and Me

Howdy my dear peeps! Can I tell you something? My computer was so badly tangled in digital cobwebs that I could not post on WordPress. Hubby had to do a digital power wash to get my computer up and going and here I am back after a long hiatus. Back to business - how have …

The Universe delivered

Did you read my post ? I was in search of a few good friends this Black Friday. Boy oh boy did the Universe deliver. Spill the beans you say? Ok, here goes .. I have been doing a 10 week course that ended last night. I was in a breakout room with another person …

Dealing with negative uncertainty (Part 2)

STOP - Read Part 1 for context. As a coping mechanism, I came up with a list of items I know for sure. I wrote in my journal the following: Plants growTime healsI can retrain the vine As I was journal ling, a thought crept up on me like a soft cat. It said , …

Mow the grass

Every summer it is a ritual for us to attend the community picnic. It is organized by our city in a lush green lawn overlooking a pool. Kids jump into the pool while adults hover on the lawn nibbling at corn cobs and watermelon wedges. This summer has been different. I have been walking past …

Beginner’s guide to not give a damn

My mother was a strong willed woman. It was inconvenient most of the time to deal with her, but it also worked in her favor. My sibling and I were little when she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and was given a few weeks to live. We were all worried and cried quite a …