There was a time when
the sun seemed to laugh upon the bay
happily – and the brilliance blinded me
to the choking motor, silently struggling
underneath your weighty demands.
Never whining, regardless playing along.
The restaurant stank of a dead sea
and the water, though clear
tasted rotten. I drank,
how could I have known of the poison?
June is innocent and her magic intoxicating.
Twilight is a lingering goodbye
that accepts a black velvet night and
promises late night laments,
the lighting bugs and crickets didn’t even try
to compete with the county fair,
lights demanding attention,
whistles, beeps – buzzing electrics, persistent droning,
cotton candy, face paint – mirror mazes, twisting rides –
all an illusion of joy, a spectacle
your performance was …
astonishing.
___
the sun seemed to laugh upon the bay
happily – and the brilliance blinded me
to the choking motor, silently struggling
underneath your weighty demands.
Never whining, regardless playing along.
The restaurant stank of a dead sea
and the water, though clear
tasted rotten. I drank,
how could I have known of the poison?
June is innocent and her magic intoxicating.
Twilight is a lingering goodbye
that accepts a black velvet night and
promises late night laments,
the lighting bugs and crickets didn’t even try
to compete with the county fair,
lights demanding attention,
whistles, beeps – buzzing electrics, persistent droning,
cotton candy, face paint – mirror mazes, twisting rides –
all an illusion of joy, a spectacle
your performance was …
astonishing.
___
joys of childhood wrapped into one:
ice cream, summer’s treat
cookie, mom’s specialty
cupcake, birthdays’ delight
the STUFF
for cookies...
½ cup butter (1 stick)
1-1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
1-1/3 cup oats
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup pecans, finely chopped
for cupcake...
ice cream
chocolate syrup
crushed pecans
ice cream, summer’s treat
cookie, mom’s specialty
cupcake, birthdays’ delight
the STUFF
for cookies...
½ cup butter (1 stick)
1-1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
1-1/3 cup oats
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup pecans, finely chopped
for cupcake...
ice cream
chocolate syrup
crushed pecans
what TO DO
in a large bowl…
cream butter with brown sugar
add the egg, beat well
add vanilla, mix
in a small bowl…
combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, slat, cinnamon, nutmeg
in another small bowl…
mix oat, chocolate chips, pecans
to the large bowl...
add the flour mixture in 3 parts
add the oat mixture in 3 parts
(alternate between the flour & oats)
mix well
in a cupcake pan…
line the pan with cupcake holders
spoon in about 1 tbs of dough
press down lightly with the spoon
preheat oven to 350 F
bake for 7-10 mins
let cool
to assemble the cupcakes...
spoon ice cream atop cookie
mix syrup with crush pecans
spoon this mixture atop ice cream
spoon more ice cream atop
freeze for a few hours
eat.smile.
in a large bowl…
cream butter with brown sugar
add the egg, beat well
add vanilla, mix
in a small bowl…
combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, slat, cinnamon, nutmeg
in another small bowl…
mix oat, chocolate chips, pecans
to the large bowl...
add the flour mixture in 3 parts
add the oat mixture in 3 parts
(alternate between the flour & oats)
mix well
in a cupcake pan…
line the pan with cupcake holders
spoon in about 1 tbs of dough
press down lightly with the spoon
preheat oven to 350 F
bake for 7-10 mins
let cool
to assemble the cupcakes...
spoon ice cream atop cookie
mix syrup with crush pecans
spoon this mixture atop ice cream
spoon more ice cream atop
freeze for a few hours
eat.smile.
for JUST cookies
on a cookie sheet…
spoon dough onto ungreased sheet
bake at 350 F for 10 mins
eat.smile.
on a cookie sheet…
spoon dough onto ungreased sheet
bake at 350 F for 10 mins
eat.smile.
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