Mosaic Monday

“Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.”
-Lao Tzu

Hello! I hope you had a great weekend and if you have today off as well, good for you. Today's mosaic is a simple one celebrating something so simple, but without it life would cease to exist! Enjoy!

“Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.”
-Albert Szent-Gyorgyi




Thought of the Day:
“Keep your head above water”
-Proverb

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Temptation Thursday!

"Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune."
-Giuseppe Garibaldi

Hello! I hope you week is going well, mine has been busy, but that is not very unusual! With the cold weather upon us I thought a warm, alcoholic drink recipe would be just the thing to warm us up. You can make it non-alcoholic, just substitute flavorings for the liqueur. Enjoy!

"No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness."
-Sheik Abd-al-Kadir


Dulce de Leche Hot Coffee

Ingredients:

* 6 cups coffee, brewed
* 8 Tbsp Nestle La Lechera Dulce de Leche (substitute sweetened condensed milk)
* 12 Tbsp Amaretto
* 12 Tbsp Coffee liqueur
* Whipped cream
* Grated chocolate

Equipment Needed:

1.) Large pot.
2.) 12 coffee mugs.

Directions:

1.) Combine coffee and dulce de leche in a large pot.
2.) Stir vigorously to melt dulce de leche.
3.) Pour 1 Tbsp amaretto & 1 Tbsp coffee liqueur into each coffee mug.
4.) Add 3/4 cup coffee mixture.
5.) Garnish with whipped cream and grated chocolate.


Though of the Day:

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
-Ernest Hemingway

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Friday Favorites

"Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee."
-Author Unknown

Hello! Sorry for not posting the past couple of days, I decided to take a little break from the computer. I hope you are having a wonderful week - I don't know where my week has gone! As I was sitting here drinking my coffee I decided to search Etsy for handmade coffee mugs, sugar bowls and creamers - Enjoy my finds!

"No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness."
-Sheik Abd-al-Kadir



1.) Textured Mug
2.) Dogwood Sugar and Creamer Ceramic Set
3.) Turquoise and Green Coffee Mug
4.) Celadon Sugar and Creamer
5.) Tall Shiny Green Mug
6.) Sugar Bowl and Creamer Set

Thought of the Day:

"Conscience keeps more people awake than coffee."
-Author Unknown

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!

Tasty Tuesday!

Hello! I don't know if you noticed, but it is that time of year: FALL! I love fall and everything about it (except that winter follows!). The days are warm and the nights cools (perfect sleeping weather), and APPLES!! Apples are such a wonderful and versatile fruit - you can do so much with them! My boys and I go apple picking every year and we always pick way more than we need, but we have so much fun! Do you like to pick apples? Today I am going to share a great fall drink made from, APPLES! The following recipe is non-alcoholic, so everyone can partake. ENJOY!

“Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden - it's something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too.”
-Joyce Cary


Hot Mulled Cider
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

* 1 orange, washed
* 15 whole cloves
* 2 quarts apple cider
* 3 whole cinnamon sticks (plus extra for garnish)

Directions:

1.) Peel orange and insert cloves into peel.
2.) Combine apple cider, orange peel and cinnamon sticks in large stockpot.
3.) Remove sections from orange and squeeze any remaining juice into cider mixture.
4.) Simmer slowly on MEDIUM until hot and steamy, about 10 min; do not boil.
5.) Remove cinnamon sticks and orange peel.
6.) Ladle into warm glasses and serve.
7.) Garnish with extra cinnamon sticks.

“Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.”
-Frank A. Clark

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!