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Showing posts with label blazing hot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blazing hot. Show all posts

Monday, June 7, 2021

We're Melting

 

 

June is usually a lovely month with comfortably warm temperatures but with lots of rain and cool breezes.  However this year we have gone from frosty to toasty within a week.  It's too hot, and that's all I have to say about that. 

Hope you're all doing well! Let the summer begin! ~ Diane

Monday, January 7, 2013

Ice Castles . . .

We are still having fun with the snow here in Minnesota. I am not sick of it yet, but just wait until the end of February! Here are a couple more fun things people do here for entertainment. The first is the castle at the Mall.


"This winter, Mall of America® will bring a one-of-a-kind experience to visitors from around the world. Ice Castles, will build its largest structure ever, a castle that will stand more than 40 feet tall at its peak and span two acres." source




Ice Princesses just hanging out in front of the castle.

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LED lights inside the structure, help with the glow.






The picture below is one I found this week on Pinterest, I couldn't resist after my post on the Polar Plunge last week. This Finnish swimmer looks quite glamorous, notice her hair is not wet. I wonder how far down the ladder she actually went?

                     A Winter Swim in Finland.


The second fun thing to do is go to an ice bar. To top it off, how about a night cap at the BLU Ice Bar Lounge.

 Yes thanks, I would like a triple-hot chocolate 
with cinnamon schnapps please!

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BLU Ice Bar and Lounge - Grand Superior Lodge - Minnesota




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 No, I have not been there, yet!
Now that you are freezing, how about that hot chocolate!?

  
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Blazing Hot Chocolate

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup boiling water
3 1/2 cups milk
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup half-and-half

Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to a medium boil while you stir it. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and the half-and-half, heat until very hot, but do not boil!

Remove from the heat and add the vanilla. Divide between four mugs.
Add some schnapps at your own risk!

Garnish as you wish. Drink, enjoy, aahhh!



Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Baking In The Summer Heat

Last week when it was 100000 degrees, I had some pathetic bananas sitting there on the counter. My husband said hopefully, "Those look ready for banana bread."  You know the last thing I wanted to do was turn on the oven and bake. The A/C was barely able to keep up the way it was. Off to the internet, I knew someone out there must have a slow cooker banana bread recipe. Sure enough I found the one below. There were several posted, but this had the most promising looking image.

I changed the recipe slightly and most of my ingredients are organic.  I don't use corn syrup so I used my Agave syrup instead.  The bread turned out almost as nice as the picture and was equally delicious. I'm sorry I never got around to taking a picture of it, but believe me it was good. My husband loved it. I am sure I will make it again. Now I am thinking of what else I can bake in there???


 
Slow Cooker Banana Bread

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
2 tbsp Organic Raw Blue Agave syrup, or corn syrup
3 ripe bananas, well mashed
1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Grease and flour a 4 1/2 quart Slow Cooker or Crock-pot. 

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with an electric mixer until fluffy.  Add in the baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Slowly add sugar, eggs, syrup, mashed bananas. Beat until smooth. Gradually add flour to creamed mixture just until slightly blended.  Stir in the nuts by hand. 

Pour into crock-pot, cover and cook on high for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool, then invert bread onto serving platter or bread board.


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Let me know if you have tried baking in your slow cooker.  Happy and Cool Baking!


Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Almost Blazing Hot!!! Not on Fire Yet!!

It is hot here in Minnesota. No, not like Texas or Arizona hot. Still hot, 98 degrees and humid and heading towards 100 by the end of the day. We are not used to that here. Winter cold and snow piled to the roof, that we are used to. This not so much, except lately. Mother Nature is really ticked off at us. She must be, she tried to blow us away (tornados), then wash us away (floods,rain) then roast us (fire and heat). I am so sorry Mother we will try and do better we will try to behave...

Meanwhile, I am staying inside as much as possible until this heat wave ends. I found a super blog with tutorials that you might want to check out. Here is one on how to make a cute little beverage or ice cream container wrap.  

This will keep your little fingers from freezing whilst you sip your ice cold drink on the blazing hot patio.

Thank you to Ashley at Make It and Love It.



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