tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54101839455868835052024-03-06T03:58:28.124+01:00Doreen's Creative SpaceHi I'm Doreen, welcome to my blog!
I hope you will visit often to share the ideas and moments in my creative adventures.Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-11420547111126453842014-12-29T21:40:00.001+01:002014-12-29T21:40:41.530+01:00Christmas Blessings to you all.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-63784931913351462952014-12-04T22:12:00.000+01:002014-12-04T22:12:56.135+01:00Auntie Marlene's Christmas Bundt Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: green;">This is a recipe my <b>Auntie Marlene</b> gave me
when we lived in <b>Canada</b>. She always makes at least two cakes for
herself and Uncle M (i.e. for entertaining) and more to give as gifts.
Ever since, it has been our favourite too - my husband loves it (shhh!
and so do I) so I've ended up making more than one batch myself. For
those of you who do not like the traditional rich Christmas fruit cake or if
you'd like to try something different this year, this is a sure winner.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">CHRISTMAS BUNDT
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<b><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">~ </span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">AUNTIE MARLENE'S
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to be used: 10"Bundt pan or tube pan. Two large bowls, one for
the batter and one for the dry ingredients.</span></div>
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2 hours</span></div>
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12</span></div>
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1 cup is equal to 8 oz. or 250g</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">1 cup Butter</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">1 (200g) Pkt. Cream cheese</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">1.5 cups Granulated sugar</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">1 teaspoons Vanilla essence</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">2 teaspoons
Grated lemon rind</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">4
Eggs</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">1.75 cups Self-raising flour</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">1.5 teaspoons
Baking powder</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">0.5 cup
Seedless raisins</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">0.5 cup
Golden raisins</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">0.5 cup
Mixed candied fruit or peel</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">0.5 cup
Maraschino cherries, drained /chopped candied cherries </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">0.5 cup
Chopped nuts (pref. walnuts)</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">0.5 cup
All purpose flour to toss fruit in</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">1 tub or less
Betty Crocker icing to cover (Optional)</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;"><u>OR</u> some icing
sugar to dust cake.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">With electric mixer cream
butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and cream well. Beat in vanilla
and lemon rind. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">Add eggs one at a time
beating well after each one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">Sift flour with baking powder
and blend in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">In a separate bowl combine
fruit and nuts and toss with 1/2 cup flour. Stir these dry ingredients
into batter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">Pour into greased and floured
10" bundt pan or tube pan.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">Bake in 300F oven (Gas mark
2) for 70 to 80 minutes or until toothpick in centre comes out clean.
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">Cool in pan for about 20 mins.
Turn out on a wire rack to cool completely.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: Arial;">Dust the cake with icing
sugar or cover with Betty Crocker icing.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The picture is one I took of an actual cake we made. </span></span></b>Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-27226996810335487502014-11-30T23:31:00.001+01:002014-11-30T23:31:55.870+01:00Advent and the Advent wreath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Today we celebrate the beginning of Advent and many have already brought out their Advent Wreath. Here is a site I have shared with you before that explains Advent and shares some lovely prayers to be said daily throughout this time of preparation for Christ's birth ... <a href="http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/adx/adwreath.html">http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/adx/adwreath.html</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Visit it for interesting and useful information or better still print out the page to have the short but meaningful prayers ready to be read before your evening meal.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>Blessings to all.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture from shared files</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>I am always writing lists, crossing out items and writing out some more. Are you like me, do you like making lists? I find it helps me focus on what I have to do. It also helps me be more productive and creative!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>I make shopping lists and To Do lists and lately, of course, with Christmas just around the corner, I am adding my Christmas Card List, Baking Ingredients Shopping List, Christmas Dinner shopping List, Special To Do List (you know like, when to put up the tree, write out cards, call friends, etc.) and Christmas gift list. Never an end it seems, but as I cross each item I do or buy I feel that at least I am getting there...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Thinking about it, I really have to add one more list...that is thinking about those less fortunate than ourselves, maybe making a hamper to add to the church drive for taking hampers to those in need, checking with an orphanage if they need gifts or food. And why not keep doing this all through the year? It doesn't take that much, especially that it is not only at this special time of year that there are families with special needs but every day throughout the year.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>And if I find there is still that one more thing to do, well I'll start another list!</b></span><br />
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We had Chile con Carne for dinner tonight. It was so delicious! Here is the recipe...<br />
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<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">1 large onion or 2 medium</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">2 medium carrots</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">1 sweet red and one greenpepper</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">2-3 garlic cloves, peeled</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">1/2 tsp mild chilli powder (or 1 level tsp if you like it spicier)</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">1 tsp sweet paprika</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">1 tsp ground cumin</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">400g lean minced beef</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">1 beef stock cube</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">240g can chopped tomatoes</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">1 tsp sugar or 1 cube dark chocolate</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">2 tbsp tomato purée (optional)</li>
<li class="" itemprop="ingredients">250g can red kidney beans</li>
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Prepare your vegetables. Peel and chop the garlic. De-seed and wash peppers, roughly chop into 5mm squares. Scrape and wash carrots and slice thinly. Cut and chop onion into small squares of about 5mm.<span> </span><br />
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the hob over a medium heat. Add
the oil and heat for about 1 minute. Add garlic and stir for a minute or two, add onion and cook for about 5 minutes stirring frequently. Onions should be soft and slightly translucent. Add carrots and keep stirring for a few more minutes. Finally add peppers and spices, giving it a good stir, cook for a further 5 minutes stirring occasionally.</span><br />
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<span>Add the minced beef, turning the heat up a bit, and break the meat up with your spoon or spatula. </span><span><span> Keep stirring and
prodding for at least 5 minutes,
until all the mince is in
uniform, mince-sized lumps
and there are no more pink bits.
