mango bread. yum!

i made this mango bread for my boyfriend, who is just head over heels for MANGOES!!! so here is the recipe for this delicious bread.

supplies:
3 large eggs

3/4 cup vegetable oil

2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 to 1 1/4 cup diced mangos from 1 large peeled and pitted mango

1 cup grated apple from 1 granny smith apple

grated zest form only 1/2 of a lime

whisk oil and eggs together in one bowl, then in another mix the dry ingredients. combine and mix until thick and blended, free of lumps. then, add the mango and zests. bake in the oven for about 1 and 1/2 hours. i like to use smaller bread loaf pans, but thats just me.

ducklings...

(these were a picture of my ducklings the week i got them. its been about a month now and theyre not this small) i had to write a post about my children (ducklings, lol). before i ordered these ducklings, i actually made an incubator (which i wouldnt recommend doing) and i had about 18 eggs. they all didnt make it. first, what a waste of eggs. second, what a waste of time trying to make that incubator!!! i ordered my ducklings from mcmurrayhatchery.com, which sells geese, chickens, ducks, and more. i started off with maybe...11 duckings. yep, it was 11. now im down to 6. theyre about as big as a shoe now, and running freely in my enclosed backyard. chasing bugs, swimming in a kiddie pool, and crapping on concrete instead of the grass. but anyways, im really glad i ordered them. theyre so fun to watch and play with, and just overall raise. ducks are waterfowl; they need to have access to water 24-7... because they drink alot of it. i love them all, and i have my biggest duckling, whom i call "child," lol, who is my favorite! hes growing feathers and his squeaking is gradually turning into quacking. just a update for this month. ill post pics later... :)

by the way, thanks mcmurray hatchery!!! if you ever think of ordering poultry, mcmurray hatchery is your number one stop.

miami hurricanes cupcakes.

mmmmm,yum! i made these miami hurricanes cupcakes in favor of my boyfriend :) theyre delicious, and easy to make!

supplies:
* chocolate cake mix
* any small tub of premade frosting. i made sure mine was milk free!
* wilton color mist food color spray in orange and in green
* sprinkles!

directions: (soon to be posted)

cinnamon peanut butter cookies.

i hate peanut butter. but when blended with sugar, it tastes...better. hahaha. that silly peanuty taste is overpowered by the sugar and the vanilla extract in this recipe. these are great for kids!

supplies:
* 1 c peanut butter
* 1 1/3 c sugar or just 1/3 if youre not to well with sweet things...
* 1 egg
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* ground cinnamon (youll be sprinkling it over the peanut butter fingers before they go in the oven)
* parchment paper

in a medium sized bowl, with a mixer on low speed, mix together the peanut butter, sugar, and the egg. when thoroughly blended, add the vanilla extract and mix again. put the mixture in a zip-lock plastic bag (a large one) and let cool in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.

after the mixture has cooled, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. cut one of the bottom corners of the bag as big as you need to so you will be able to get the desired thickness of the cookie you want. squeeze the peanut butter through and make them about 2 inches long. do the same for however many can fit on the pan. after this, sprinkle cinnamon ontop of the finger shaped cookies and put in the oven until golden brown and firm, but not hard, to the touch. your cookies will expand from the shape they looked like on the pan into ovals. good luck :)