Chocolate Cake in a Mug in 5 Minutes

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Trying to cut back on sweets but have a craving for chocolate cake?  Instead of baking a whole cake, try making this small cake in the microwave.

VERSION ONE INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 3 tablespoons oil

VERSION TWO INGREDIENTS – LOWER FAT:

  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla yogurt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons oil

FOR BOTH VERSIONS:

Mix dry ingredients in a large mug.  Stir in 1 egg.  Add milk OR yogurt.  Stir.  Add in oil and mix well.  Microwave 3 minutes on maximum power.  Let the cake finish rising.  Tip mug over a plate, and the cake will come out.  Enjoy!

Apple Coleslaw

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This is a quick and easy recipe:

  • 2 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 2 cups coleslaw mix (in a bag)
  • 1 apple, chopped (I use an organic apple)
  • 1/2 cup lite mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup Apple Juicy Juice 
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (I use raw, organic apple cider vinegar.)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (sea salt if you have it)

Combine the ingredients well.  Cover and chill for approximately 30 minutes or so.

It Gets Hot in Texas – Check out Discount AC Parts

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Here in Texas, it gets hot during the summer, and I mean it gets really hot especially on days over 100 degrees.  I’m know it probably gets hot where you are, too.   If I am out running errands, I want to be sure my air conditioner is working well.  Some people may need to upgrade their AC if it’s not cooling properly.  It might be the air conditioning compressor that is not working.  Whatever it is, it would be good for them to check out discount auto ac parts.  They carry parts for all different types of makes and models, even a BMW or Mercedes AC compressor.

New E-Book: Paid to Write

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Paid to Write is a new E-Book that explains how, with absolutely no money required, you can make money from writing assignments.   The author, Alan (from Zero and Up), explains why writing is so profitable and what you need to do to get started.  He explains how to get organized, how to get set up to write, how to find clients, and how to negociate with them.  He gives other informative and helpful information as well.

This method earned Alan $100 in a single day multiple times.  It has greatly increased his freelance earnings.  If you would like to learn the strategies involved in this method, just simply leave a comment on this post, and I will forward the information.

I have read Alan’s E-book, Paid to Write, and it is clearly written and explains step-by-step what you need to do in order to start making money from writing as soon as the first week.  The price is $15 per E-book and is payable through PayPal.

Remembering Back

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I was remembering back to when we had our first baby.  The labor room was a sterile, completely white room.   There was a nurse who would come in and often right in the middle of a hard contraction she would put a  blood pressure monitor cuff around my arm (she apparently had never had a baby).  I was using the Lamaze method of childbirth, had really bad back labor, and was not happy at all with that nurse or Mr. Lamaze.  It was all worth it, though, because we had a beautiful, healthy baby girl! 

Four Foods On Friday 45

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Here are this week’s four questions.
#1. Artichokes. Love em or leave em?
I can leave them…unless they’re in Spinach Artichoke Dip.  🙂
#2. What’s your favorite kind of bean?
I guess fresh green beans, but I really like black beans and pinto beans, too.
#3. Share a recipe for any kind of cake.
Summer Fresh-Fruit Cake
#4. What’s your favorite dairy product?
Yogurt

(I think this is my shortest FFoF.)

How Many Played Bingo As a Child?

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I think that probably most people played Bingo as they were growing up and many play it as an adult.  When I was in elementary school, it was one of my favorite games.  And it was a favorite of many of my friends, too.  In fact, I still have my original Bingo game that I used as a child.  I haven’t played it in ages, but I guess it has too many wonderful memories with it for me to get rid of it.  My friends and I played Bingo countless times, I played with my family, and I played with various relatives who came to visit.  Bingo is just an all-around fun game!

Now that Baby J has come into our lives (Baby J is our grandson who just turned one year old recently), I can just imagine playing Bingo with him in a few years.  Children in this day and age are so into computer and video games, that he would probably prefer Disney Bingo, which can be found at Amazon.com and also at Drugstore.com. If you don’t have your own Bingo game, then those are two great places where you can purchase it and then start creating memories of your own as you play the game with friends and family…and maybe your own child or grandchild.

Baby J Loves His Jumperoo

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Our daughter said that the Jumperoo has been one of Baby J’s favorite “toys.”  He has absolutely loved jumping in it ever since he was old enough to use it, and now that he has turned one year old, he still loves to jump in it.  He even had a full-blown diaper blowout in it and kept right on jumping, having a great time.  I won’t go into details there, and I know you’re glad! 🙂   I wish there had been Jumperoos when our children were babies!

LightOutlet.com

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Having just the right indoor lighting can make a difference in the look of a room.  I think most people notice light fixtures.  I know when our daughter and s-i-l added contemporary light fixtures to their house, they received comments on how nice they looked.  Old, outdated light fixtures can help to make a room look outdated.  But new ones, along with new paint on the walls, can give a room a whole new look.  It really does make a difference!

Labor Day 2008: FREE Chicken Strips from Chick-Fil-A

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On Labor Day, Chick-Fil-A is offering their new bigger and tastier chicken strips for FREE.  All you have to do is wear any football team logo or collegiate logo and you receive a free 3-count pack of their new chicken strips. Chick-Fil-A is one of our favorite fast food places, and we think they rate #1 as the fastest drive-thru as well as having top quality and service.

Visit cheerforchicken.com for details.

How Healthy Are You Financially?

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There are a lot of reasons people get in a financial bind.  Losing jobs, changing jobs, illness, high medical bills, buying a home on the high end of the amount they qualified for, being self-employeed and having more business expenses than they expected, and the list goes on and on.   We owned our own business for three years and can relate to being self-employeed and having a large amount of expenses such as rent on our business location going up, high utility bills, insurance going up, etc.  We used Debt consolidation when we closed our business after three years so that we wouldn’t have to go bankrupt. We were able to pay off our business debt in several years. It was such a wonderful feeling when we did that!

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