Sweet Adeleine

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4

One of my favorite desserts that we rarely eat is cheesecake, especially if that cheesecake is chocolate. Generally, we limit how often we eat cheesecake because the excessive amounts of cream cheese gets expensive, but today I have a recipe that is a little better on your budget than normal cheesecake. I love this recipe because it is cheesecake and chocolate chip cookie combined, yum! Also, it is slightly cheaper than normal cheesecake because it has less cream cheese and no other expensive ingredients. Here is the list of ingredients you will need. For the cookie part 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup melted margarine or butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 12 ounces chocolate chip morsels (your choice on flavor ie. semi-sweet, milk, etc.) For the cheesecake 16 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 eggs 1 cup sugar If you don't want to make your cookie dough, the recipe also states t...

So, we recently went on my senior trip to Corpus Christi. We had four main activities planned: horse riding, visit a turtle rescue, the U.S.S. Lexington, and the Texas State aquarium. My souvenirs from the trip. Click to enlarge. The first day we went to a local horse riding stable (on South Padre Island) and got a two hour ride. Even the trip to the stables was interesting, as you can see from the pictures below. Click to enlarge. While waiting for the horses to be fed and saddled, we met the other inhabitants of the stable/ petting zoo. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. While we were in the area we visited a local turtle rescue, which had large pools and tanks filled with different sea turtles. The photos of the turtles did not turn out, but you can see the nice stone turtle statuette I bought in the souvenir photo above. The horse stable was, unfortunately, not close to all the other activities, (being on South Padre Island), so after we were done in the area, we...

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11

There are many unique things about our area, from the weather, to the scenery, to the Tex-Mex dialect of mixing English in with improper Spanish. If you want to expand the list, all you have to do is go to a local H-E-B store and look around. Even just looking in the produce section is different from the national stores. I thought I would give you guys a brief look into the unique products our area has to offer. (I am not endorsing any specific brands or products, simply providing a glance at uncommon merchandise.) First off, in the produce section of our local H-E-B there is a fruit called jack fruit. Click to enlarge I don't have much to say about this fruit, as I have never tried it; however, I thought it an interesting sight to see a watermelon-sized fuzzy fruit piled in a bin. Also in the produce section is this: Click to enlarge Jicama (pronounced hee-cama) is very similar in texture to a turnip with a taste closer to an apple. Jicama shares the monikers "Me...

It has been a while since I have done a breakfast bake, so I have another one for you! This one is a little different from the other breakfast casserole I have shared because this one uses crescent roll dough and bacon instead of sandwich bread and sausage.  For this recipe, you will need: 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent roll dough 6 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 cup or 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese 8 slices bacon, chopped and baked crisp Pre-heat your oven to 350º F. to start. Here's how you make the recipe!  Now, put the pan back in the oven and let it bake about 25 minutes, or until the center is set. You're done! This is great served fresh from the oven, or saved and reheat later. I hope you enjoyed this recipe, and feel free to leave a comment below or on Facebook.

I must admit, I am actually rather nervous about the days ahead. Today is May 1, and I have exactly two weeks and one day until the end of high school, forever! Following my numbered school schedule, I am set to have my last day of school on May 16, and it is kind of scary. May 16 is my last day. Click to enlarge I've never done this before! I mean, sure, I have finished a school year many times (11 times to be exact!); but, this is the last one. I will not watch another video lesson after May 16. It makes you kind of stop and think, what's next? For me, it is uncharted territory; luckily, however, I have great guides including my parents and both my brothers, who have obviously already graduated as they are older than me. I thought I would look around and see if I could find some other people who share my view that school is coming to a quick end, and I found some great posts on the PCC Campus Blog. Now, I realize that college and high school are different, but you still ...