Aliza's House, ATJ.

07/28/2023

This Buttermilk Pie recipe is a classic dessert that’s easy to make with simple pantry
Ingredients
1 3/4 C. sugar
1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 C.) room temp.
3 large eggs
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
pinch of salt
3 T. all purpose flour
1 C. buttermilk
1 9″ pie shell, unbaked
Directions
Cream together the sugar and butter till well blended. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, until the mixture is nice and smooth. Add in the vanilla, salt and flour. Beat in the buttermilk until well combined. Place the pie shell on a baking sheet lined with foil (catches any overflow). Fill the pie shell with the buttermilk mixture, just to the top of the shell. Pour any remaining into an ungreased custard cup. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let set until almost cooled before serving. Store covered in the fridge.

07/28/2023

Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake From Scratch !! ❤ 🙂
Ingredients
2 cups cake flour ( 8 ounces)
1/2 scant teaspoon salt
8 ounces unsalted butter (if you use salted, omit the salt), room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups (14 oz) granulated sugar
6 large eggs, separated – room temperature
2 teaspoons of lemon zest and 1 teaspoon of Boyajian lemon oil or just use 2 tablespoons of lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds (optional)
Glaze
1 teaspoon butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar
5-6 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a light-colored tube pan or 12 cup (10 inch) Bundt pan with flour-added cooking spray.
Mix together the cake flour and salt. Set aside. If using poppy seeds, add them to the cake flour.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar for a good 5 to 8 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. Add the egg yolks and beat for another 2 minutes or so. Beat in the lemon zest and lemon oil, scraping down sides of bowl periodically.
Stir, do not beat, in the flour/salt mixture.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold the beaten egg whites into the cake batter, then pour into the greased pan.
Bake the cake for 60-80 minutes or until a long skewer inserted in center comes out clean (internal temperature 210 F) or with moist crumbs as opposed to batter. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert and allow cake to cool completely on a rack.
To make the glaze, melt the butter in a large 2 cup microwave-safe measuring cup. Add the powdered sugar and stir to coat. Now add the lemon juice a teaspoon at a time, stirring, until glaze is a good consistency for drizzling. Drizzle over the cake by pouring it straight out of the measuring cup.

07/28/2023

Coffee cake 😍 OMG DON'T LOSE THIS RECIPE
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until well incorporated. Add in vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Gradually beat in dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in sour cream until no lumps remain.
Pour batter into prepared pan. In a separate bowl, combine walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle over batter in pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in pan before serving.
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07/28/2023

Cajun Honey Butter Salmon
Ingredients
4 salmon fillets, salted and seasoned to taste
6 tablespoons. Unsalted butter at room temperature (see note) 1/3 cup honey
Seasoning with Cajun seasoning
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tsp. Italian season
2 tsp. Paprika (smoked paprika, if available)
cayenne pepper (1 teaspoon)
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon black pepper, cracked – or 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, finely ground
Quarter teaspoon of salt
1/2 tsp crush red pepper
How To Make Cajun Honey Butter Salmon
Mixing Cajun season ingredients in bowl.
Beat butter for 2 minutes using an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy. Blend honey and cream in a blender until smooth. 1 tablespoon combined Cajun seasoning (remaining seasoning can be kept for up to 3 months in an airtight container)
Using a paper towel, pat the salmon fillets dry on all sides. Season with salt and pepper to taste after rubbing it with oil.
Cook salmon for 6-8 minutes on each side on a preheated grill or grill pan, or until opaque and crusty.
Spread a generous amount of Cajun Honey Butter over each slice after turning off the grill (or stove if you’re using a grill pan).
Allow the butter to melt for 30 seconds, then spread it over the salmon using the back of a spoon. Turn it over and do the same on the other side.
If you prefer, garnish with chopped cilantro or parsley and serve immediately.
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05/30/2022

The one and only Oprah Winfrey has been such a wonderful friend to me and Barack over the years. That’s why it meant so much to write about her remarkable legacy for . Here’s what I shared:

Once, while speaking to a group of college graduates, Oprah said something about her years as an interviewer that struck me. She said, “The common denominator that I found…is we want to be validated. We want to be understood.”

Whether she’s talking to pop stars, Presidents, schoolgirls, scholars—or she’s asking you about your life over a glass of wine in the living room—Oprah has always had that uncanny ability to open us up, to hear beyond our words, and to uncover a higher truth, to be vulnerable with us in a way that allows us to be vulnerable back.

That’s her secret. But what I love most about Oprah is that she has never been content to keep it for herself.

When Oprah connects with something—a person, a book, a song, an idea—she makes sure to shine her light on it. She validates it. She anoints it. People know that when Oprah is involved, there is no pretense, no fluff—whether it’s her work in arts and media or her philanthropic work on health care, food equity, and more.

Every project she touches follows the same pattern, asking us to think critically about our society and how it works, reminding us of our common humanity, and challenging us to take our victories and failures, our pride and vulnerability—and make it all seen.

That’s why no matter where you go, everyone knows her name.

And all of it makes me wonder: maybe her success isn’t rooted in the fact that she found a common denominator that unites us all. Maybe Oprah is our common denominator.

Photo Credit: Chuck Kennedy

07/29/2021

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Human hair bundles that can be dyed and bleached just the way you like

06/29/2021

04/08/2021

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Who made this??? 😂🤣😂

11/27/2019

The panel and Miss USA Cheslie Kryst continue their discussion about who should take the lead in a relationship as they focus on first dates between a man and a woman.