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02/08/2025

Last night's 99% Buck Moon rising above Yosemite National Park🤩🌕🌙

17/07/2025

16/07/2025

Works Of Wood That Are So Awesome

24/06/2025

Cheesy Hatch Green Chile Dip 🌶️🧀

ingredients:
- 1 cup diced roasted Hatch green chiles (fresh or canned) 🌶️
- 2 cups shredded cheese (Monterey Jack, cheddar, or pepper jack) 🧀
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened 🧈
- ½ cup sour cream 🍶
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder 🧄
- ½ teaspoon onion powder 🧅
- Salt and pepper to taste 🧂
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional) 🫒
- Chopped green onions or cilantro for garnish (optional) 🌿

instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 🔥.
2. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and sour cream until smooth 🥣.
3. Fold in shredded cheese, diced green chiles, garlic powder, and onion powder 🌶️🧀.
4. Season with salt, pepper, and olive oil if using 🧂🫒.
5. Spread mixture evenly into a baking dish 🧈.
6. Bake until bubbly and golden brown on top 🔥.
7. Let cool slightly, then garnish with green onions or cilantro 🌿.
8. Serve warm with tortilla chips, crackers, or veggies 🥕🌽.

Enjoy this warm and cheesy dip! 🧀🌶️

24/06/2025

Cranberry Orange Pecan Crisp 🍊🍂🌰

ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 🌾
- 1 cup light brown sugar (lightly packed) 🍬
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter 🧈
- 2 (12 ounce) bags fresh cranberries 🔴
- 1 cup chopped pecans 🌰
- Zest from 2 oranges + juice from 1 orange 🍊
- 1 cup granulated sugar 🍬
- ½ teaspoon salt 🧂
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg 🫙
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 🍂
- ¼ cup butter 🧈

instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F 🔥.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour and brown sugar 🥣.
3. Add 1 cup of butter and mix on low speed until crumbly 🧈.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon 🥣.
5. Rinse cranberries and add them to a large bowl with pecans, orange zest, and orange juice 🍊.
6. Stir in the sugar mixture until cranberries and pecans are well coated 🍯.
7. Pour fruit mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish 🍽️.
8. Slice the remaining ¼ cup of butter and place it randomly on top of the fruit mixture 🧈.
9. Add the flour mixture on top of the fruit and spread evenly 🌾.
10. Bake uncovered at 400°F for 45-55 minutes, or until the top is golden brown 🌟.

Enjoy this warm and comforting crisp! 🍊🍂🌰

23/06/2025

Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls 🍋🧀🥐

ingredients:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 🧀
- ¼ cup granulated sugar 🍬
- 4 teaspoons grated lemon peel 🍋
- 8 ounces refrigerated crescent rolls 🥐
- 1 tablespoon melted butter 🧈
- ½ cup powdered sugar 🍬
- 2-3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 🍋
- Fresh grated lemon peel (optional) 🍋

instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) 🔥. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper 🍽️.
2. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and lemon peel until smooth and creamy 🥣.
3. Separate crescent roll dough into 8 triangles. Spoon 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture onto the wide end of each triangle 🥄.
4. Roll up crescents, tucking the pointy end underneath and pinching to seal 🥐.
5. Place crescents on the baking sheet and brush with melted butter 🧈.
6. Bake for 11-14 minutes, or until golden brown 🌟.
7. While crescents cool, whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice for the glaze 🥣. Add more lemon juice if needed.
8. Drizzle glaze over warm crescents. Garnish with extra lemon peel (optional) 🍋.

Enjoy these warm, delightful treats! 🍋🧀🥐

23/06/2025

No Bees, No Food — It’s That Simple.

Bees pollinate over 70% of the crops we eat. Without them, our plates — and our planet — would look very different 🐝🌻
Plant flowers, skip the sprays, and let your garden buzz with life 🏡

23/06/2025

Pecan Pie Muffins 🥧🌰

ingredients:
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar 🍬
- ½ cup all-purpose flour 🌾
- 2 cups chopped pecans 🌰
- ⅔ cup butter, softened 🧈
- 2 eggs, beaten 🥚

instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) 🔥.
2. Grease mini or regular muffin cups generously. (Grease well to prevent sticking!) 🍽️
3. In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour, and pecans 🥣.
4. In a separate bowl, beat the butter and eggs together 🥚🧈.
5. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined 🥄.
6. Spoon batter into muffin cups about ⅔ full 🥄.
7. Bake for 12-13 minutes for mini muffins or 15-17 minutes for regular size muffins, or until golden brown 🌟.
8. Run a knife around the edge of each muffin and pop it out 🔪.

Enjoy these delicious pecan pie muffins! 🥧🌰

23/06/2025

Pistachio Bread 🍰
ingredients:
- 1 package yellow cake mix 🎂
- 1 (3.4 ounce) box instant pistachio pudding 🍮
- 4 eggs 🥚
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil 🫗
- 2 tablespoons water 💧
- 1 cup sour cream 🍦
- 3/4 cup maraschino cherries, halved 🍒
- green food coloring (optional) 💚
- 2 cups powdered sugar 🍬
- 2-2 1/2 tablespoons milk 🥛
- 1 teaspoon almond extract 🌰
instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) 🔥.
2. Grease the bottoms and sides of 2 small loaf pans 🍞.
3. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix 🥣.
4. Add eggs, oil, water, and sour cream. Beat until smooth 🥚.
5. Drain cherries and pat dry with a paper towel. Cut in half and gently fold into the batter 🍒.
6. Pour batter equally into the prepared loaf pans 🍰.
7. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean 🔎.
8. Cool in the pans on a wire rack before removing 🧊.
9. When the bread is cool, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and almond extract for the icing 🥣.
10. Drizzle icing over the top of each loaf, allowing it to drip down the sides 🍦.
11. Let the icing dry before covering or serving.
Enjoy! 🍰

23/06/2025

White Chocolate Lemon Truffles 🍋🍫

ingredients:
- 1 cup white chocolate chips ⚪🍫
- 1/4 cup butter 🧈
- Zest of 1 lemon 🍋
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream 🥛
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract 🍋
- 2-3 drops yellow food coloring (optional) 🟡
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar 🍬

instructions:
1. Place the white chocolate chips in a medium mixing bowl and set aside ⚪🍫.
2. In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the lemon zest 🧈🍋. Stir in the heavy cream and scald (bring just before boiling) the mixture 🔥. Pour the cream mixture through a fine-mesh sieve over the white chocolate chips 🥛. Add the lemon extract and optional food coloring, then stir until smooth 🥄.
3. Cover and refrigerate the chocolate mixture until firm enough to handle, about 30 minutes 🧊.
4. Scoop heaping teaspoonfuls of the chocolate mixture and form into balls 🥄. Roll the balls in the powdered sugar 🍬.
5. Refrigerate the truffles for at least 30 minutes before enjoying them 🧊.

Enjoy these zesty, white chocolate treats! 🍋🍫

23/06/2025

1960's Catalina Dressing 🍅

ingredients:
- ½ cup ketchup 🍅
- ½ cup sugar 🍬
- ½ cup red wine vinegar 🍷
- ½ cup grated onion 🧅
- 1 teaspoon paprika 🌶️
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Worcestershire
- 1 cup salad oil 🫗
- salt and pepper 🧂

instructions:
1. Add the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, onion, paprika, and Worcestershire sauce to a food processor bowl 🥣.
2. Pulse until blended 💥.
3. With the food processor running, slowly add the oil 🫗.
4. Check and adjust seasonings to taste 🧂.
5. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use 🧊.

Enjoy! 🍅