Gift Guide: Foodies
I\’ve rounded up some of my favorite gifts for the foodies in your lives, or you can do a little shopping for yourself. I have the Lodge Dutch Oven on my Christmas wish list, and i\’m pretty sure it\’s already been bought – I left a lot of not so subtle hints that I wanted it….haha. I\’ll be getting a couple out of state friends who are from Michigan the L\’Oven Mitts, I own a pair and LOVE them. Also, I HIGHLY recommend a Panini Maker if you do not have one.
Gift Guide: Fashionista
The holiday season is officially underway, and today we’re kicking off our gift guides, with a gift guide for the fashionista in your life. This year gift guides won’t be just for him, her and the dog too they’ve been thematically created to help you find the perfect gift for everyone in your life. So stay tuned for the fitness addict, Michigan themed, the men in your life, the traveler, the foodie and the dog too!
Great Grandma\’s Hot Milk Cake
Recently, my mum and I were going through one of our family reunion cookbooks and came across a recipe for Hot Milk Cake. My mum informed me that my great grandma used to make it, and that it was a simple treat that was made during the Depression-Era. So of course, my mum and I put on our favorite aprons and headed to the kitchen to whip up a batch of hot milk cake cupcakes, and the result was too addicting not to share.
Great Grandma’s Hot Milk Cake with Caramel Icing
Hot Milk Cake
1. Add and beat after each addition: 4 eggs, 2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder.
2. ½ cup oleo gets melted into 1 cup milk.
3. Pour second mixture into first.
4. Add 1 tablespoon vanilla.
5. Bake at 350.
Caramel Icing
1. 1 stick oleo, 1 cup brown sugar – boil for 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, add ¼ cup milk.
3. Return to heat until mixture comes to a boil again.
4. Remove, cool and beat in 2 cups powdered sugar.
November Bucket List
Something I strive to do each month is creating a list of things that I want to accomplish. Even though the month is half over I thought I would share with you what is on my list. What are you looking to accomplish this month?
1. Have a bonfire.
2. Go to Yates Cider Mill for hot cider and molasses cookie.
3. Visit a corn maze.
4. Take a trip up north.
5. Bake a pumpkin pie.
6. Pay for the person behind me in line’s coffee at Starbucks.
7. Run the Turkey Trot in Detroit.
8. Bake Fudge with Meeme.
9. Make a classic family recipe with my mum.
10. Take pictures for my Christmas Card.
2. Go to Yates Cider Mill for hot cider and molasses cookie.
3. Visit a corn maze.
4. Take a trip up north.
5. Bake a pumpkin pie.
6. Pay for the person behind me in line’s coffee at Starbucks.
7. Run the Turkey Trot in Detroit.
8. Bake Fudge with Meeme.
9. Make a classic family recipe with my mum.
10. Take pictures for my Christmas Card.
Fashion meets Food 