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Treats come in many shapes, forms and sizes. For her a treat could be the finest leather high heeled shoes, in red; all eyes are on her as she sways down the street. For him, his treat is a brand new part to the sleek Porsche 550 Spyder; he puts the pieces together like a jigsaw puzzle with his own hands. For the writer probably a simple stack of paper: his writer's block subsides as he begins to fill the blank pages with new ideas.
Treats: we all need and depend on them.
We depend on them because they evoke the simplest of feelings in us so pure yet so essential like a soothing elixir permeating our bodies and minds. Treats make us happy; they give us satisfaction and help us feel secure.
One summer day as the sun shone high in a cloudless blue sky, I'd taken the day off, as I sometimes do in the middle of the week, to enjoy the luxury of being home alone while everyone else was at work. It was the way I liked to cosset myself on occasions. Tom was researching in Dubai at the time and Soeren was at school. After spending the entire morning writing, I decided to do a few chores around the house before Soeren returned home. Taking the overflowing trash out was first on my list.
Barefooted, I stepped out of the main door on the warm concrete path and walked around the corner to the trashcan, I heard the door shut gently behind me. I was lost in thoughts and my mind was deep in the article, mentally editing what I had written earlier. Back at the door, for a millisecond I looked puzzled, until it dawned on me; the door was shut and the key was hanging in the keyhole - on the other side!
I felt rather foolish - I am the one who usually teases my friends about such situations and I could not believe this was happening to me. There I was on a lovely spring day standing looking rather silly, without shoes in a well-worn T-shirt and shorts. What should be done in this situation? Usually I would have called Tom - and howled and cursed down the phone. However, as he was in Dubai and my mobile phone was in my handbag inside, there was going to be no howling today. At least I could curse to my heart's content.
The mind began racing. I walked up to my neighbor's house on the right and rang the doorbell. No answer. I rang again but still no one opened the door. I walked to the neighbor's house on the left and rang the doorbell. And got no answer. Shoulders slumped, I walked back up the path to the street and looked left and right. Besides for my black Golf, there was not a single car parked in any of the driveways of our entire street.
More cursing followed. "That's what you get for treating yourself to a day off when everyone else is at work!" I had no choice but to wait. Finally, I heard a car and as it came up the street, pulling up in the driveway opposite our house, I probably scared my old neighbor as I emerged in front of her waving my arms. I told her my story, apologizing for the way I was dressed and asked if I could call the locksmith. She laughed and asked me into her home and as I dialed the number of the locksmith, she disappeared into the kitchen.
Reappearing with a tray of cooling iced tea and some teacakes she winked at me and said,
"You look like you need a treat!"
These treats are the perfect delicacy for all occasions. The decadent chocolate will comfort and the sticky Morello cherry preserve with a splash of cognac will clear up the discombobulated mind. Believe me, you will smiling as you bite into the soft moist and rich pastry.
Morello Cherry Chocolate and Cognac Teacakes
Printable version of recipe here
300g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped
200g butter, cubed
4 eggs
4 egg yolks
110g muscavado sugar
75g all purpose flour, sifted
100g Fortnum and Mason's Morello Cherry and Cognac preserve
alternatively use 100g cherry preserve with 2 tablespoons cognac
70g ground cinnamon
150g granulated sugar
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Lightly butter mini kugelhopf forms with some butter.
- In a saucepan melt chocolate and butter over a medium high heat until smooth.
- Combine eggs, egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until well incorporated and fluffy.
- Whisk together flour and chocolate mixture then pour over the eggs and sugar. Whisk gently until you have a thick, smooth and creamy mixture.
- Spoon some of the mixture into the kugelhopf form, filling only halfway, then add a few teaspoons of the preserve. Finally top off with the remaining batter.
- Bake in the oven for 20 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean.
- In a small box mix together the cinnamon and sugar. As soon as the cakes come out of the oven let them cool slightly then roll them in the cinnamon sugar to coat them.
These teacakes offer rich and mature flavors. I love the dark chocolate as it adds an intense and beautiful strong flavor, while the Morello cherry provides the perfect fruity kick. That cognac brings the aromas together making these the perfect treat to indulge into .
From Plate to Page
There's a lot happening over at the From Plate to Page blog and plenty to update. We're featuring the sensational Prop Stylist and Creative Director Robin Zachary from New York this week. She shares her secrets and allows us a peek into her Prop Closet. We're extremely excited to have her as our guest.
WAIT! That's not all! We shared the news a few weeks ago that we've partnered with the very magnificent Bord Bia – Irish Food Board who are our principle sponsors. This allows us to provide our participants an extremely exclusive hands-on workshop. This week we have a huge surprise for all our Irish readers. Together with the Irish Food Blogger Association and Cooks Academy, we are holding a fantastic competition that you cannot afford to miss.
