Cooking with Demarle

This is the coffee cake I remember my mom making, and I think her mom made it too. SO...it's a family recipe, and super delicious!! Why is it called coffee cake?? Who knows...it's an excuse to eat dessert for breakfast, which I'm ALL about! ;) And, sure, go ahead and have a cup of coffee to go with. Recipe : 1. Cream together: 1 1/2 sticks margarine (I used salted butter, but the original called for the bad stuff) 1 1/2 cups sugar 2. Add: 3 eggs and beat well 3. Next add: 3 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (sift together, but I never do!) and add to the mixture, about a cup at a time till all combined. 4. Mix together (not sure if this step of mixing first is essential, but it's pretty cool to watch if nothing else): 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 cups sour cream THEN, Fold into cake batter 5. Add: 1 1/2 T (YES, TABLEspoons) of vanilla and mix well (I go back to the mixer for this one, on very low speed until we

I wanted to have this pinned and saved, so I'm putting it here... CUCUMBER TIPS & TRICKS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!  1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. 2.For a pick me up in the afternoon... Put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good  source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. Slice some and put in your water bottle. 3. If you rub a cucumber slice along your bathroom mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance. 4. Place a few slices of cucumber in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make