Playing with Siri

Upon purchasing an iPhone 5 I came across this pin. I proceeded to spend the next hour playing with Siri. For those that don't know, Siri is software programmed into iPhones that is like having your own personal assistant. She listens to your requests and uses various components of your phone to provide you with an appropriate answer.
This pin provided me with 97 creative things to say to Siri and I must say there were some very surprising and entertaining answers. I very much enjoyed this exercise and now find myself playing with Siri more and more. If you have an iPhone I would recommend that you try this one out.

http://chasemillis.hubpages.com/hub/97-Funny-things-to-say-to-Siri

Rainbow Cake

Striking! What child could not look at this cake and gasp "Wow!" It give the appearance that a master of the kitchen has spent vast amounts of time creating this work of art. A foot tall and 6 brilliant colour!
Actually to be honest this cake is quite simple to make and although it does take several hours to create, most of that time is the cake baking itself in the oven.
I took a read of the instructions from the pin and took the following out of it: use food gel not food colouring, divide each cake batch into two separate tins to colour and bake and stack using icing.
I decided to use my own recipe for a butter cake and instead of using jelly beans, I chose to used my sons favourite, chocolate. Chocolate button, chocolate drops and chocolate M&Ms!
After stacking the cake four high, I had to wait about 10 minutes for the icing to set before stacking the next layer without it sliding. It also used a lot of icing to do all the cake. Other than that it was pretty simple. And when we cut into the cake I couldn't have been more pleased!

Here is my son's 3rd birthday cake.

Thank you to The Imagination Tree for a wonderful idea

Copycat Orange Julius

When I first saw this recipe I was sceptical. Nothing could be as good as Orange Julius, and I was right BUT it was pretty darn close. This was easy and a fraction of the cost of the Original.

Here is the original Pin http://www.sasakitime.com/2012/03/copycat-recipes-orange-julius.html

Ingredients

• 1 can (6 ounces) frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 10 to 12 ice cubes

Directions

• In a blender combine the orange juice, milk, water, sugar and vanilla. Cover and blend until smooth. With blender running, add ice cubes, one at a time, through the opening in lid. Blend until smooth. Serve immediately. Yield: 4-5 servings.

 

 

 

Here is mine:

 

 

Mexican Dorito Casserole

When I first heard about this recipe I was excited, I love chicken and I love Doritos. The only bad thing for me was finding Ro-tel tomatoes, either we don't have them here in Canada or I'm not looking hard enough, I made do with canned tomatoes and just added some chopped jalapenos.
This dish was easy and not very messy (my kind of dinner) although I wasn't blown away like I expected. It was very good and I will probably make it again but it wasn't fantastic. Give it a try for yourself!

Mexican Dorito Casserole
Serves 4-6

• 2 c. shredded cooked chicken
• 1 c. shredded cheese (or more if you are a cheese hound)
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 can Ro-tel tomatoes (canned tomatoes with jalapenos-mild)
• 1/2 packet taco seasoning (or more- to taste)
• Bag of doritos

1. Pre-heat oven to 350-f degrees.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except doritos.

3. In a greased 2 qt baking dish, put a layer of crushed doritos (about 2 cups), then a layer of the chicken mixture. Repeat once more, ending with a layer of chicken mixture. Top with more shredded cheese, cover, and bake for 30-35 minutes, till bubbling hot.

Here's the link from where I got the recipe : Mexican Chicken Casserole

and here is my finished product:

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