Monday, November 26, 2007

What diet?






Now that I'm full swing into Christmas mode, my taste buds are screaming out for comfort foods. Now, you don't have to twist my arm too hard at the best of times, but when the nesting mood strikes and I need comfort food, well then the diet is totally non existent! Precious Princess loves chocolate cake, and One True Love has been asking for creamed rice, so today I made both for them......ok, I confess, for me too, but hey, it sounds nicer if I say it's all done for them! Right? Naturally when you become obsessed with blogging and taking photo's for blogging, you have the camera glued to your body, even at your own peril.........like dealing with hot things splashing at you in the kitchen! So here's what I got up to for part of the day. The rest of the day was spent doing those oh-so-exciting things like washing, ironing, cleaning.....yadda, yadda, yadda...but sitting down with a nice cup of coffee in my new favourite snowman mug and a slice of moist fluffy chocolate cake, well it kind of made it all worth while! Right? lol

19 comments:

Karen H. said...

Good Morning Amanda,
Okay, you have made me hungry here. LOL. You got any leftovers? LOL. That creamed rice looks delicious. Can you post the recipe. I've never had creamed rice. I've fixed rice and melted butter and put sugar and just a bit of milk in it. The chocolate cakes makes my mouth water. LOL. Diet???? What is that? LOL. During the Holiday, I go on one of those See-Food Diets. LOL. I'm not the baker kind of person, so if I get any sweets, I get my Mother to make them for me. She usually makes me fudge and bon bons at Christmas. I love those bon bons. I finally got a new post up. I am out visiting now. It is another rainy morning outside here. I do hope it moves out later on today. Well, take care my friend and have a great Monday. May God Bless You and Yours.

Hugs,
Karen H.

Rosie's Whimsy said...

I think I'm gaining weight just looking at the picture of that cake!!

FarmHouse Style said...

Too funny! We are thinking alike. My post today is about comfort foods as well.

Your cake looks amazing! I have never had creamed rice, is it sweet?

I say, after all that hard work, you deserve something yummy and besides, all diets have gone on holiday until January:)

bj said...

OMGosh...that is the most delicious looking chocolate cake I've ever seen! PLEASE post a recipe, OK? And, creamed rice...never have I heard of it. Like Karen, rice with butter and sugar is one of my favorites and we do a Rice Pudding here. Is that like creamed rice? With the cinnamon, sugar, butter???
I love all your Christmas things you are showing us....keep up the wonderful work, my friend.
hugs, bj

Nan said...

I think I'm gonna be 400 lbs. by the time Christmas is over. Yum.
Nan

Nunnie's Attic said...

I'm coming over! Get a big serving of that rice ready for me, thanks. I love your snowman mug!! I have a few snowmen that I never put away. HA!

Love,
Julie

Tammy said...

I'm drooling here!!

Have a wonderful comfy Monday! =)

Anonymous said...

Oh my those look delicious!!

LA said...

We are definetly cut from the same cloth, girl! I'll be baking and enjoying my cuppa today.

Cheers! LA

BittersweetPunkin said...

Oh Yum!! I think I gained a few pounds ovr the Thanksgiving weekend...so whats a few more!
Love,
Robin

PAT said...

Good morning...what a treat to see a photo of my favorite cake!! The rice looks so good! I've not had creamed rice.

When I was growing up, rice was considered a breakfast food, in our home...we had it with raisins, butter, sugar and cream...when I married and moved to the southern US, in 1961, I learned rice is also served for lunch and dinner as a side dish..much like potatoes.

I promised myself, to lose a little wt, before I go back to the doctor Feb 1. With wonderful looking photos, like yours, I am going to have a bit of trouble!;-)

Pat

Susie said...

I think I gained a pound just looking at your beautiful photos. I bet those treats were yummy!
xo

Sandra Evertson said...

Drooling here!
Looks Delicious!
Sandra Evertson

Dena said...

Hi Amanda,

Creamed rice sounds wonderful! I love all of the sweet treats at the holidays :)

Hugs,
Dena

Anonymous said...

Is that rice pudding? I love warm rice pudding. I think that was a well deserved treat for all that work you did!

Manuela

Back Through Time said...

That cake looks wonderful!! Bet it was as good as it looks. No diets until after New Years!!
Michelle

Jan said...

Oh my dear Amanda...I believe you're just going to have to publish Amanda's Amazing Recipes because we all want the recipe for whatever you post! :) That chocolate cake looks so good that I may just run and get an ice cold glass of milk to drink just while I look at the picture! Good stuff!

Jan

Mary said...

OK, Amanda, now my mouth is really watering! And I'm trying so hard to be good...oh well, it's the holidays, right? Can't celebrate Christ's birth with tofu!
xoxo,
Mary

Kahshe Cottager said...

Yummy ... I can smell the coffee and the chocolate is beckoning me as well!