Monday, October 18, 2010

Don't Worry...

Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia."
— Charles Schulz

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010

The Love of the Game

No. 1 comes tumbling down
Gamecocks make history, beat Tide 35-21 at Williams-Brice



Thursday, October 7, 2010

Apple Pecan Muffins


Grandma's request... Apple Pecan Muffins!

All The World's A Stage

"All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed."
- Sean O'Casey

Monday, October 4, 2010

Dear Gap Tuxedo Jacket....


Dear Gap tuxedo jacket (with the little grey piping), I have decided to add you to my "want ads" list though you are too expensive for me. You would like nice with a pair of grey jeans, but I digress...

Paula Deen's Pumpkin Bars

Paula Deen's Pumpkin Bars
Via

Bars:
4 eggs
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
15-ounce can pumpkin
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:
8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.


Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.


To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.