Cooking Thursday

The recipe I'm sharing today is one that's perfect for this time of year, when fresh rhubarb is available. It's so easy to stir together and is moist and tasty!

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 heaping cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups rhubarb, cut thinly
1/2 package strawberry jello
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together oil, sugar and egg. Add milk then stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in rhubarb. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
Sprinkle the 1/2 package of jello over top and swirl through batter with a knife.
Mix together the 1/2 cup sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle over the batter.
Bake for 40 minutes or until cake tests done.
Serve topped with whipped topping.

Wordless Wednesday

 

Flips!

I was recently given the opportunity to review some headphones, that had some special abilities. Since I'm often sitting with my laptop while Bob is reading or watching tv, I thought they would be a great thing to check out.
When they arrived I was more than pleasantly surprised.  These are not your ordinary headphones!

Here is the box that arrived at my house.  These headphones fold up and can be stored in this nice zippered container.

 

Here's what they look like all ready to go.  The earcups are soft and cushioned and there is added cushion where it sits on your head.  The sound is great, and it won't disturb anyone else in the room.  However, as I said earlier, these headphones have something special added.  Here's a description from the manufacturer.

"In headphones, sound is king.  Until now, only the user could appreciate the sound quality heard through their headphones.  Flips is dramatically changing the headphone game with innovative earcups that transform headphone use from a "solo" listening experience to a "social" listening experience.  When the luxuriously comfortable earcups are against your ears, only you hear the sounds, but drop the headset around your neck and turn the earcups 180 degrees outward and Flips become speakers for everyone to enjoy."

Here they are, with the cups turned out, so others can hear what you hear.  Once the cups are flipped, they amplify into speakers that share the sound so much better than the speakers on your computer.

For more information on them, or for online ordering visit Flips.

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I can tell you that I am really enjoying my Flips!  I used to just use some cheap earbuds and these are so different.  We also enjoy listening to online radio, and by flipping the earcups, we can all listen.

If you use your computer like I do, you need to check these out.

 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services
mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I
only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Backyard birds

We planted a Maple tree in our back yard quite a few years ago.  It's now become big enough to be a wonderful shade tree, and it's also made our yard a happy place for birds.  We get lots of robins, finches and cardinals, but we've also been seeing some more unusual birds that I wanted to share with you.

This is an indigo bunting.  They are such a beautiful blue color!

 

Here is an indigo bunting (R) and downy woodpecker (L), sharing the feeder.

 

We have a pair of bluebirds that must have a nest near our yard as we see them quite frequently.

 

Another shot of the indigo bunting.

 

I thought this was pretty funny.  It looks like the bunting is checking out the fake bird attached to our birdbath.

"So God created the large sea animals. He created all the many living things in the sea and every kind of bird that flies in the air. And God saw that this was good."
Genesis 1:21

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day to the wonderful Dads in my life; my Dad, Bob's step dad, Bob and my son-in-law Aaron.  They are each a blessing to all of us!

Here's a funny little tribute to Dads for  the way they keep us safe.  Enjoy!

Cooking Thursday

It was Bobs birthday on Sunday. I always make what the birthday person wants to eat on their birthday and I asked Bob what dessert he would like. (He's not a fan of cake) Not surprisingly, he chose this dessert that he seems to choose every year. It has a crispy crust and a wonderful fluffy filling, topped with pie filling.  He loves cherries, but you could also substitute another type of pie filling.

Cherries in the Snow

Crust: 

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

Mix together and press into ungreased 9x13 pan.  Bake at 375 for 15 minutes until lightly browned.

Filling:

8 ounces cream cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup whipping cream, whipped until peaks form

Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar till well mixed.  Add vanilla, then fold in whipped cream.  Spoon over cooled crust.

Top with 32 ounces Cherry pie filling or flavor of your choice.  Refrigerate for several hours before serving.

Wordless Wednesday