HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

I wish a Happy Mother's Day to MOMs all around the world. We should love, honor, and respect our Mothers every day of the year, of course, but this day is a chance to show MOM just how much she means to you. Mother's day is the occasion to pay rich tributes to MOM, who has had a great impact on our lives, a person whose love and care, knows no boundaries, a person who does everything to keep her children happy and joyous.

My Miracle Mother

Author: Joanna FuchsMom,

I look at you

and see a walking miracle.

Your unfailing love without limit,

your ability to soothe my every hurt,

the way you are on duty, unselfishly,

every hour, every day,

makes me so grateful

that I am yours, and you are mine.

With open arms and open heart,

with enduring patience and inner strength,

you gave so much for me,

sometimes at your expense.

You are my teacher,

my comforter, my encourager,

appreciating all, forgiving all.

Sometimes I took you for granted, Mom,

but I don’t now, and I never will again.

I know that everything I am today

relates to you and your loving care.

I gaze in wonder

as I watch you being you—

my miracle, my mother.

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Chinese Peanut Candy/Fah Sung Thong

If you've never tried the Chinese candy made with sesame seeds and peanuts, you're really missing out! The flavor of these two ingredients held together by a sweet candy mixture is just out of this world. You can find these candies in any Asian Market but its far more fun to make it for yourself and besides, you know they are fresh. These are great for bake sales, holiday gifts when jarred and delicious snacks for your friends and family. They're easy to make, the microwave makes it easier and only have five ingredients! .

Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar

2 tbsp white vinegar
1 tbsp water
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
14 oz skinless roasted peanut

Method:

Combine sugar, vinegar and water in a microwave-safe casserole dish until well mixed and cook in the microwave on high for 4 minutes, tilt bowl to swirl syrup around the dish and continue to cook one minute at a time without stirring until mixture is golden and reaches 300° F on a candy thermometer.

While the sugar mixture is caramelizing, line a 6 1/2" x 10" cake pan with foil and generously grease the foil.

Sprinkle half the sesame seeds and all of the peanuts evenly onto the pan.

When the sugar mixture has reached the required temperature, carefully pour the sugar mixture over the nuts in the baking pan.

Smooth the surface by pressing down with another pan of the same size, grease the bottom.

Sprinkle with the remaining sesame seeds and cool slightly.

While candy is still warm, remove from pan by lifting the foil.

Cut into 2" by 1" pieces and then allow to cool completely.

Serves

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Churros

I don't really know what a good 'Churro" should be and trusting Foodnetwork, i gave their recipe a try. I think that there were too many eggs in this recipe which made the batter too soft, therefore the pattern was not there when fried. It was like eating 'eclairs' but they were fried and not baked. Too light to be a doughnut although the sugar coating was near.

Will give the 2 eggs recipe a go the next time around.



Ingredients:

Vegetable or olive oil, for frying
1 cup water
4 ounces butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all purpose flour
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Chocolate Dunking Sauce, recipe is at bottom of page

Method:

Prepare to fry the churros by heating 1 to 1 1/2 inches oil in a deep pan to 360 degrees F.

To make churro dough, heat water, butter and salt to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan; stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from the heat. Beat eggs all at once; continue beating until smooth and then add to saucepan while stirring mixture.

Spoon mixture into a piping tube with large star tip. Squeeze 4-inch strips of dough into hot oil. Fry 3 or 4 strips at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

Mix the sugar and cinnamon.

Roll churros in the cinnamon sugar.

Serve with Chocolate Dunking Sauce.

Chocolate Dunking Sauce:

4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups milk,
1 tablespoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons sugar

Place the chocolate and half of the milk in a pan and heat on low.

When the chocolate has melted, dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining milk and whisk into the chocolate with the sugar.

Cook on low heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate is thickened, about 5 minutes. Add extra cornstarch if it does not start to thicken after 5 minutes.

Remove and whisk smooth.

Pour and serve in cups for dipping churros

Serves

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