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Made From Scratch Hot Cocoa

Published on November 13, 2017November 12, 2019 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

My kids and I love Hot Cocoa. The weather right now is just right for sipping on a steamy cup. I have many fond memories from when we lived in Virginia and North Carolina that involve this delicious treat. It is even better after coming in from building snowmen and having snowball fights.

We haven’t seen any snow since we’ve moved to Florida several years ago but the weather still gets a bit nippy. This weekend was definitely cocoa weather. I used the Keurig to make my cocoa to take out to the woods with me. Just place the cocoa in your mug and set it under the Keurig. You don’t need a K-cup as the hot water will flow right through it, into your cup, and Voila… Hot Cocoa. Enjoy it as it is or add some marshmallows.

We also enjoy making this when we have our ‘Polar Express’ parties… hopefully, I’ll be writing a post about this soon. This is also a great treat to take camping with you to enjoy on those crisp mornings.

I have two versions of this and you can try them both to find your favorite. I often make double batches as we can go through quite a bit of this rather quickly. (You will need a large container with a tight lid to store this in.) Continue reading “Made From Scratch Hot Cocoa” →

Upside down cake

Published on November 13, 2017November 14, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

I like the idea of using the raisins instead of cherries…. this would probably work with my Pineapple Upside-Down Cake recipe as well.

Cooking Filipino in the UK

This is supposedly pineapple upside down cake but as you can see there are more raisins in it than pineapple (because I love crusted raisins, that’s why!). And yes, I use raisins instead of maraschino cherries for two reasons: 1) cherries are expensive, 2) it’s only me who’d be eating the cake if it’s cherries that are in it. Speaking of costs, back home home when I was a kid, I’d often wish my mom would used tinned pineapples when she made upside down cake (I thought that was posh)–but it was cheaper for her to buy fresh pineapples and boil them in syrup!

As you can see from the pictures below, this is an easy recipe–no need to caramelise the sugar (‘learned this from my mother). Just sprinkle the demerara sugar on a greased tray, arrange your raisins and pineapples (I could not be bothered with presentation as this…

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Happy Veteran’s Day

Published on November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

I just want to take a minute to say Happy Veteran’s Day to everyone!

Early Morning Visitor

Published on November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

This morning started out kinda gloomy and a bit chilly. I was headed out the door to the wash shed when something strange caught my eye.

There were the ducks and the squirrels down by the pond but there was something else too.

He? saw me and I stopped and watched as he tried to hide. He calmly walked to the trees and nestled in between them.

I laughed a bit as he was trying to be as inconspicuous as possible in hopes I couldn’t see him. Reminded me of my kids sometimes… lol. I felt a bit bad as he didn’t realize he had nothing to fear from me.

I stepped in to grab my phone and he stayed right there. So calm and peaceful. Then he went back to his business of catching some breakfast and I went my way as well.

My surprise visitor changed my whole morning and it was like someone had sent me a little message just for me.

Lawry’s Garlic Salt

Published on November 7, 2017October 23, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

I know this is something silly to post about but I really love this stuff!

I love garlic and garlic salt is a must have in my pantry. I recently had to buy some more and found this brand, Lawry’s, which I hadn’t used before. I liked the fact that it also had parsley with it too.

I’ve used it on so many different things and it’s always delicious. I especially like to use it in mashed potatoes. The little bit of parsley in it provides a small pop of color too.

Tonight I sprinkled it on some fish when I was making Broiled Parmesan Tilapia and it provided just enough flavor to take it to another level.

If you haven’t tried this brand I highly recommend that you give it a try. I’m going to grab another bottle when I go grocery shopping again because I don’t want to run out.