August 12, 2009

• A Rant & A Recipe

  

  Remember when Redbook thought Faith Hill was too fat and altered her for a magazine cover?  Now Self magazine has done it with Kelly Clarkson.  Mind you Kelly is a far cry from Faith, but why? 

  Honestly -This full-front photo of Kelly is horrible, there is no other way to put it.  Although she looks like she’s about 8 months pg (and all info I find says she is not pregnant at all) and she should be a candidate for TLC’s What Not To Wear, who has the right to photo-mutilate this woman?

  Here is another shot of Kelly, same day – same outfit…

  Lucy Danziger, editor in chief, defends the retouching on Self.com “Yes. Of course we do retouching,” she writes. “Did we alter her appearance? Only to make her look her personal best.” (emphasis mine)

  Just makes me Shake.  My.  Head. 

  We belittle ourselves for not being like what we see in magazines and

  its a falsehood, a vapor, its someone’s Photoshop brushstroke,
          nothing but lies. 

  As much as we try here, we won’t be perfected til the Perfect comes.

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  Sour Cream Coffee Cake (family rated 8.5)

  Cake Mix
  1 c. butter (I used 1/2 reg and 1/2 soy marg because it was what I had on hand)
  2 c. white sugar
  2 eggs
  1 c. sour cream (eh, maybe a cup, maybe a bit more)
  1/2 tsp vanilla (1/2 – 2 tsp)
  2 c. flour
  1 tsp. baking powder
  1/8 tsp salt

  Filling
  1/3 c flour (1/3 – 3/4 c)
  1/2 c. brown sugar (1-2 c)
  2 T. melted butter (1 stick)
  1 tsp. ground cinnamon (1 tsp – 1 T)

  
  

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan. (I don’t grease my stones and w/ all that butter in the mix – please, as if its really needed?)
  2. In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Mix in 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Spread 1/2 of batter in the prepared pan.
  3. Prepare the filling: In a medium bowl mix 1/3 cup flour, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and cinnamon. Sprinkle cake batter with 1/2 the filling. (Guess I should have read the recipe better LOL I just dumped all the filling in)  Spread second half of batter over the filling, and top with remaining filling.
  4. Bake 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

  I hope you love it as much as my kiddos did! 

  Til tomorrow.~G

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