i promised to be a better woman - 7 steps
Before my husband left for his work trip to Texas on friday, i promised him he would come home to a new woman. And he most definatley will come home to the best woman. I am in AT HOME RE-HAB!
Sometimes a girl needs time on her own to remember who she really is... i will never leave my kids, so i guess they just have to come along for the journey while i re-discover myself. i know who i am, what i want to do and where my dreams lie... i just have to remember i am more than just a mother and wife.
GOALS
1. give up bad health habits - think positive, BE POSITIVE
2. Exercise - body maintainance makes you feel strong and good about yourself - BE STRONG
3. Self Care - inside and outside - DETOX IMPURITIES
4. COOK - healthy eating - DRINK WATER, EAT NATURAL/ORGANIC & FRESH FOODS
5. Save $$$ - IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT
6. Creativity and success - DO WHAT YOU LOVE - sewing, cooking, gardening, playtime with the family.
7. Travel- EXPLORATION = KNOWLEDGE, and CREATES EXCITEMENT!
Cherish Friendships, near or far, the best friends to have are the one's who will uplift and support you at all times. Few and Far between, I am blessed with dear girl friends who i regard as extended family. Lucy, Nicole, Bridie, Sari, Kate, Jasmine... love you heaps, gals!
Below is my RECIPE for the week. It is deliciously good for you!
BEETROOT,CARROT & ZUCHINNI CHOCOLATE CAKE
Pre Heat fan forced oven to 180 degree's C
Cooking time ; 20 - 35 minutes, depending on tray used, i used a lamington tray, it took 25 minutes to cook.
Line your cake tray with baking paper.
Peel and remove stalk, then Grate 2 FRESH BEETROOT, 1 CARROT and one ZUCHINNI.
add 2 EGGS, 75g melted BUTTER, 2 teaspoons of VANILLA essence, 1/2 cup BROWN sugar and 1/2 cup WHITE sugar... as well as the 3 vegetables to the blender and hit PUREE! gradually add 1 & 1/4 cups of MILK to make a sloppy mix, when ready it should look reddy/bright pink.
Sift 2 cups of SELF RAISING FLOUR to a bowl, and 3/4 cup of COCOA into a bowl, and make a well in the centre and add puree mixture.
The entire mixture will turn brown from the cocoa and disguise all those vegetables!
Combine until smooth and all combined. POUR into tray or patty papers and bake until cooked through (cooked when an inserted a skewer comes out clean)
Let cool on a wire rack and ice if desired. These cakes are so good that you may not even need icing and can be served as muffins.
Icing: make chocolate icing: i cant even describe how to make this as i just whack it all together with a bit of milk and soft butter. But Usually a table spoon of Cocoa to 1 cup of icing mixture and a tablespoon of milk... makes runny icing. just using butter makes for thicker icing. sprinkle coconut all over the top of the cakes when iced..
DELICIOUS!
recipe by Lauren McDonald. created 15th september 2010
i keep posting comments, but nothing is showing up!! good job loz, are there supposed to be two of these post?? lol :)
ReplyDeleteahhh its working now..what i said yesterday was, nice one, well done etc..and i told ya you would love it! its addictive! and remember not to tell people you have a blog that you dont want to read it, you will find yourself not wanting to say some things and it will affect your self expression
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