What Shall We Bake Today?

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This being February, I thought we’d bake a Red Velvet Cake.

Cake:

1 ½ cups sugar

½ cup butter

2 eggs

2 ounces red food coloring

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups cake flour

1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9-inch round pans.

In a large bowl, beat the sugar and shortening together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine red food coloring and cocoa to make a paste; add to creamed mixture.

Mix buttermilk, salt, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together in a small bowl. To the creamed mixture, add flour, alternating with buttermilk mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Mix vinegar and baking soda together; gently fold into cake batter and pour into prepared pans.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.

Frost as desired.

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  2. donors cry foul and have attorneys send letter to PV board—cease and desist
    FTA

    “The big wig donors to Project Veritas are not taking the board actions against James O’Keefe lying down,” says a source, according to Swig. “Looks like they have hired a big name law firm that sent a letter which seems to suggest the board is running afoul of Virginia law and exposing themselves to substantial liability!”

    “By threatening or taking these actions,” the letter goes on to say, “the Board is straying from its roots and the express purpose for which it raised considerable funds from the public, including our clients.”

    “We are concerned that the Board may already be acting in violation of Virginia charitable solicitation and trust law and ask that the Board refrain from taking further actions to fundamentally undermine the purposes for which Project Veritas be established.”

    They further ask that no money be spent in the meantime.

    In conclusion, they state that the Board must “cease and desist” from any actions to remove O’Keefe from the company, and state that the letter also represents “a request to preserve all tangible evidence, whether held by the Board or by its members, personally, including all documents related to the subject matter of this letter.”

    After it was revealed that O’Keefe’s tenure with the company was in jeopardy, “James is Project Veritas” began trending on Twitter, with many in media simply aghast that the board would seek to remove the man from the company he founded, launched, and made a household name.

    Allegations leveled at O’Keefe were revealed earlier this week by New York Magazine and Daily Beast, with the letter full of staff complaints later released by Timcast.

    That letter lists staff complaints that essentially boil down to O’Keefe being a rather difficult boss, something of a “tyrant,” and once having eaten a pregnant woman’s sandwich. The letter from staff also states that the 16 undersigned employees who submitted the letter have not all seen the kind of abuse mentioned.

    https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-cease-and-desist-letter-sent-to-project-veritas-board-by-major-donors-as-james-okeefes-future-with-company-is-in-peril?cfp

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  3. Mims
    February 10, 2023 2:04 pm

    162 Dems vote to allow illegals to vote in our elections. How did this even come up for consideration in the House???

    162 House Democrats just supported allowing illegal aliens to vote.

    The right to vote is the core of self-determination and U.S. citizenship.

    It’s unconscionable we have Members who disregard these principles.

    — Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) February 9, 2023

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  17. “Shelter dog with one ear takes ear off his favorite stuffed toy to ‘match’ him”

    (The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Wake County shared photos of Bruno last week after a staff member saw that he had torn the same ear he’s missing from his favorite stuffed toy.(SPCA of Wake County/AMAZING ANIMALS+ /TMX)

    By Emily Van de Riet
    Published: Feb. 9, 2023 at 11:52 AM CST

    ENTIRE ARTICLE @ azfamily.com: “WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (Gray News/TMX) – A one-eared shelter dog in North Carolina became famous on social media after biting the ear off his stuffed toy to “match” him. Now Bruno has a new dad and a forever home.

    The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Wake County shared photos of Bruno last week after a staff member saw that he had torn the same ear he’s missing from his favorite stuffed toy. “The staff member who found this couldn’t believe it, so she took these photos to show the rest of our team,” SPCA of Wake County wrote on Facebook.

    (In an update Monday, the shelter shared a photo of Bruno with his new dad and a video of him leaving with his stuffed pal.(SPCA of Wake County/AMAZING ANIMALS+ /TMX)

    “Bruno used to live chained up outside, and his ear was torn off when another dog attacked him and he couldn’t run away. But Bruno knows there’s nothing wrong with him, and now he has a best friend just like him to prove it,” the shelter said.

    In an update Monday, the shelter shared a photo of Bruno with his new dad and a video of him leaving with his stuffed pal. “Bruno’s adopter loves him just the way he is and promised to show Bruno nothing but unconditional love for the rest of his life,” the shelter said. “Of course, his matching stuffie HAS to go with him so they can be buds forever.”

    The SPCA said Bruno has heartworm disease from living outdoors, but he will be able to have his full course of treatment over the next few months thanks to donations.”

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  23. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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