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Baking with kids
Happy Monday! You know what that means around here: Reader Inspired Cartoons. I love each of the ideas you have sent my way. Keep them coming!
Today’s idea comes from the super sweet Pat from newbloggycat. She sent me a sweet and heartwarming idea that I think any parent who has baked with their children can relate too…
Do you bake with your kids??
If you have an idea for a cartoon send me an email to: momtimes4blog@yahoo.com I would love to hear from you!
Joke of the day – Life insurance
Life insurance agent to would-be client: “Don’t let me frighten you into a hasty decision. Sleep on it tonight. If you wake up tomorrow, let me know of your decision then.”
Quote of the day – Helen Keller
“Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.”
– Helen Keller
Joke of the day – Difference between camel and diplomat
What is the difference between a camel and a diplomat?
A camel can work for days without drinking and a diplomat can drink for days without working.
Teatime Scones
Scones are the easiest English teatime treat. In less than half an hour you can make some warm homemade scones – the sultanas are optional.
Ingredients:
2 cups self raising flour
60 g butter
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
2 tablespoon caster sugar
2/3 cup milk/150 ml (approximately)
1/2 cup sultanas (Optional)
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 220°C.
2. Sift self raising flour and baking powder into a bowl.
3. Rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Stir in sugar and sultanas. Add enough milk to give a fairly soft dough.
5. Turn onto a lightly floured surface, knead very gently, then roll out to a 2cm (3/4 inch) thickness. Cut into 5 cm (2 inch) rounds and place on a lightly floured baking tray.
6. Brush with milk and bake for 10 – 15 minutes.
7. Cool on a wire rack. Cut in half and spread with butter and jam to serve.
Quote of the day – Lao Tzu
“The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.” – Lao Tzu
Joke of the day – You’re A to K
After being married for thirty years, a wife asked her husband to describe her.
He looked at her for a while, and then said, “You’re A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K.”
She asked, “What does that mean?”
He said, “Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Foxy, Gorgeous, Hot.”
She smiled happily and said, “Oh, that’s so lovely. What about I, J, K?”
He said, “I’m Just Kidding!”
Quote of the day – Dr. Seuss
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
― Dr. Seuss
Quote of the day – David Brinkley
“Lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at you.”
-David Brinkley
