Canning Cake! :D

Found this on eHow.com! (and couldnt "pin it" on pinterest because there was no picture!) Enjoy!

Intructions:

1. Make your favorite cake batter. Either use a homemade recipe, or mix cake batter straight out of a box.
2. Preheat the oven to the cake recipe's recommended baking time.
3. Spray the canning jars with nonstick spray. Ensure that the nonstick spray covers the entire inside of the jars to prevent the cake from sticking.
4. Pour the cake batter into the jars, but only fill the jars halfway. This is crucial because the cake needs room to expand in the jar while it bakes.
5. Bake the cakes in the canning jars for the recommended amount of time. Put the canning jars on a cookie sheet before placing them on an oven rack.
6. Check on the cakes early because the baking time may decrease. Insert a toothpick into the center of each cake. Just as if baking any cake, if the toothpick comes out clean, then the cakes are finished baking.
7. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Place the canning lids in a mixing bowl. Once the water boils, pour the boiling water over the canning lids to sterilize them.
8. Remove the canning jar cakes from the oven. Sit the jars on towels or oven mitts to prevent burning your countertop.
9. Clean the tops of the cake jars. Remove any baked-on cake batter or cake crumbs from the tops of the jar cakes. This will allow the canning lids to secure properly to the jars.
10. Place a lid from the sterilized water bowl onto a canning jar. Use the canning ring and secure the lid to the jar.
11. The jars will seal when they begin to cool. You will hear a popping noise, which ensures that they are sealed. Check the sealed jars by pressing on the center of each canning jars' lid. If the lid dents, then the canning jar didn't seal.
12. Store the cakes in the refrigerator. Consume the jar cakes within 10 days. If the jars didn't seal properly, consume the cakes within 2 days.

Don't take Honey for granted!!!

I dont know about you, but honey usually sits around my house getting old and crusty..  and I recently found some new cool ways for using it!!

Burns: Honey is great for any burn, just rub it on your burn just like you would a cream and the pain will ease down in seconds!
Skin: Honey is also a great way to rid dirt on skin expecially your face.. :) Just rub some honey on your face like you would soap (make sure to put your hair back.. it gets sticky!) and let it sit for about 10-15min. After that, you can wash it right off and wala! Clean face!
Sore Throats: Ever have a sore throat and can't seem to get rid or sooth it quickly? Well.... just eat a spoonful of honey! It will help with the healing and make it feel less iritating.
Nails: Honey is a good scrub for your skin, and it can help the skin around your nails and cuticles. Using a cotton ball or rag, dap on some honey and scup gently around a nail for about 5 min. Once done with all nails.. wash hands and add lotion.. :)

Smoothies!!

Here are some yummy smoothie recipies!!! You can mix up the ingretients or add your own!!

Chocolate-Banana: Blend 1 banana, 1 cup chocolate ice cream, 1/2 cup milk, a pinch of salt and 1/2 cup ice.
Creamsicle: Blend 3/4 cup frozen orange or orange-tangerine concentrate with 1/2 cup cold water and 1 cup each vanilla ice cream and ice.
Strawberry-Kiwi: Blend 1 cup strawberries, 2 peeled kiwis, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 cups ice.
Raspberry Orange:Blend 1 cup orange juice, 1 cup raspberries, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup of ice and splenda or stevia no calorie sweetener to taste.

Summer Heat

It's really HOT outside!!! Need some ideas to stay cool?

When my family is dragging around the house, we tend to visit the movies! It is always air conditioned and a nice way to relax!

Another idea you counld consider is maybe making some fun smoothies! Fresh fruit smoothies is a fun way to stay healthy and cool off.
The basics in making a smoothie is add anything you want (and some icecubes) into an blender! Adding some vanilla icecram and fresh or frozen strawberries and bannanas would taste good! Its always fun to expiriment with fun recipies found online, if you want to be certain a blend would taste good. :)

If you want to enjoy the sun outside.... there are plenty of fun water toys and games! A simple way would be to turn on your sprinklers!!! Kids would have a blast running around in them! And its a plus for your lawn too! ;) Waterballoon volleyball or just a fight could be fun aswell! Oh dont forget to put on sunscreen!!! A sunburn gives you the heat allday long!
Take a cool shower and add some aloe gel onto the burns... I heard honey works too.

So there are some simple ideas! I'll post some yummy smoothie recipes and fun water games in a sec!

Cute Sayings!