Make sure you keep the heat hot
enough for the meat to fry and
become brown, rather than just
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whole thing to the boil. Give it a
good stir, then turn down the heat until it is
gently bubbling and leave it for
20 minutes. You should check
on the pan occasionally to stir the contents
and make sure the sauce doesn’t
catch on the bottom of the pan or
isn’t drying out. If it is, add a
couple of tablespoons of water
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really is low enough. After
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mince mixture should look
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gently bubble without a lid for
another 10 minutes, adding a
little more water if it looks too
dry. Taste a bit of the chilli and
season. Now put a lid on the pan, </span><span>turn
off the heat and leave your chilli
to stand for 10 minutes before
serving. </span><span>Leaving
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important as it allows the
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Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-77103012461056049082014-11-21T20:24:00.000+01:002014-11-22T20:12:41.562+01:00Coconut Macaroons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yesterday my daughter and I baked three and a half dozen coconut macaroons which came out so delicious...yes we made a couple extra to taste : )</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We baked these to take to our Church Fair which is a fund raising occasion, kind of a Christmas Sale. If you are in the vicinity the Centre is in Bwieraq Street, B'Kara. The Sale starts the 22nd November until the end of this month.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For those of you who'd like to try these we used Ms Ina Garten's recipe on the Food Network site...</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/coconut-macaroons-recipe3.html">http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/coconut-macaroons-recipe3.html</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks Ina!</span> </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As an <span style="color: red;">added note</span> we used two medium egg whites since we did not have the extra large eggs. Also to help you out with measuring, 14 ounces is equivalent to 400 grams. We used a tablespoon and teaspoon to shape into smaller shapes than the ones on the site. We baked the macaroons on Rice paper.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Here is another poem from my Blog, it is one of my favourites. I had made it into a tag and I'd like to share it with you here. The picture of the birds is one I had taken myself.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">If you'd like to read more of my poems visit this page... </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">http://doreenscreativespace.blogspot.com/search/label/poetry</span></b><br />
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-30437139092670719442014-11-11T21:15:00.000+01:002014-11-12T21:00:04.717+01:00<b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Here I am back on my blog after a very long silence. My pc was not working and I did not feel comfortable working on my ipad or my family's PC's. Anyway I have to say I am very happy to have my computer working and very happy to be on my blog again. I was re-reading some of my poems and found this from one of the pages and thought it would be nice to share it again especially now that we are back to fall and back to rainy days.</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Raindrops are falling, </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">My senses renew, </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">The scent of the first rain
I loved as I grew. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Leaves are greener, </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Earth's refreshed, </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Your spirit Lord fills our soul </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">And we are blessed! </span></b></span></div>
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Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-27870971804774599432013-09-04T23:09:00.001+02:002013-09-04T23:09:59.000+02:00Grandparents Day!<br />
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<b>For those in the United States of America and in Canada here is a tag which can be used to tag onto a gift for grandparents this coming Sunday the 8th of September. I am also featuring a multiple page for leaders and teachers who would like to give to their class.</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> Saturday 15th June 9.00am - 10.00pm</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> Sunday 16th June 10.00am - 9.00pm </span></span></span><br />
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Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-37395376360887777682013-05-11T23:18:00.002+02:002013-05-11T23:20:34.662+02:00Blessings to all Mothers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE</span></span></b></div>
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-42002937518440390852013-04-27T22:40:00.000+02:002013-04-27T22:43:34.493+02:00Forthcoming Craft Fairs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Along with the change in weather, comes the opportunity to attend outdoor festivities and functions. Hopefully the weather will change for the better. For me 'for the better' would mean sunny but not too hot with a nice light breeze. Am I asking too much? That would be the ideal weather for setting up our craft table at the forthcoming Craft Fairs this coming weekend. So if you don't have anywhere to go or attend, and if you live in Malta or Gozo, mark your calendar and make this a date. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We will be setting up our table on <span style="color: red;"><b>Friday 3rd May</b> </span><b><span style="color: red;">in Merchants Street</span> </b>(upper part, in front of Auberge d'Italie). You can come over anytime <span style="color: red;"><b>between 9am and 2pm</b></span>. This is being organized by The Commerce Department in conjunction with The Malta Tourism Authority. The theme for this fair is <span style="color: red;"><b>"Mother's Day"</b></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another two dates to mark are actually the following two days of this same weekend! So <b>Saturday 4th May and Sunday 5th May</b> are another two days to mark! This time the venue will be San Anton Gardens and this will be </span><br />
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-90087468199778365422013-04-04T21:08:00.000+02:002013-04-04T21:09:18.799+02:00Another Success story with Figolli Recipe<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was so absolutely pleased and happy to hear from one of my followers
who used the Figolli recipe I posted some years back and she even sent
me pictures of her lovely Figolli. Here are the pictures.</span></span></b></div>
