Great Aunt Lil's Coffee Cake

 

Preheat oven to 350

You will need/ I use -

small bowl, larger bowl, sifter, measuring spoons, pastry blender, 2 cup measuring cup, spatula

ingredients - flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, eggs, milk, cinnamon 

In the large bowl, sift together 2 cups flour

                                                1 1/2 cups sugar

                                                2 tsp baking powder

Then use the pastry blender to work in a cube (1/2 cup) of butter. This method creates the texture of the cake.

When the buttery pieces are pea size or a bit smaller, remove 2/3 cup and add cinnamon 1-2 tsp to taste, Just stir it in. This is the topping you will add later.

In the 2 cup measuring cup, pour 2/3 cup milk, then add 2 eggs and beat with a fork until well blended. Add to dry ingredients.

Spoon mix only until blended, then pour into 9x9 or 9x13 cake pan. 9x9 is deeper and takes about 10-15 min longer to cook.

Sprinkle cinnamon mix on top and pop into oven.

Cook 30 to 45 min (ish) You can tell when it's almost done. The cinnamon smell will permeate the room! Test with toothpick or tap center to see if it springs back.

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Healthy Planet Productions - I like the focus!

Classic Song

I don't recall ever seeing the Elvis movie Blue Hawaii nor do I recall hearing this version of the song, Can't Help Falling In Love With You. I have heard this version.

I think this cover is my favorite version.

Programming Explained

Comedic truths anyone?

Pork Loin

First time cooking a pork loin. Maybe the first time I have ever cooked 10 pounds of meat at once. I am pleased with the results. Surprised by how quickly it cooked. Hopefully it remains moist under foil until the guests arrive.

I didn't follow a recipe, I borrowed from this one for the rub and this one for the high heat/low heat thing.

Rub:

• 1/4 cup garlic powder
• 1/4 cup onion powder
• 1/4 cup chile powder
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1/4 cup black pepper
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven, 450
2. Put rub ingredients in a bowl, mix.
3. In an easy place to clean, spread oil over the loin.
4. Rub in the rub.
5. Place on roasting tray fat side up.
6. Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes at 450, reduce temperature to 250 until cooked.

This between 9 and 10 pounder took 180 minutes to hit 160 internally after that. I didn't check at all, just got lucky when the timer went off. I'd probably use less paprika next time, and try the white pepper recommended in the recipe.

Evers

Just before reading this, I noticed that Bill Evers' old house at 704-706 N Irwin is now FNMA owned and listed. I suspected this guy was behind both the "Weary of Wery" and "Zima has a love child" smear campaigns in recent years. It also seems to me he was instrumental in helping Olde North Neighborhood Association along toward inactive status at one point. Definitely an interesting guy to have as a constituent. He didn't seem so civic minded but he and his wife always voted.

Wishes and Hopes

It has been many years since I've spoken to my to my former colleague. From my side, Kathleen and I are social network friends because she is a talented photographer and is kind enough to share the product of her skills with her connections. What she gets from this relationship I have no idea-- I'm muted on her end for all I know. One day you actually log in to social networking and life happens to someone, gets shared and you trip over it.

Kathleen, the meditation from your aunt is better than any words I can find.

May baby Hana feel safe and protected.
May baby Hana feel loved and held in gentle kindness.
May Hana be healthy, strong, and whole.
May Hana be free from suffering.
May Hana grow in joy and peace with her family.

May Kathleen and Paul be safe.
May Kathleen and Paul be surrounded by love, hope, and strength.
May Kathleen and Paul be free from suffering.
May Kathleen, Paul and Hana grow in joy and peace as a family.

Best wishes from a long ways away from someone you knew a long time ago.