Here we go again, the little monster, ahem, I mean George the kitten, is terrorizing the household again. It’s like one of those animated movies with the talking pets getting into trouble. He destroyed the stack of paper napkins on the table, leaving claw marks in the table cloth. I’m afraid to look under the table cloth. So I no sooner sit down, and the little creep, ahem, I mean George the kitty, claws his way up my pant leg into my lap. It’s a good thing I wasn’t wearing shorts. And George, he only wanted to get to another chair where Elisha the adult cat was cowering in the dark under the table. Of course, then three of the children, ages 18, 19, and 29 all get in the act. I think they act worse than George at times.
Now most people are probably wondering what is he talking about? For many years, I missed out on the stupid, yet funny things that go on in a household. You know, the nine to five problem called a J O B. Of course in my case it meant three in the afternoon until eleven at night or eleven at night to seven in the morning. Then while I was going to college after working all night, I really didn’t see anyone, because when I was home, I was sound asleep. Now I’ve found something I wish I had found twenty-some years ago. A real, legit, work from home business. As a police officer for over thirty years, I know a scam when I see one. The first things to look at are, what does the Better Business Bureau (BBB) say? Is this business accredited by the BBB? Ours is. Do they tell you to not quit your day job? This one tells you if you have a job, hang on to it until the money is secure. Yet if you’ve lost your job, this one can help with that too. The real key to success means you do have to work.
Aldous Huxley, and English writer and author stated, “All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.” Which means you have to do it, don’t expect someone else to do the work for you. Now here is the best part; you don’t have to work all hours of the day or night. You can set your own hours, because you decide what’s important to you, family, church, school activities. Or just finding a good recipe to try out on the family.
Courtesy of the Pioneer Woman, here’s one I’m gonna try called Pig Cake. Even the Pioneer Woman doesn’t know why it’s called Pig Cake.
Pig Cake
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 1 box (18.25 Oz. Box) Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 stick Margarine (softened)
- 1 can (14 Oz. Can) Mandarin Oranges, Drained, 1/2 Cup Juice Reserved
- 4 whole Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- _____
- FOR THE TOPPING:
- 1 package (4 Oz. Box) Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
- 1 can (20 Oz. Can) Crushed Pineapple, Juice Reserved
- ½ cups Powdered Sugar
- 4 ounces, fluid Frozen Whipped Topping (such As Cool Whip)
- Extra Mandarin Orange Slices, For Garnish
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the cake, combine cake mix, margarine, 1/2 cup juice from the mandarin oranges, eggs, and vanilla. Beat for four minutes on medium-high. Add drained oranges and beat again until pieces are broken up and small. Pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown and set. Remove from oven and cool completely. If desired, turn out cake onto a large platter.
Once cake is cool, blend juice from drained pineapples with the vanilla pudding mix. Add powdered sugar and mix, then mix in whipped topping. Stir in drained pineapple. Spread on cooled cake and refrigerate.
To serve, cut cake into squares and top each square with a mandarin orange slice.
You’ll need a yellow cake mix, a can of mandarin oranges, a stick of margarine, four eggs, vanilla extract, vanilla pudding mix, powdered sugar, Cool Whip, and crushed pineapple. Throw in a stick of softened margarine. Not butter…margarine. It brings out the flavor of the cake mix. Crack in four eggs and add some vanilla extract. Brings out the flavor of the cake mix. Totally drain the oranges, reserving 1/2 cup of the syrupy juice. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with baking spray (or just grease and flour it the way our grandmothers always did it.)
Spread the batter evenly in the pan, then bake it for 25 to 30 minutes, or until nice and golden and firm. While the cake is cooling (or once it’s cooled) add the vanilla pudding mix to the (clean, because you made your daughter wash it) mixing bowl. Drain a can of crushed pineapple. Saving all of the juice. (You might need to squish your hands in there and force out some of the liquid. It doesn’t always go willingly.)
Add the pineapple juice to the pudding mix… Then throw in some powdered sugar. Then grab some (softened in the fridge) Cool Whip…And plop in about half the carton. Whip it all together until fluffy, then stir in the drained crushed pineapple. Plop it on top of the cake…
Then spread it all over the top and sides of the cake. You can refrigerate it at this point if you’d like! The cake is great after a few hours of refrigeration. Lay a mandarin orange slice on the top of each square.
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