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Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-61623127232013576332013-03-31T00:51:00.000+01:002013-03-31T00:51:11.579+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-55334673483592114872013-03-21T22:28:00.000+01:002013-03-21T22:28:02.664+01:00Happy Spring!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-82065172940885041352013-02-21T15:20:00.000+01:002013-02-21T15:20:40.728+01:00Lent 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-35010771546240088692013-02-14T21:40:00.000+01:002013-02-14T21:40:23.622+01:00Happy St. Valentine's Day!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it
is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking. It is not easily
angered; it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil,
but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails. <br />
-I Corinthians 13:4-8, the Bible- </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ~~~Wishing you all much love today and always~~~</span></span></b></span></div>
Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-8848885161411225442013-01-23T15:50:00.000+01:002013-01-23T15:50:05.551+01:00Yummy Cranberry and Cream Cheese Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1 cup butter, softened <br />
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened <br />
1 1/2 cups sugar OR 1 cup Fructose <br />
4 eggs <br />
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract <br />
2 cups all-purpose flour <br />
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder <br />
1/2 teaspoon salt <br />
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries <br />
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans <br /><br />
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In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and fructose (or sugar) until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and walnuts (or pecans)
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Makes 2 dozen muffins +<br /><br />
My daughter Chelle and I used the recipe found on this site and slightly adapted it to our needs... http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Cream-Cheese-Cranberry-Muffins
Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-8258823451833808662013-01-12T19:59:00.001+01:002013-01-12T19:59:51.969+01:00A Poem on Mum's 2nd Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Your smile was so precious,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Your words wisdom to me,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Your look so loving...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Your memory I treasure </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>So warm was your embrace,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>I close my eyes and cherish</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Your gentle, loving face.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Thank you Mum for everything,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>You have always held the key</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>To love and life and all good things</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>You've ever done for me. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>I hear your voice in the whisper</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Of a soft wind, gentle and free,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Your words caressing my mind</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>As you lovingly hug me.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>You were unique and blessed</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>With God's blessings so true,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>I thank Him now and forever, as </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>For my Mum He chose...You! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Doreen Scerri © 2013</b></span></div>
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-43064521562569422842012-12-31T22:19:00.000+01:002012-12-31T22:19:49.057+01:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-40008934331255474622012-12-26T20:20:00.001+01:002012-12-26T20:20:47.102+01:00Christmas now, the day after and forever more...<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I can hardly believe that Christmas has come and gone already. While hoping that you all had the nicest Christmas, I must say ours was very relaxed and quiet as this year we decided not to do any invites on the day itself. After having redecorated the house, I felt we needed a break. </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Midnight Mass celebration was beautiful, a lovely memory to keep. </span></span></b> In the morning, we got to chat with our dearest son and his lovely girlfriend over skype (wonderful invention) and gifts were opened then, it was as if they were right there in the room with us : ) </span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And
it was indeed a lovely Christmas day too, we even managed to watch a
few Christmas movies together, that is my husband and I and our
daughter. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And now today, the day after Christmas, I can hardly believe Christmas has come and gone already! But as I mentioned on my radio show earlier during this season, we should keep Christmas with us all through the year.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are the words from the Sesame Street crew from their Christmas special...words to keep in mind...</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_1">When Christmas time is over and presents put away, don't be sad</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_2"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_2">There'll be so much to treasure about this Christmas day and the fun we've had</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_3">So many happy feelings to celebrate with you</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_4"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_4">And, oh, the good times hurry by so fast,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_5"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_5">But even when it's over there's something you can do to make Christmas last</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_5"> </span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_6">Keep Christmas with you</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_7">All through the year,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_8"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_8">When Christmas is over,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_9">You can keep it near.</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_10">Think of this Christmas day</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_11">When Christmas is far away.