so is the website it came from, abountifulkitchen.com
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 ½ cups flour
Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar. Add egg, almond extract and vanilla, blend until smooth. Mix in all of the dry ingredients. Do not over mix. Grease a jelly roll pan with cooking spray. Spread the dough into the pan with a long knife. I usually sprinkle some flour on the dough, so it is easier to spread. You can also use a mini rolling pin (floured) to spread the dough. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cook just until golden brown.
Let cool completely.
Frosting:
½ cup butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
dash of salt
milk or half and half
food coloring, if desired
Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the vanilla and salt. Add milk a little at a time, until the frosting is spreading consistency.
SEA BASS with Rock shrimp over squash with butter sauce. I usually speed eat, but not tonight, I savored this baby for at least 30 minutes. The best part about, it was free. Park City runs two for one deals all summer through fall. We have been enjoying the best food our city has to offer for a decade, at half the price. Actually, the best part about it was going out with my main man, Pauly B. We have eaten some great food, with good people and have had some fantastic times in PC. I am so grateful that one, we did not sale our house and two, that we are right where we should be, in this awesome little ski town, where every season of the year gives us something beautiful to look at.
Second thing that comes to mind is FISHERMAN'S on San Clemente Pier in Cali.
A bucket of clams, chowder in a sourdough bowl, oyster shooters, and early bird special of all you can eat tacos. Christmas Eve we tried their peanut butter pie. Hello, it was at least a foot high and yummylicious.
Our visits in April and December were incredibly warm days with gorgeous sunsets. The kids caught crabs on the beach, watched a man pull up a sting ray from the pier and we always walk away loving our life a little bit more.
FYI Paul lived in San Clemente in high school and our uncle Bob Barton lives there with Grandma Turtle (Barton).
There is good fishing on the nearby beaches and our favorite beach, Thousand Steps is right up the road, where we stop to fish and play before dinner on the pier. A little piece of heaven resides below 258 steps. The walk up gets your heart pumpin' & helps ready our appetite for the feast at Fisherman's.
Truly, a sight to behold on Christmas Eve!
Lord, let your light, light up your face
Shine on us
Lord, let your grace, grace from your hand
Fall on us
Lord, let your love, love with no end
Come over us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To find our way in the darkest night
Let your light, shine on us
-Hilary Weeks
FInally, for my 40th birthday & our 19th anniversary, the Barton's splurged on a family vacae to MAUI. We dined at a quaint little joint in Lahaina, MALA Ocean Tavern. Paul & I shared a fantastic whole wok fried OPAKAPAKA with ginger garlic black bean sauce, over mashed purple potatoes, with snap peas & shitake mushrooms. The owner/chef Mark Ellman also published the book, PRACTICE ALOHA Secrets to Living Life Hawaiian Style. It includes the recipe for his signature dessert, Caramel Miranda. We tried it on our last day. Look it up to try and don't forget the coquitos (baby coconuts).
The experience was like wonderful dream, turtles swimming near the shore, the sun going down over the ocean, tiki lights burning, the sound of the waves lapping on the rocks & i swear I heard the music of a ukelele in the far distance somewhere.
DA' KITCHEN was the family favorite of the week. Perfectly fried chips & fish. Tasty teriyaki beef with rice & a sauce that comes close to dad's. It was the last food we ate before we bid farewell to that island paradise. We had a fantastic week exploring, swimming, spear fishing, snorkeling, hunting chameleons, eating, boogy boarding, taking in breathtaking views, one after another & practicing aloha.
When are we all going?
About those beautiful things to look at in Park City,
here are a few of my FAVORITE VIEWS of 2011
Our school offers a ski program for the kids on Fridays. I volunteer, so I get to ski when they are in their lessons. We were unable to participate this year with all our Friday basketball games, but Lander & I are definitely hitting the slopes & cross country skiing track in March for one of my favorite winter activities.
Oh how I love to SNOWSHOE & they love to SLED.
The Moose spend a lot of time in our back, front & side yard all summer.
Fav moose day was when this young male stayed for several hours. He tolerated Sadie's badgering & they even took a nap together.
THIS IS MY FAV VIEW of 2011!
love, love, love our trails!
I hike with Sadie almost every day in the fall.
Most adventures are a hop, skip & jump away from our front door.
I am so grateful we still live in Park City. Going on 18 years.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO LIVE!
I am so grateful for all the time we got to spend as a family this past year. Thanks mom & dad for coming to games, celebrating bdays, bringing us together, serving a mission that undoubtedly blessed this ohana and for completely & profoundly loving us. I leave you with the beautiful words of Pi'ilani Schneider in Practicing Aloha (pg68).
Aloha is Love.
We've been blessed to live with aloha. We are lucky we never had to "practice" it! We were raised with the spirit of loving each other unconditionally. We were taught by example. Now we must pass this on, by example. If you want to know aloha, please, give it yourself, but expect nothing in return. You give because you love and for no other reason.
21 Steps To Success:
ReplyDeleteONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it. FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye. SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight. EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much. Nine...Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely. TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives. TWELVE.Talk slowly but think quickly. THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask,'Why do you want to know?' FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. FIFTEEN. Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze. SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice. TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.
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