We are ONE, and we CAN make a difference!

We are ONE, and we CAN make a difference!

Friday, April 30, 2010

9 Wind/IK

Greetings on this day of 9 Wind/IK,
The completion and fullness of action is the energy of 9, the sacred 3-3-3. Daykeeper Wind/Ik is the breath of life, breath of Spirit. As it is spoken - as we put our longings and dreams into words carried by our breath - so it is.

Today, BE 9 Wind/IK - don't labor over the hardships of life, nor the challenges of the day - but, send your prayers out as the Wind, speak what you WOULD have BE SO. And, so it will be.

During such a time of chaos, I know I can always return here. I only have to draw within for a moment, to find that universe where everything is whole, where we are One, and all feeling of separation are finally over. Within us all, the simple single longing is for Love and Connection... such dreams are sacred and honorable to ASK FOR. All we have to do is ASK... and keep our eyes upon the goal, leaving sorrow behind - IMAGINE. Imagine the world as you would have it for the highest good of all.

For your consideration I have posted the following video as a reminder of who we are, and the power that is our birthright.

in lak'ech
Debra, Jaguar Woman
mo sah thi wey ney
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Love in a Recipe - Mom's Chocolate Sheet Cake

One of the things I love about my Mom, is that everyone who enters the door is offered something wonderful from her kitchen - this is my favorite thing. This is seriously one of the best recipes in my entire collection - the fastest and BEST chocolate cake you will ever lay hands on. You just can't screw this up!

Mom's Chocolate Sheet Cake

The Cake...
2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Sugar
1 Stick Butter
5 Tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup Water
1 Teaspoon Soda
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
2 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Oil

First - preheat the oven to 400 degrees (that is not a typo).
Get a big sauce pan, you are going to mix the batter in there. Melt the butter with the oil, water, and cocoa and bring to a boil. Take off the stove immediately, and add all the dry ingredients, EXCEPT THE SODA. Dissolve the soda in the 1/2 Cup of Buttermilk, then add this, the eggs, and vanilla and mix till smooth. Pour batter into a sheet cake pan - those big pans that are a little deeper than a cookie sheet. (I line mine with parchment paper, or grease and dust it with flour.) Bake for 20 minutes ONLY, or until it springs back.

The frosting...
You are going to use the same saucepan, so rinse and start over for the frosting. This doesn't take long, and you pour it over the cake while it is still hot - only 5 minutes out of the oven... so I usually start this about 5 minutes BEFORE the cake is done.

1 Stick Butter
5 Tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa
1/3 Cup Buttermilk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Box (2 1/2 Cups) Powdered Sugar
1/2 Cup chopped pecans (optional)

Melt the butter with the cocoa til well dissolved. Add the buttermilk and vanilla - mix. Add the powdered sugar and keep this on a low burner... just to keep it from setting while you are mixing. By now, your cake should be out of the oven - add the nuts if you want them in the frosting - then pour this over the cake. (The frosting sets up like a homemade MMMMM fudge and holds all the moisture in the cake... will stay moist for days like that.)

OMG - Never baked this for ANYONE that they didn't go ape over it. You can leave out the cinnamon, though just a tad is unrecognizable - just "something" good people can't quite put their finger on. TRY IT.

I'm packing boxes for my move, and just couldn't bear the thought of not being able to find this recipe that I love so much. Hope you enjoy it. AND THANK YOU MOM!