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_11"> </span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_12">Keep Christmas with you</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_13">All through the year,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_14"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_14">When Christmas is over,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_15">Save some Christmas cheer.</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_16">These precious moments,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_17">Hold them very dear</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_19">And keep Christmas with you</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_20">All through the year.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_20"> </span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_21">Christmas means the spirit of giving</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_22">Peace and joy to you,</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_23">The goodness of loving,</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_24">The gladness of living;</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_25">These are Christmas too.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_25"> </span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_26">So, keep Christmas with you</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_27">All through the year,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_28"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_28">When Christmas is over,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_29">Save some Christmas cheer.</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_30">These precious moments,</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_31">Hold them very dear</span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_32">And keep Christmas with you</span>
<span class="line line-s hover" id="line_33">All through the year.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_33"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Blessings to you all this Christmas </span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_33"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and throughout the coming New Year </span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-44294261204336145392012-12-23T23:26:00.000+01:002012-12-23T23:26:20.313+01:004th Sunday in Advent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today we light the 4th and last candle on our Advent wreath as we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent. Our preparation for Christmas is almost finished...THE BIRTH OF JESUS is now imminent. Very soon we will be
celebrating the memory of that great event. Today’s Mass prepares us for
the Christmas celebration. It is appropriate that the readings for this Sunday are so pregnant with
hope and anticipation; they mirror and magnify the excitement that
comes with true waiting, knowing we are on the cusp of experiencing
God's unlimited love made manifest to us once again.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="content2" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">Today the Pope in his Sunday Angelus spoke of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her
cousin, Elisabeth – the episode narrated during the Gospel reading for
the day. </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Holy Father focused on hospitality as he said, " </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="content2" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wherever
there are those who welcome one another, where there is careful
attention, wherever there are people who make room for another,” he
said, “there is God – and the joy that comes from Him." </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="content2" style="color: #282828; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="content2" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">“Let
us imitate Mary in the Christmas season, visiting to those who are
experiencing difficulty, especially the sick, the imprisoned, the
elderly and little children,” prayed Pope Benedict, “and let us also
imitate Elisabeth, who received her guest as God, Himself.” The Pope
concluded by asking the faithful to pray that all men might seek God
earnestly, and find that it is God Himself who comes first to visit us.”
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="content2" style="color: #282828; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-61320439183360516002012-12-16T15:53:00.000+01:002012-12-16T16:20:04.461+01:00Pope Benedict XVI on Gaudete Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">This
third Sunday of Advent is called <span style="color: #a64d79;">"Gaudete Sunday" -- "Rejoice,"</span> we are
called to rejoice because the Lord is near. . . the "nearness" of God is
not a question of space and time, but rather a question of love: Love
is near! Christmas will come to remind us of this fundamental truth of
our faith and, before the crèche, taste Christian joy, contemplating in
the face of the newborn Jesus the God who drew near to us for love. As
we renew our hope in Jesus and look forward to His coming, may we
experience in our lives the deep joy of His salvation . . . who in His
birth brings God's benediction to men. <br /> Pope Benedict XVI</span></span></b></span></span>Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-15699159826283165632012-12-16T15:45:00.000+01:002012-12-16T15:45:34.437+01:003rd Sunday of Advent ~ Gaudete Sunday ~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today we celebrate the third Sunday of Advent, also known as <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">"Gaudete"</span> </span>
Sunday, which means <span style="color: #a64d79;">"Rejoice!" </span> Today also the 3rd candle on the Advent
wreath is lit, it is usually a pink candle different from the other
purple ones, a little lighter as we are now more than half way this
Advent towards Christmas which makes us rejoice. Let us continue to
prepare ourselves with prayer and repentance for the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.</span></span></b><br />
Doreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410183945586883505.post-42970184936943702302012-12-09T13:57:00.000+01:002012-12-09T13:57:29.079+01:002nd Sunday in Advent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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nativity of Christ, John the Baptist's call to conversion sounds out in
our communities. It is a pressing invitation to open our hearts and to
welcome the Son of God ... (read more... <a href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-09">http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-09</a></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">"...The 'voice' of the great prophet asks us to prepare the way for the
coming Lord in the deserts of today, internal and external deserts,
thirsting for the water of life which is Christ.” — Benedict XVI</span></div>
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