The prize? Two lucky winners get to attend the From Plate to Page residential workshop in Weimar from 20-23 May and participate in the many writing, styling, cooking and photography workshops that will take place over the weekend. The prize includes flights, airport transfers, accommodation and meals.
Want to know how you can enter? Just follow this link over to the IFBA competition announcement page for all the details.
Monthly Mingle
This month sensational Sarah from Maison Cupcake is my guest hostess for the Monthly Mingle in March.
We're going to be having a lot of fun this month as Sarah takes us through all shades of pink and wants us to Think Pink. Head on over to the announcement page for all the details and how you can join us for this quirky party.
The deadline is March 30th. Hope to see you there!
Hope you all have a wonderful week ahead and a relaxing weekend. I'll be back next week with a very different Italian classic.
More chocolate treats from WFLH:
Chocolate Pavlova with Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse | Rich Chocolate Banana Breads with Pistachios, Pink Praline and Au Naturel | Chocolate and Raspberry Crème Caramel |
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The Book of Jacob
the Brother of Nephi
The words of his preaching unto his brethren. He confoundeth a man who seeketh to overthrow the doctrine of Christ. A few words concerning the history of the people of Nephi.
Chapter 1
Jacob and Joseph seek to persuade men to believe in Christ and keep His commandments—Nephi dies—Wickedness prevails among the Nephites. About 544–421 B.C.
1 For behold, it came to pass that fifty and five years had passed away from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem; wherefore, Nephi gave me, Jacob, a acommandment concerning the bsmall plates, upon which these things are engraven.
2 And he gave me, Jacob, a commandment that I should awrite upon bthese plates a few of the things which I considered to be most precious; that I should not touch, save it were lightly, concerning the history of this people which are called the people of Nephi.
3 For he said that the history of his people should be engraven upon his aother plates, and that I should bpreserve these plates and hand them down unto my seed, from generation to generation.
4 And if there were preaching which was asacred, or revelation which was great, or prophesying, that I should engraven the bheads of them upon these plates, and touch upon them as much as it were possible, for Christ's sake, and for the sake of our people.
5 For because of faith and great anxiety, it truly had been made manifest unto us concerning our people, what things should ahappen unto them.
6 And we also had many revelations, and the spirit of much prophecy; wherefore, we knew of aChrist and his kingdom, which should come.
7 Wherefore we labored diligently among our people, that we might persuade them to acome unto Christ, and partake of the goodness of God, that they might enter into his brest, lest by any means he should swear in his wrath they should not center in, as in the dprovocation in the days of temptation while the children of Israel were in the ewilderness.
8 Wherefore, we would to God that we could persuade all men anot to rebel against God, to bprovoke him to anger, but that all men would believe in Christ, and view his death, and suffer his ccross and bear the shame of the world; wherefore, I, Jacob, take it upon me to fulfil the commandment of my brother Nephi.
9 Now Nephi began to be old, and he saw that he must soon adie; wherefore, he banointed a man to be a king and a ruler over his people now, according to the reigns of the ckings.
10 The people having loved Nephi exceedingly, he having been a great protector for them, having wielded the asword of Laban in their defence, and having labored in all his days for their welfare—
11 Wherefore, the people were desirous to retain in remembrance his name. And whoso should reign in his stead were called by the people, second Nephi, third Nephi, and so forth, according to the reigns of the kings; and thus they were called by the people, let them be of whatever name they would.
12 And it came to pass that Nephi died.
13 Now the people which were not aLamanites were Nephites; nevertheless, they were called Nephites, Jacobites, Josephites, bZoramites, Lamanites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites.
14 But I, Jacob, shall not hereafter distinguish athem by these names, but I shall bcall them Lamanites that seek to destroy the people of Nephi, and those who are friendly to Nephi I shall call cNephites, or the dpeople of Nephi, according to the reigns of the kings.
15 And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign of the second king, began to grow hard in their hearts, and indulge themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old desiring many awives and bconcubines, and also Solomon, his son.
16 Yea, and they also began to search much agold and silver, and began to be lifted up somewhat in pride.
17 Wherefore I, Jacob, gave unto them these words as I taught them in the atemple, having first obtained mine berrand from the Lord.
18 For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph had been aconsecrated priests and bteachers of this people, by the hand of Nephi.
19 And we did amagnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the bresponsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not cteach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their dblood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.


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State required reading competencies were developed in 1999 by the Maryland State Task Force on Reading. The Reading Courses developed by Institutions of Higher Education with Teacher Education programs must be state approved and offered for all programs. Program Approval site visits include a comprehensive review of approved reading courses and the implementation of these courses.
Maryland State Approved Reading Courses
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